Blending practical advice with eye-catching artwork, Kenda Swartz Pepper’s "Well Earth Well Me!" inspires children (and even many adults) to take better care of the planet. A song-like poem, with rhyming text and a refrain that is... Read More

Every year, a deluge of new cookbooks hits the shelves, promising to give insight into fluffier pastries, richer sauces, and healthier (but still tasty) dinners. But it’s likely that few of them in the current crop will have the type... Read More

According to the International Energy Association, conventional crude oil production peaked in 2006. And most economists agree that as oil supplies grow tight, spikes in the price will slow down economic growth. Despite having the same... Read More

It’s understandable that many readers may be unfamiliar with Bhutan. Easy to overlook on a globe, it’s a small country nestled between India and China, and one that doesn’t play a role in international politics. Bhutan is focused... Read More

The prevailing advice for many people undergoing cancer treatment is to rest as much as possible so that the body can heal. With Active Against Cancer: A Guide to Improving Your Cancer Recovery with Exercise, first-time author and... Read More

The Critic’s Handbook to Pontificating About Everything offers no guidance on how to assess the quality of an opera libretto that’s written in the form of a mystery novel—which is precisely what "Quicksand" announces itself to be.... Read More

Everything Jon Saboe has tossed into the salad bowl that is "The Days of Lamech" can be found somewhere else on the literary grocer’s shelf, yet somehow he blends these old and familiar ingredients to make a tasty new dish. That such... Read More

The human race began somewhere—but where and how? These questions are the basis for "Download", a novel about creationism with a futuristic twist. "Download" depicts a planet that has been turned to desolation by pollution and... Read More