The form and structure of the Roman Catholic Mass is the outline for the short, interrelated stories in Kathleen M. Henry’s "Critical Mass". Henry’s exploration of the... Read More

Author, scientist, and grandparent Eric P. Grimsrud includes himself among those who feel they may not have done enough during their lifetimes to address the problem of global... Read More

This deeply moving coming-of-age story, which begins in Italy just after World War I, follows the Lanzi family through the rise of Fascism and the horrors of World War II. The... Read More

Disparate cultures around the world have similar stories and myths about the exploits of their gods and heroes. Joseph Campbell said one explanation for these similarities is... Read More

As an occupation glamorized by medical and legal procedural TV shows, forensic pathology seems, to the casual observer, to be an exciting profession full of murders to be solved... Read More

Robert Allen Sheppard is an officer in the fleet of the Alliance of Worlds who is on the fast track to an admiralship. He is dealing with a complex diplomatic and military... Read More

"Germania" plunges readers into a plot that exemplifies the struggles of people who have had to survive extreme political regimes and cope with the tension between politics,... Read More

Charlie looks across a village green. He notices that the shadows of the people seem to be dragging heavy iron balls attached to chains. However, the humans themselves are... Read More

New managers have to deal with so many thorny issues that they may sometimes wonder if it’s worth it. In his excellent book, "Manager Mechanics", Eric Bloom addresses these... Read More

Global warming triggered a gene that caused the dinosaur extinction 60 million years ago, according to Nobel Prize winner Walter Perriman’s gene research. When Perriman finds... Read More

“To everything there is a season.” These words from the main character’s favorite song and a biblical passage represent a major theme of this debut novel by Twyla Enns.... Read More

“The rain crashed against the deck’s wooden planks with fury, and the wind howled with no remorse,” Angie Brijpaul writes. The scuba boat suddenly lurches, the captain’s... Read More