For anyone who has a secret desire to write a novel but is intimidated by the enormity of the endeavor, this book will help. Descriptively subtitled Quick, common-sense tips on getting organized, getting started, and writing your first... Read More

“The Latin word for sacred gives us the word sanctuary,” explains the author, “denoting not only a sacred space, but also a place for refuge and protection.” Streep believes that the tasks of planting and tending a garden, which... Read More

“A source of bad conscience” says the author, “is the knowledge that my way of life, austere though it may appear to the richer folk, is still ruinously exploitive of nature.” This is food for thought for anyone considering the... Read More

From the moment of his birth he’d heard the throb of the mills. It was as much a part of him as the sound of his heart beating beneath his skin. The Tempering is the story of one young man’s transition from schoolboy to workingman,... Read More

Famed golf course architect Sheldon R Moore III is a boss from hell, and a pretty lousy husband for that matter. That he would end up dead, bashed in the brain with a sand wedge seconds after committing his vilest act of all, is perhaps... Read More

Remember how high school history class had to skimp on twentieth-century history because it was getting toward the end of the year and time was running short? Voilà! Here’s the missing information, in an accessible, comprehensive... Read More

More than 20 years ago, author and psychotherapist Lynne Freeman sat in a college classroom and suddenly was vaulted into an anxiety attack: her heart began pounding, her body shook, her vision became distorted and she felt an intense... Read More