Recent years have seen no shortage of books offering remedies for the perceived woes of the Islamic world. Most of these—at least the ones receiving attention in the West—focus on the need for Muslims to modernize and democratize or,... Read More

Hot lights and dozens of cameras point at a Supreme Court nominee seated behind a long table. Sharp questions crackle from Senators on the Judiciary Committee and the candidates bob and weave like prize fighters. According to Eisgruber,... Read More

Suppose one individual had the power to make any citizen disappear indefinitely, could keep them from challenging their accusers, warehouse them without charges, torture or even kill them without repercussions. Then imagine that by... Read More

Rejecting Luddite anguish about the negative effects of the digital age, "Digital Dharma" is not just another guidebook for turning off the Internet or tossing the television out the window. Vedro has written an intellectually rigorous... Read More

Health and self-image issues affecting teens are constantly in the headlines, and Linda Ojeda strives to present a balanced and realistic approach to weight management. Ojeda has studied women’s health issues for more than twenty-five... Read More

During the nineteenth-century, asylums for “fallen women” opened that were named for Mary Magdalene: a saint that many remember as a sinner. Though administrators and clergy proposed to offer reform and rehabilitation, the asylums... Read More

The youngest generation tends to get the blame for the world’s worst social economic and political ills. In his book A Tablespoon of Love A Tablespoon of Discipline Donald L. Gandy lifts the fault from the shoulders of the young and... Read More

A snowy Christmas day never looked as good as it does through Jane Chapman’s glittery illustrations. Glitter is sprinkled liberally throughout the landscape and carefully applied to wings and leaves and houses to make a mouse... Read More