Shambaugh’s criticisms are usually well couched and backed up with sound arguments, making this book worthwhile even for skeptics. In discussing the future of China, this brief but thorough book outlines the problems with China’s... Read More

No matter the starting place, the intentional practices described here can evolve a new mind-set. For humans, in their domestic state, perhaps no experience could be as potent as regaining a true and meaningful relationship with the... Read More

This friendly, informal “road trip” explores the basics of social media marketing. Boomers in business are particularly prone to intimidation by social media marketing because it represents a whole new world of digital engagement.... Read More

This is a powerhouse entry in a sparkling new mystery series. The first book of a new series—"Annabel Lee", by Mike Nappa—finds bickering PIs racing to find a child prodigy locked in a bunker with a barely controlled guard dog, and... Read More

Every moment of this novel becomes appealing for its thoughtful approaches to the complicated nature of fraternal love. A pitied son rejects low expectations, leading to a deep family rift in Robert Rosenberg’s "Isles of the Blind", a... Read More

In this compelling story, the characters change, and some grow, through choice and consequence. In "A Well-Made Bed", coauthors Abby Frucht and Laurie Alberts use strong and complex characters and an almost campy plot device to explore... Read More

"The Third Swimmer" is an engaging novel and a welcome addition to the literature of understanding the destruction of war. Rosalind Brackenbury’s "The Third Swimmer" is an intricate, well-crafted gem of a tale. The first part finds two... Read More

Greed, regret, deceit, and betrayals drive the mystery, but Gerard’s literary, often emotionally charged, writing make this a worthwhile read. In "The Dark of the Island", Philip Gerard follows a man drifting through life as he... Read More