This is a comprehensive and well-researched history of one of South America’s most exciting cities. The city of Rio de Janeiro is having the international spotlight shone on it thanks to Brazil’s many recent achievements and the fact... Read More

In this clever, sassy noir, a young woman discovers the power of transference in a vintage Hollywood clothing shop. In Praveen Asthana’s carefully plotted novel "The Woman in the Movie Star Dress", a young Native American finds... Read More

"Plus One" provides a comic view of Hollywood excesses, but at its heart is a family reclaiming what’s important. Christopher Noxon’s "Plus One" describes a family struck by sudden good fortune in Hollywood. It’s a laugh-out-loud,... Read More

By providing an impassioned account of Edward IV’s reign, Corbet makes English history exciting and his thesis convincing. Anthony Corbet presents a thorough account of the life of Edward IV and his lasting influence on the generations... Read More

Sardonic and painfully entertaining, "Nonprofit" is gallows humor for the public sector. In tackling the bitter subject of nonprofit fraud, Matt Burriesci’s "Nonprofit" is so agonizingly funny that do-gooders of all stripes will grind... Read More

Spare prose boosts the psychological experience of this snapshot of grief and memory. Colin Winnette’s "Coyote" provides an intimate look at a child’s disappearance, told from the fragmented perspective of a distraught mother.... Read More

Goldberg successfully evokes empathy for characters who start out as self-absorbed, only to have their selfishness increase. “You are such a pretentious loser,” one character announces to the protagonist, Noah, of Leo Matthew... Read More

Cline offers an authoritative, well-written overview of how the American economy functions. CPA/CMA Dale K. Cline explains the workings of the American economy in simple, clear terms in his book Banking on Confidence: A Guidebook to... Read More