Nasr Saad is a man who asks weighty questions: How was the universe created? Is there life after death? Most importantly, he asks, Why have the disciplines devoted to such issues—religion, philosophy, and science—failed to provide... Read More

Jens Jensen (1860-1951) is considered one of America’s most distinguished landscape architects, known for his contributions to both the prairie style of landscape architecture and the land conservation movement. Perhaps best remembered... Read More

To sell her readers on vinaigrettes and dressings, Michele Jordan must first sell salad, and she does so with a poet’s flair: “From a few leaves of just-picked lettuces damp with an evening’s rain and a creamy frenzy of earthy... Read More

“Defrauder of many, scoundrel to most, traitor to all” is how one minor member of the cast aptly describes the title character of Jack Meyer’s satirical novel, "Alcibiades". Part fact, part fiction, part farce, as the subtitle... Read More

Billy Branson, a student of astrology for more than forty years, wrote "How Astrology Saved My Life" to share both her many personal stories about the value of using astrology in every aspect of one’s life and her well honed tricks of... Read More

Kurt Vonnegut has made a lasting impact on literature, so the promise of any previously unseen work is welcome news. In "We Are What We Pretend to Be", Vonnegut’s first and last works are presented, delivering a final fix of the... Read More

Most people take pains to avoid illness. For Andrea Avigal, purposefully injuring herself and making herself sick provided a respite from the horrific homelife of her childhood. Raped, demeaned, and beaten by her father, she grew up... Read More

In the context of the sentiment that American society is becoming increasingly divided along class lines—the “one percent” versus the “ninety-nine percent”—Dr. Susan Aurelia Gitelson’s well-written, well-researched book... Read More