Chefalo relates the details of her life as representative of the need for significant reform—if not total reinvention—of the current foster care system. Shenandoah Chefalo presents an intimate, unapologetic critique of the foster... Read More

Beautiful passages of this novel reflect the emotional impact of music upon young people’s dreams. David Clapham’s "The Special and the Ordinary" tells the story of two friends as their lives unfold from the 1950s to the present day,... Read More

This elegantly written historical romance details changing times with subtlety and care. The course of true love never did run smooth—and learning that lesson comes too late for some couples. Amelia’s Prayer is an unflinching,... Read More

Its endorsements and approachability considered, this introduction to Buddhist practice stands to woo Western audiences with ease. From respected practitioner Lama Tsomo comes "Why Is the Dalai Lama Always Smiling?"—a thoughtful guide... Read More

Wink-nod chapter titles and conversational prose make this a keen and appealing comedic work. On the heels of his well-received humor book Stories I Tell, Paul D’Angelo presents another compendium of comedy, More Stories to Tell: A... Read More

This work draws on forty years of a physician’s experience to present a commonsense approach to curing bedwetting. In How to Cure Bedwetting, Calgary-based physician Lane Robson, who opened a specialized bedwetting clinic in 2006,... Read More

This is an entertaining, dark novel about the lengths that those in power will go to in order to remain in power. An engrossing depiction of parallel worlds—one ruled by wizardry, the other by science—and the Oxford graduate students... Read More

The authors issue a resounding call for a new way of thinking that will make it possible for nations such as Ethiopia to take their places among the developed nations of the world. Thinking Outside the Box: Essays on the History and... Read More