“…the use of cloning for reproduction would irrevocably turn human beings into artifacts.“ —Brent Blackwelder and others In the terrifyingly uncontrolled field of genetic research, the difference between Frankenstein speculation... Read More

“I want to make it very clear. I want action and I want it right now.” That’s how Stuart O. Van Slyke was introduced to his new assignment as mess officer. He was to build a mess hall for 400 men to be operational twenty four hours... Read More

"Rollan" is the name of this novel and rollin’ is what it does. With the exception of the first chapter which drags slightly due to an excess of misplaced back-story the plot of this book is its main strength. Protagonist Rollan Clark... Read More

…all private property is now vulnerable to being taken and transferred to another private citizen so long as it is to be upgraded…in the process.—Justice Sandra Day O’Connor dissent opinion in Kelo vs. New London 2005 "An... Read More

There’s no doubt this is a title that compels the reader to pick up the book. Between the covers are101 reasons, and 101 not-to reasons to do the deed, paired with promising titles and designed like prose poems. The pieces are... Read More

In Christmasville tomatoes have only recently come into existence the changing colors of autumn are unheard of and the only person who notices or cares is fourteen-year old protagonist Mary Jane Higgins. Mary Jane begins the book by... Read More

French Finery: “To be in Paris without seeing fashion is to have one’s eyes closed”: a statement from the Marquis de Caraccioli, written in 1772, begins this examination of Parisian fashion. "Fashion Show" by Pamela A. Parmal and... Read More

In the author’s Phryne Fisher mysteries, the chaser is infinitely more engaging than the chase. For the benefit of those not yet acquainted with her charms, Fisher is a rich, stylish, sexually liberated PI who plies her trade in... Read More