Books about investing have always been popular, but never more than following the 2008 recession. Since then, the category has burgeoned with volumes by investment experts, each of whom puts a particular spin on ways to protect and... Read More

At present, a group of ravens resides in the famed Tower of London, protectors—so the story goes—of the Royal Crown. Legend also has it that, should these ravens ever depart from the Tower, London will fall. How these legends arose,... Read More

Young eyes sparkle with new understanding. A smile melts your heart. Parents treasure those precious moments spent bonding with their children. For those whose children have communication difficulties, such as autism, such moments take... Read More

The words adventure and poetry are rarely used in the same sentence, but are certainly apropos in Dara Wier’s "Selected Poems". There are so many surprises in her work-the ideas, the imagery, the simple and imaginative use of language.... Read More

A compassionate aging veterinarian his entrepreneurial-minded son and a potentially threatening epidemic of horse sleeping sickness give this first novel the ingredients for a lively tale. As in the beloved All Creatures Great and Small... Read More

In Hollywood getting to the top can be murder. Star-studded foul play abounds in Bernard Harland’s mystery/suspense novel "Death Circles the Square" in which homicide and desire complicate the London premiere of a romance movie. The... Read More

College. It’s enough to send a shudder through the heart of any parent, and not just because of empty-nest syndrome. Money (both the parent’s and the student’s)—or lack thereof. Transportation. Dorms versus apartments. Parent... Read More

History can fill the memory. If asked, “Where you were on September 11, 2001?” readers will no doubt remember exactly where they were and what they were doing. “Where were you on November 22, 1963?” This reviewer was teaching a... Read More