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The Legend of Alexandros

by Donna Russo Morin

In The Legend of Alexandros: Titans of Chaos, two cataclysmic events change the course of the lives of three Titans: One event puts them in stasis in the Underworld for hundreds of years, and the other brings them back. In the... Read More

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Creative Meditation

by Sheila M. Trask

Why can’t we all just get along? Well, sometimes we can, according to Thomas Glick in Creative Mediation, his book of solutions for sticky legal situations. Glick worked for years as a lawyer in Florida, growing increasingly frustrated... Read More

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The Chronicles of Iona

by Mark McLaughlin

“Iona is not a place one visits on a whim,” says a burly Scottish warlord to the Irish abbot who plans to colonize the isle. “Beset by vile storms” and surrounded by even viler barbarian Picts, the rocky, windswept... Read More

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Cooking with Feeling

by Colby Cedar Smith

As her mother often told her, “Never ignore a good impulse.” Pat Haley showcases this commonsense advice in "Cooking with Feeling". Alongside easy everyday recipes, Haley includes an essay with each chapter. Part historical overview... Read More

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Countdown to Jihad

by Mark McLaughlin

It is never a question of whether the incautious hero of Jeff Westmont’s contemporary political thriller, "Countdown to Jihad", will survive his many near-death confrontations, but of what classic mistakes the villain of the moment... Read More

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The Iranians

by Mark McLaughlin

Iranians possess such an “enormous national pride,” says Parviz Saney of his fellow countrymen, that they “as a whole never acknowledge defeat.” While this inner strength has often served them well in the darker periods of their... Read More

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The Grievance Committee--Book One

by Jill Allen

“The Grievance Committee—Book One“ illustrates what can happen when a person messes with Texas. More specifically, with Texan attorneys. Convicted Catholic shoplifter Alexandra Jimenez accuses her public defender, Jose Quiroz, of... Read More

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