True tale of abuse at the hands of tormentors at “drug rehab” house reads like a horror story. It is understandable if one is torn between reading Straightling: A Memoir in one sitting, and putting it down to hide under the bed... Read More

When Marcia Moston’s husband, Bob, confided his belief that God was calling them to pack up and move to a Mayan Village in Guatemala, Marcia was stunned. In her memoir, Call of a Coward: the God of Moses and the Middle Class... Read More

Imagine discovering eight hundred love letters written by your parents during their two-year courtship. At first Martha Holoubek Fitzgerald was reluctant to read the letters, to intrude on her parents’ private thoughts and feelings.... Read More

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a human event of such enormous repercussions that it envelops both mind and body. According to Susan Pease Banitt, in her book The Trauma Tool Kit: Healing PTSD From the Inside Out, “PTSD is a... Read More

Coco Chanel spent her teens during the late 1900s in a convent, where she learned the useful trade of dressmaking. This experience provided the foundation for the legendary French couturier’s famed suits and “little black dresses.”... Read More

No less than the history of the world—beginning 100,000 years ago and extending through 2010—is presented in The New Atlas of World History: Global Events at a Glance, using comprehensive maps, timelines, and pertinent graphics.... Read More

Family mealtimes can be relaxing and enjoyable, but they can also be virtual battlefields. Parents, concerned that their children grow up healthy and strong, want to provide the wholesome food to make this happen. Yet, many children... Read More

People with an excessive range of movement in one or more joints are said to be “double jointed” or “loose jointed.” The clinical term is joint hypermobility. There is a particularly high incidence of this among gymnasts,... Read More