One devilishly hot July day, Robinson quotes Dean Koontz in response to her family’s depression about the weather: “Where there’s cake, there’s hope. And there’s always cake.” Thus was born “Cake Day,” designated as... Read More

Life as Janet Cromer knew it ended on July 5, 1998. Boarding a flight home to Boston, her husband Alan suffered a severe heart attack and cardiac arrest that robbed his brain of oxygen for more than forty-five minutes. When he awoke days... Read More

AV2 Books harnesses the Internet to maximize learning in "Build Green", one of five books in the Being Green educational series. "Build Green" is written at a fifth-grade reading level, and will hold the interest of fourth through sixth... Read More

According to the 2009/2010 National Pet Owners Survey, 62 percent of US households own a pet, representing over 71 million households. Many pet owners treat the domesticated animals in their households as members of the family. It may... Read More

“H.D.,” in this context, stands not for high-definition television, but for Hilda Doolittle (1886-1961); that is, H.D. the poet, who was associated with Imagism, a literary movement often said to espouse crisp visual objectivity.... Read More

This atmospheric police procedural with a twist is an example of noir at its finest. A series of deaths draws Captain James Blake out of his hospital bed and back to the streets of Cape Town, South Africa. Four musicians seem to be the... Read More

Is it really possible to extend youthful health as the body ages, notwithstanding the damage already wreaked by stressful jobs, personal turmoil, and bad habits? The authors of "Stay Young" believe that high levels of health definitely... Read More

“Creativity is not just an end product; it is also the energy we use and the processes we go through to get to the outcome,” Jan-Marie Esch writes. In Windows Within, Esch, an educator, artist, and creativity coach, lays out her... Read More