Godsey offers a way of thinking about both science and religion that could unite the measurable with the spiritual. In "The God Particle", R. Kirby Godsey surprisingly bridges the science-religion divide without the need to endure brain-... Read More

This book not only chronicles the struggles after freedom, but its subtext asks, to what extent does society owe them something? Every now and then, a tiny crack of light shows through the dark, brutal realities of the US criminal... Read More

These stories—in a sober, effective way—show how the US experiment in draconian justice has been a complete failure. Spoiler alert. The answer to the implied question in the title The Marion Experiment: Long-Term Solitary Confinement... Read More

"The United States of Incarceration" is a valuable arms cache for those who want to engage in the war on mass incarceration. "The United States of Incarceration", by Tim Anderson, soberly and effectively gives ammunition to a growing... Read More

Cannell shines the sun on a possible cause of autism: lack of vitamin D. When John J. Cannell was just starting out as a physician in 1975, he saw something that was then rare: a patient who fit the symptoms of a range of... Read More

This comforting guide is a calm, logical how-to on understanding and dealing with autistic behavior. Children who fall within the autism spectrum can exhibit behavior that’s baffling, frustrating, even maddening to those who care most... Read More

Tony Cointreau writes of a life and career that took him from the elegance of Park Avenue to the poorest slums on earth. He is, at heart, a showbiz guy, and while his writing may lack literary polish, any reader can detect the... Read More

Lauren Slater’s obsessive­-compulsive disorder manifests in various ways in this collection of essays—she counts by increments of three to keep the moon in orbit and planes from falling. But, surprisingly, there is no dilemma over... Read More