On October 25, 1865, the ocean bottom a hundred miles off the coast of Georgia received a tribute of $400,000 in gold and silver coins, many of them $10 and $20 eagles and double eagles. Ironically, the coins were on their way home to... Read More

“I can’t see you as a teacher,” one blunt administrator told the author. Cohen encountered that attitude many times in the summer after college graduation. In spite of sterling recommendations from student teaching assignments, he... Read More

Thank you, Al Capone. Forget the glittering architecture, the kaleidoscopic public gardens, and the urbane cultural attractions. Ever since Prohibition (at least), Chicago has been saddled with a reputation as the crime capital of the... Read More

“His name is Swami Rama … my master, my guide who filled my heart with the conviction that happiness is the only wealth worth acquiring,” reads this book’s introduction, demonstrating the obvious affection and respect that the... Read More

The author runs a website called Bad Girls Press, which offers public relations advice to “intelligent, creative & wise women,” and “promotes Bad Girls and the positive work they do.” That’s a clever hook to attract... Read More