According to the Institute for Publishing Research about 195000 new titles were published in 2004—up from about 114000 in 1995. And while 70 percent of Americans haven’t visited a bookstore in five years the Jenkins Group reports... Read More

“Despite efforts in many states to bolster science education, a key national test shows no improvement.” This recent statement in the Wall Street Journal stresses the continuing need for quality science materials for schoolrooms and... Read More

There’s no denying that women fear breast cancer more than any other illness. This book calms that fear by demonstrating the profound changes that occur in women who experience the disease. The author combines her narration of the... Read More

“Careful use of language is the key to effective therapy. And note that the therapist’s task is often not to take the question at face value but to change the question—as I am doing now—so it can be answered in a more... Read More

For readers in search of a policy-wonk book to be placed on a bedside table as literary “Lunesta,” and pulled up for a page or two of reading before dropping off, this is not the right prescription. This powerfully written analysis... Read More

A sustainable suspense novel must keep the reader guessing throughout never knowing more than the accompanying characters. The premise of Dodd’s novel is certainly suspenseful: an esteemed art critic is unwittingly drawn into a broad... Read More

Orville Hodge was a quiet boy from Indiana. Tall and lanky he did as he was told was polite and rarely talked to other people. What he loved more than anything was baseball and much to his surprise he found himself playing ball for the... Read More

Riddles are the oldest guessing game in the world. They have been used as entertainment and as tests. In this book, the witty riddles are both. The author includes a note to the readers at the beginning, explaining that it is up to them... Read More