Anytime fuel prices rise, people start conserving. They purchase cars with better mileage, make their homes more energy efficient, or start recycling. These gestures, writes Hervé Kempf in his book, How the Rich are Destroying the... Read More

The world supports sixty-one trees for every person on Earth. That number, a comparison of the population of trees to humans calculated by canopy biologist, environmental studies professor, and author Nalini Nadkarni, may sound large at... Read More

After the recent popularity of series like the Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter, it’s no surprise that most young adult books published these days are rooted in fantasy. Out of the different series available, "Into the Wildewood",... Read More

In American culture, boyhood is seen as a perpetual summer where the only things that matter are baseball games, bicycle rides, and the swimming hole. The reality of boyhood is grimmer than most adults think. According to the book... Read More

Over the last twenty years, parents and educators have looked for ways to instill confidence in children. While confidence is useful for acquiring skills and tackling problems, the process of creating confident children is sometimes... Read More