This sword-and-sorcery fantasy contains a few spicy differences from the usual fare. John Lawson’s "The Loathly Lady" inhabits that familiar terrain of the sword-and-sorcery fantasy. True to its hallowed tradition, this world is rife... Read More

This collection provides invaluable background to the complex and sometimes contradictory origins and teachings of Pure Land Buddhism. The Shin Buddhist Classical Tradition: A Reader in Pure Land Teaching is a beautifully written and... Read More

"Getting to 50/50" suggests a new framework for considering family and work that will appeal to experienced professionals and those just starting their careers. Is gender equality fostered by having more women in the workforce, or... Read More

This moving ode to the legacy of the author’s mother sheds new light on the trials of single parenthood and Alzheimer’s. Coming to terms with her mother Carmen’s death is only part of this beautifully crafted memoir, in which... Read More

Former Wall Street banker invades Mongolia to tell stories of the people, and to rediscover herself anew. Once a Wall Street banker, Patricia Sexton quit her lucrative but increasingly draining job to intern at a Mongolian television... Read More

Deftly organized, this guide to yoga provides runners with thoroughly explained methods for avoiding injury and improving health. Runners are prone to a wide variety of injuries, and Christine Felstead, runner, yoga teacher, and... Read More

A blend of quiet humor and an understanding of human infallibility illuminates the qualities of numerous popes’ reigns. Examining the lives of some of the lesser known and less admired popes, Mike Aquilina demonstrates that even a bad... Read More

Journalism, memoir, and adventure meld together to add clarity and ethos to the story of a Congolese community’s efforts to conserving the bonobo ape. Insightful, important, and at times heartbreaking, this gripping story of one... Read More