Sara Elinoff Acker has been studying relationships, albeit the violent type. In "Unclenching Our Fists", she explores a litany of depressing questions, beginning with why some men become abusive and leading to the eyes-wide-open... Read More

Knowing what we now know about our imitative impulses, we can venture forward to the realm of culture, comfortable with the idea that to live in a place is unavoidably to live out the hopes and dreams of that place. Consider "The Glass... Read More

Picture yourself in the early twentieth century, fully alive and engaged with the modernist movement’s flowering in the arts, literature, and psychology. Here’s the catch: imagine that the Father of Modernism, Sigmund Freud, didn’t... Read More

Sometimes the ability to connect with others must be developed through specific exercises. When autistic children engage in play therapy, for example, their verbal and social skills improve dramatically. "Teaching Social Skills to People... Read More

Celebrated osteopathic physician and homeopath, Maud Nerman, DO, has “discovered a magic pill that will help you heal. It is your commitment to your own healing.” For those dealing with daily, long-term pain issues and traumatic... Read More

“Cut and Burn” treatments—prostate or lymph node removal, medical sterilization, different modes of radiation, and other highly invasive treatments—have been standard practice for prostate-cancer specialists for decades, although... Read More

Provocative and thought-provoking, L. A. Lemmons’ "America Never Promised Us Happiness (Only the Right to Pursue It)" leaves few unscathed in her criticism of the cultural promise of happiness and how to achieve it. So, you think you... Read More

In the 1870s, Americans began buying books as prestigious decorative objects (as well as literature), and publishers invested grandly in top artists and expensive production methods. The one-hundred-plus covers herein are stunning works... Read More