Hood finds human-shaped hope even in the desperate landscape of a death-penalty-obsessed culture. Jeff Hood’s The Execution of God: Encountering the Death Penalty doesn’t just make the case that God is dead, but that each of us... Read More

Facing a blank canvas, most artists strive to paint a pretty picture under the guidelines (however loose) of Impressionism, Expressionism, or some other style or technique, while a rarer few seek to use their paintings to address... Read More

"Pain-Free Joints" offers hope for more than just pain management. Sufferers may see improvement, or even a reversal of their condition. Pain-Free Joints: 46 Simple Qigong Movements for Arthritis Health and Prevention by Dr. Yang,... Read More

Bicycles are big in the future utopian or dystopian worlds imagined by the contributors to Elly Blue’s collection. Whether working in an asteroid mine and having to make do with a stationary bike while pondering the nature of AI fellow... Read More

"Web to Success" presents a broad overview of basic self-improvement concepts in a single volume. Jo Bird’s "Web to Success" offers a serviceable summary of the most common success factors. In her introduction, Bird says she realized... Read More

Conners offers keen insights into the publishing industry and brings the New York scene to life with verve and wit. Is there any creature on earth more hopeful, neurotic, and capricious than a first-time novelist? Parker Livingstone, the... Read More

Diabetes and obesity go hand in hand, and both are dishearteningly common health issues today. Scott Cunneen and Nancy Sayles Kaneshiro share the wisdom gained from performing metabolic surgeries—including gastric bypass, sleeve... Read More

The 3rd edition of this comprehensive atlas provides a thorough snapshot of water usage as it stands today. Environmentalists are in the process of becoming more aware of the economic and social factors involved in water use, from... Read More