Doris was a flirtatious, confident, fun-loving fifteen-year-old growing up in Portland, Oregon, in the 1920s. Decades later, her great niece found her diaries, and in them an authentic portrait of an early-twentieth-century teen with a... Read More

Since the publication of Joseph Campbell’s The Power of Myth, countless books have capitalized on the popularity of psychological interpretation of religious doctrine. Targeting the freethinking intellectual and the cynic recoiling... Read More

Clear the Path: A Simple Approach to Eliminating Emotional Issues, by Leticia “Lee” Verdin, presents what the author declares to be a rapid and effective method of eliminating the barriers to achieving one’s goals. These barriers... Read More

In the Enchanted Forest, everything is magical, the animals never eat each other, and a talking frog might really be a prince. Be forewarned, however, that magical does not mean perfect. Sometimes a leprechaun has a little trouble with... Read More

"Bayonets and Bougainvilleas" is the memoir of a son paying homage to his father, and it is unfortunate that Brigadier General Robert Blake is no longer alive, for it would surely bring a tear to even an old Marine’s eye to know just... Read More

Billed as a book of short stories, the debut of author Kevin Raney is more accurately described as a slightly fictionalized autobiography. Raney’s gender remains unclear to readers because although the author goes by the traditionally... Read More

In this murder mystery set in a small town, the surprising events are not only related to the crime, but to secret relationships and thoughtful acts of kindness. In her first novel, "The Tangled Web", Phyllis Falls Rogers depicts the... Read More

It’s hard to know whether author Anita Brooks is serious or not. With her extremely short and simple book, "How to Complain in 12 Easy Steps", she purports to offer twelve pieces of advice, and she does so in a mere twelve pages, with... Read More