The raw honesty in these perfectly timed essays puts a human face on a hugely stigmatized social issue. “Sex is never just about sex,” states writer Sue William Silverman in the foreword to Making Out Like a Virgin: Sex, Desire &... Read More

Reading this book will transform any ordinary barfly into the most knowledgeable and interesting person at the bar. Clearly written and meticulously organized, "Distilled Knowledge" is packed with interesting facts about the science of... Read More

This collection is a modern, feminist meditation on relationships. Claire Rudy Foster ruminates on the harried and complicated identities of men and women in a contemporary American hegemonic context, in her short-story collection I’ve... Read More

Renowned naturalist and lepidopterist Robert Michael Pyle showcases five decades of personal essays that together untangle and illumine the mysteries of nature and being. "Through a Green Lens" offers hauntingly beautiful macro and micro... Read More

This book is aimed at business professionals seeking to add some balance and mindfulness to their busy lives. Drop In: Lead with Deeper Presence and Courage by Sara Harvey Yao is mindfulness meets business self-help with a dash of DIY... Read More

"Hostile Takeover" is an enjoyable book for those yearning for simpler times and a love story with heart. Just about everybody enjoys a good romance novel, and Phyllis J. Piano’s Hostile Takeover: A Love Story delivers a fun, fast... Read More

Aptly resonant, this story of a family’s struggle against segregation is both artful and important. An intriguing account of the historical complexity of race relations, "Water Tossing Boulders" features nuanced characterizations, a... Read More

This eyewitness account of the beginning of WWI is engrossing and detailed. In his brief, engrossing eyewitness-to-history-style memoir, "An Adventure in 1914", American lawyer T. Tileston Wells recounts his experience in Europe at the... Read More