This timely book presents a path to personal and global peace bolstered by the author’s experience and great thinkers of history. As a West Point graduate who was deployed in Baghdad, Paul K. Chappell certainly knows war. As a... Read More

Warm sentiments in this fictionalized account of the author’s life as a pastor honor the humility of the profession. Pastor: A Fictional Reminiscence with Conversations on Religion and Society by James Stanley Barlow is a fictional... Read More

The Red Scare, homophobia and, of course, murder, highlight Peter S. Fischer’s wonderfully crafted fifth noir-style detective mystery set in Hollywood’s Golden Age. "The Unkindness of Strangers" is the fifth installment in Peter S.... Read More

Characters from Hollywood’s past come back to Technicolor life in this fast-paced, well-crafted mystery. Everybody Wants an Oscar, the fourth book in Peter S. Fischer’s The Hollywood Murder Mysteries series, is another hard-boiled... Read More

Not quite a chemistry textbook, this look at LSD’s discoverer delves also into what this particular formula meant for society. "Mystic Chemist" by Dieter Hagenbach and Lucius Werthmuller discusses the life of Albert Hofmann and his... Read More

The author’s clear and compassionate voice invites readers inside Simon’s head as he hurts and heals. "Simple Simon", by William Poe, follows Simon Powell through a gritty, painful path and ultimately becomes a story of healing. At... Read More

Activities, lessons equip teachers with tools to help autistic and other kids communicate in and out of the classroom. Body Talk: Teaching Students with Disabilities about Body Language, by Pat Crissey, delivers just what the subtitle... Read More

Fast-paced thriller with unique cultural voice pairs personal stakes with international tension. Ben Sheldon’s novel "Rendezvous in Baghdad" is a slim volume that tells the story of Sami Yusuf, who is on a quest to restore honor to his... Read More