“Slider, you’ve got something inside you, a raw talent and this piece of board knew it, amplified it. We can teach you how to hone it, control it. Use it for the betterment of mankind.” Part novel, part graphic novel, Impulse, the... Read More

“I’m not a patient! … I’m a prisoner of war.” These few words summarize Ruth Levine’s outlook on her struggle to overcome the emotional challenges of her diagnosis of stage-four colorectal cancer. In Cancer Warrior, she... Read More

Occasionally a book comes along that is so full of wisdom and inspiration that we want to share it with others because it speaks so magnificently in support of the human spirit. Susyn Reeve and Joan Breiner have teamed up to create just... Read More

Critical thinking skills are vital for success in today’s world. Much of the text on handheld devices, computers, and online search engines minimizes the need to connect the dots, to recall knowledge, and push beyond the obvious.... Read More

Trying to restore standards to the glut of memoirs devouring the book market, Neil Genzlinger, copy editor and frequent contributor to the New York Times recently wrote: “[I]t’s not a regurgitation of ordinariness or ordeal, not a... Read More

Holding strong beliefs about the environmental impact of fossil fuels is easy when a gas company doesn’t knock on the door with a lucrative drilling contract for your land. That’s the lesson at the heart of Stephanie Hamel’s first... Read More

Mobs have the collective knowledge and power to do anything, to be anything, to teach anything, to learn anything, and to solve anything. We cannot ignore this power forever. The force of it can change the world, if we set it free.... Read More

Dr. Doe Vaughn isn’t entirely surprised when she learns that her husband, Sam, has been lying about his name since before they met. Neither is she shocked when federal agents search their Florida home while she and Sam are away. She... Read More