Why do people write children’s books? It’s a question we often ask in these offices as so many picture books come through our door without any clear idea of an audience. Rather, the audience appears to be the authors themselves, the... Read More

The prolonged visit to Europe was a rite of passage for well-educated and well-to-do Americans, and the numbers undertaking it swelled after the Civil War. A voluminous literature of reportage resulted. After Louisa, then thirty-eight... Read More

Psuedofolliculitis barbae is not a normal topic of discussion. In fact most people don’t know what it is. Though it is not usually a serious health threat this condition which causes irritated bumpy and scarred skin afflicts many... Read More

Read this book with a purring cat on your lap; if you don’t own a cat adopt one immediately! As Papa Joe says in this lush novel’s beginning “people who don’t talk to animals cannot be trusted.” Of course Papa Joe also shares... Read More

From Nefertiti to Osama Bin Laden this Spanish-language reference book chronicles the important historical political and cultural figures of this age. 112 Personajes Célebres is an update of Montaño Durán’s 100 Personajes del... Read More

As a mother and grandmother with a doctorate in education and a master’s in counselling Ruth Truman is eminently qualified to write about campus life. The author also has forty years of experience as a United Methodist Church... Read More

John D. Rigazio may be the most frustrated politician in the U.S. today for good reason. His bald statements make him look like a right-wing or maybe left-wing nut—but after qualifying these statements with five or six points he comes... Read More

Tales of archaeological discovery hold fascination beyond the actions of their discoverers in this novel the third in a series. Archaeologist Jake Lalonde half Haida and still learning about his ancestry is on a mission to discover the... Read More