Practical yet still exceedingly delicious, this world tour of cakes offers down-to-earth instructions for the everyday chef. For the home baker in search of a wider repertoire, Anna Weston presents a delectable sampler in "The Global... Read More

This engaging work offers strategies for coping with contemporary anxieties. The intriguing Expectation Hangover: Overcoming Disappointment in Work, Love, and Life is a modern-day instruction manual for fighting the letdowns associated... Read More

Carlin does a rare thing for a self-help book: gives useful guidance by supplying readers with the tools necessary for change. Developed by a psychologist and expert in the human condition and self-development, "Build the Strength... Read More

Unembellished prose details the bleak nature of PTSD in this character-driven novel. Pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps is the American way. But what if you can’t? What if those straps fall too short, or fall off completely?... Read More

Rock-bottom self-esteem, along with a desire to please, reaches a treacherous psychological cliff in Lurie’s frighteningly realistic novella. Art and pornography vie for prominence in this ultrasophisticated yet sordid take on fashion... Read More

An unlikely friendship between likable, emotionally rendered hockey-playing characters illumines the conflicts of loyalty in this graphic novel. Lessons about loyalty, friendship, and the price of fame are draped upon a background of... Read More

Childhood companions in the early 20th century grow to love each other amid the turmoil of racist upheaval and sexist restrictions in a touching story of abiding loyalty. In "Tangled Roots", Marianne K. Martin presents two intelligent... Read More

Rich character backstories make this spy thriller an entertaining read. John J. Davis’s "Blood Line" is a fast-paced mystery that uniquely emphasizes the value of family above all else. This is the first novel in the Granger Spy Novel... Read More