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A loving and sometimes painful story of siblings who must answer the question of what to do about mother. Robert Benson’s account of his and his siblings’ efforts to move their dementia-addled mother into a comfortable, secure new... Read More
Personal and human stories on the Vietnam War are matched by insightful exploration of political and military strategy. “Marines don’t allow women with legs down there,” a grizzled colonel told Beverly Deepe in 1962 when she sought... Read More
Selected poetry and short stories from native authors reflect on the heritage and landscape of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Michigan’s sparsely-populated Upper Peninsula is a place of forests, hills, and swamps. Its summers are almost... Read More
Burmese ophthalmologist’s memoir aspires to incite hope and ambition in patients and caregivers in third world countries. "Hope in Sight", by Aisha Simjee, an award-winning ophthalmologist, is the insightful memoir of a woman’s... Read More
An examination of the history of Taoism in China reveals a long-standing and mutually influential relationship with Buddhism. Readers in Taoist and Buddhist traditions often find overlapping ideas among the major texts—a correspondence... Read More
Short story collection filled with dynamic prose and genuine characters amid rugged Idaho landscape. In the opening story in this robust collection of ten, “Where I Am … Where I’ve Been,” two buddies on the last night of their... Read More
With an author “in the same boat” as the reader, this guide encourages proactive action in a conversational tone. “Are you living or existing?” reverberates from the cover of Kimanzi Constable’s book, daring readers, despite... Read More
Nineteenth century narrative takes us back to Yellowstone’s days of discovery with poetic language evoking the high country. Jules Leclercq explored Yellowstone by horseback and foot during a ten-day trip in 1883. Yellowstone, Land of... Read More