Sherlock Holmes, the super-intelligent, hyper-observant, outrageously eccentric “consulting detective,” appeared in four novels and fifty-six short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. According to Guinness World Records, seventy-five... Read More

The human transformation from immigrant to American is the focus of this lovely volume, which spans more than forty years of the poet’s profound, sensitive attention to people who arrived in the United States seeking refuge or pursuing... Read More

Young Bobby and his pal, egged on by the new kid in school, are planning a prank to disrupt the town’s ceremony dedicating the new park down by the lake. They decide that they’re going to dump soap in the fountain, so that when the... Read More

Repeat photography (the art of re-creating a photograph after a passage of time) has been used in scientific studies and as historical documentation. The repeat photography in this book is a family affair. Randolph Angus Douglas... Read More

As post-apocalyptic novels go, "Scourge of an Agnostic God" is intelligent, detailed, and deep in psychology and spirituality. The story’s protagonist, Chris Jung, lives in Falls Church, Virginia, with his pregnant wife. Battling... Read More

Women’s reproductive health issues are controversial, irretrievably entangled with religion and politics, and fraught with intense emotion. In Spirits, Paula Graham approaches the subject of abortion through the use of... Read More

Play and Heal deals with fitness through human psychology, specifically the motivating benefits of a playful attitude. The author progresses through seven chapters on food, movement, breathing, choices, belief systems, body... Read More

Although this collection is inconsistent, with works of quality and originality juxtaposed with pieces of clichéd phrasing and tired imagery, by and large Triumphs soothes, uplifts, and inspires gratitude and good works. Mary A. Bell is... Read More