Americans’ endless fascination with World War II has spawned innumerable novels and films that romanticize fidelity and patriotism. "Blessed are the Merciful" sets yet another love story amidst the carnage. While the European campaign... Read More

Teen pregnancy and runaways…sexual assault…losing a spouse to premature death…drinking to alleviate psychological pain: these are subjects the majority find depressing. A combination of all events in the same novel classified as a... Read More

Since the formation of the United States, immigrants from every part of the world have left their native countries in search of a better life in America. Memoirs filled with the pain and joy of these sometimes risky transitions bombard... Read More

People are, by nature, inclined to focus on situations that have had a memorable impact; rarely do we make a big deal of random and sporadic actions, or emphasize repeated, often annoying, behavior unless the consequences are... Read More

Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) was an eighteenth-century Swedish theologian whose writings formed the basis for a fascinating offshoot of the Christian church. His interpretations go against fundamentalist doctrine and literal acceptance... Read More

For those seeking stable employment in an unstable economy, the federal government, where salaries average $81,258, may be the best place to look for opportunities. Dennis V. Damp’s The Book of U.S. Government Jobs, 11th Edition is a... Read More

Harnessing natural forces to enrich our quality of life may also hold the potential to destroy humanity, an alarming dilemma explored in Robert Swann’s "Retrogenesis 1". Two geniuses discover an earth-moving technology so powerful that... Read More

Young women on the fringe of adolescence and adulthood populate works of classical literature and commercial fiction in droves. In "Hassie Calhoun", the first book of a trilogy, this popular transitional period is explored in a gripping... Read More