Editor Dolores H. McNany gathered fifty-nine letters from American school nurses. Many are unexpectedly moving and deeply revelatory about the very personal and professional reasons these (mostly) women chose their niche in nursing; some... Read More
Gregory Martin’s beautiful first memoir, Mountain City, is no preparation for his intensely rendered second, "Stories for Boys", and this is a good thing. Exploring new territory here, Martin intelligently avoids the serial... Read More
Few novelists can arrestingly channel the voice of a neglected fourteen-year-old boy, half street urchin, half spiritual shaman, and emerge with an engaging first-person narrative that doesn’t drip with sentimentality or patronize teen... Read More
Dog lovers will enjoy this lively book about two seeing eye dogs assigned, successively, to a retired Manhattan professor. Any reader curious about how a blind person partners with their canine companion will also appreciate this... Read More
Susan H. McIntyre lives with some eighteen chronic illnesses. And she does so with good humor and grace, as displayed in "Living in the Theater of the Absurd". Her inclination to share what she’s learned about her illnesses and how she... Read More
Australian David Somerville Mitchell, one of the foremost public relations practitioners in Asia during the late ’70s and ‘80s, was a logical if bold choice to change the world’s understanding of the aims of the World Wildlife... Read More
Since the term “rock star” is now used to characterize any successful person in any line of work, it’s refreshing to glean tips about becoming a rock star from someone who has, in fact, worked with real rock stars. Enter Dayna... Read More
"Tom" is a fictionalized account of Christie Moore’s grandfather. It focuses on his experiences as a British soldier in World War I and how the war reverberates throughout his life. The fact that tragic battlefield experiences plague... Read More