Community members hold strong opinions about public education because they pay tax dollars into a system charged with the challenging task of educating their children. A traditionally conservative bureaucracy, the system tries to promote... Read More

The mysteries of the Orient have captivated Westerners since Marco Polo returned from his travels to write about the wonders he experienced in China in the thirteenth century. The supposed inscrutability of Asians seems to provide... Read More

History generally takes note of larger-than-life figures and events—it is the job of historical fiction to give readers a feel for what it was like to actually live during a particular era. B.K. Holway’s book turns a finely-ground... Read More

“With this assignment, you will learn gradually that every life is significant, that each being has a peculiar story to impart, no matter who he or she was,” Professor Norwich tells his students in "Lifestone". In Gary Kaschak’s... Read More

Westerns have been popular with fiction readers ever since the days of the Gold Rush and the Pony Express. With this short but engaging novel, Robert J. Gossett has the makings of a heartwarming coming-of-age story. It’s the saga of... Read More

To author Richard Norgaard, the two most important components of a balanced life are fitness and discipline. In this ambitious book aimed at helping people lead more fulfilling lives, the author suggests that readers work on six key... Read More

English philosopher Francis Bacon said: “Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience.” The couple in this memoir offers their travel experience to enrich the education of their... Read More

“Faith in and the search for reality and truth have been and remain the common waltz in wonder of philosophy, theology, mysticism, and science,” Ronald Keast writes. “The metaphors vary, as do the methods of the waltz, but the goal... Read More