Travel, art, friendship, love—these are the things that made these two women’s lives full, and Eckhardt shares their story with admiration and depth. Everything about them was large: their size, their bold personalities, their zest... Read More

With its complex characters and emotionally charged mood, "Into the Deep End" communicates the hardship of existence within the human spirit. A young man recently made paraplegic works at a summer camp for special needs youngsters and... Read More

As a genius nature writer, Henry David Thoreau made good use of his New England backyard and didn’t choose to explore the wild frontier that beckoned to the west in the mid- 1800s. He loved the way nature ceaselessly encroached on... Read More

A bobcat needs a wristwatch like a cactus needs a calendar. Yes, we have time, that peculiar human tendency to grid our existence into segments of seconds, minutes, hours, et cetera. But at what cost? What’s the tradeoff? We can be... Read More

Eastern philosophy and romance converge in this novel that reads like a fable. Bhagwati Charan Verma’s novel "The Dancer, Her Lover and the Yogi" braids Eastern philosophy with a whirlwind romance and offers a satisfying if... Read More

This practical self-help primer encourages correct perceptions and self-love. “There are more sleepwalkers in the world than there are people willing to live a fully awakened life,” longtime life coach John Paterson laments. In... Read More

In this clear, well-organized book, a physician explains the seven phases of adult life. It was Stephen D. Miller’s midlife crisis that motivated him to learn how to “live life with a longer view,” which led to his writing "What Do... Read More

Cleantis aids people mourning an unfulfilled dream in this practical and uplifting guide to moving on. In "The Next Happy", Tracey Cleantis turns conventional thinking on its ear and challenges the “never give up” philosophy often... Read More