In fifteen-year-old Cyndie’s Appalachian hometown of Greenfield, West Virginia, coal companies carry a lot of clout. When she and her best friend, Ashley, learn that mountaintop removal is planned for their beloved hangout, Mount Tom,... Read More

This is a vital, compelling call to better understand, protect, and care for veterans and military servicepeople. Ghost in the Ranks: Forgotten Voices & Military Mental Health, John J. Whelan’s follow-up to Going Crazy in the Green... Read More

This excellent, highly useful book discusses the whys and hows of investing in growing Chinese markets. "How to Profit from China" by Jukka Blomberg is a handy guide to investing in Chinese stocks. Despite some recent stumbles, the... Read More

In an artful book that questions reality and perception, Martha Beck offers a portrait of a woman at the brink of both despair and discovery. Diana Archer is a single, struggling mother who embarks to the Sierras Oscuras National Forest... Read More

Writing can be an act of creation—or destruction. In Janet Todd’s "A Man of Genius", Ann St. Clair is a successful nineteenth century novelist of cheap gothic novels whose life is transformed when she meets the bold, enigmatic Robert... Read More

According to The Tibetan Book of the Dead, souls wander for forty-nine days in a place called the “Bardo,” guided by readings from the sacred book, before finding their way either into the Clear Light or being reborn. But Antoine... Read More

A decade ago, most cooks would only have one bag of flour in their pantry. It would be white wheat flour and it would feature heavily in all baking and much of one’s other cooking. Nowadays, with a greater focus on food allergies,... Read More

With the character depth and literary finesse of a novelist, bestselling historian and travel writer John Man portrays the life of renowned twelfth-century sultan Saladin, who united Muslim kingdoms against Christian crusaders to retake... Read More