Thomas’s spiritual journey is almost mystically detailed—intangible, internal, and difficult-to-describe. "Time Out of Mind" is Jo Thomas’s story of her journey through trauma to spiritual self-discovery. The account begins in... Read More

Any four- or five-year-old will benefit from this book’s themes of perseverance and stamina. Kids who can’t sit still will enjoy Lisa Shirley’s kinetic picture book "Timmy Tumbles". Timmy is clearly obsessed with tumbling. He... Read More

Music fanatics will find plenty of material to mull over; casual fans are rewarded with a better understanding of music history. It’s easy to take music from a previous era for granted without understanding how it shaped the modern... Read More

This highly entertaining novel works on the strength of its detailed mythology and strong storytelling. O. H. Kopole’s "Before the Big Rains" is an epic, sweeping parable of good versus evil, a cautionary tale in which a sibling... Read More

Gilchrist’s ideas deserve further exploration by others in the research community. Alan Gilchrist’s "The Foetal Circulation" is a revision of his earlier works on the subject, bolstered by his extensive review of the literature of... Read More

This volume concludes the story of a family that becomes alive once again through their descendant’s hard work and determination to tell their tale. The Harwoods of Darwen: Volume 2, Part II is a study in how one man’s determination... Read More

This is an amazingly well-researched account of a large, interesting family in the 1800s. Exhaustive research and a keen interest in where he came from led to Michael Harwood’s extensively detailed family history, which continues in... Read More

Stuart’s voice will resonate with anyone whose life has been affected by autism spectrum disorder. Motivated by his own love of fast driving, powerful engines, and navigating life with Asperger’s syndrome, S. Parish’s "Wheels of... Read More