Historical events are made personal with the perspective of these two Florida families in this years-spanning novel. E. C. Olson’s "Winds of the Marquesas" is a tour de force in the realm of historical novels. Olson weaves together a... Read More

Interwoven plots and a strong title character begin this promising new fantasy world. Featuring an unlikely protagonist and his enchanted weapon, a seemingly ageless martial soldier, and a kingdom plagued by “monstrosities born of... Read More

Vietnam vet, martial artist, humbly binds together many stories, many lives from his past. "Paths Less Travelled of a Scholar Warrior (Spy) Teacher Healer" visits Hon K. Lee’s childhood in New York’s Chinatown during the... Read More

Shizumi Shigeto Manale and Richard Marshall’s delicate and heartrending narrative details the life of a young girl living in a town near Hiroshima after the bombing in 1945 and offers a message of hope and cultural understanding. The... Read More

The question of the moment in 1907 among the male majority of the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) involved the proper attire for women for climbing. They ruled, after little debate, that “no lady climbing, who wears skirts, will be allowed... Read More

Anybody interested in prayer as a global human activity will find something to like in this collection of thoughtful, well-crafted pieces. In "How Do You Pray?", editor Celeste Yacoboni compiles hundreds of brief, first-person musings... Read More

This basic introduction to currency trading is easy to understand for the novice. According to Mazlan Abang, the currency or “forex” market, which involves buying and selling foreign currencies, is “the market with the highest... Read More

If a movie were made of Halima Alaiyan’s dramatic life of dislocation, disappointment, and transformation, it would challenge credulity. In 1948, when she was barely a year old, her village, Ibdis in Palestine, was destroyed by Israeli... Read More