It is the Mother from Hell who opens this novel as her son Gustav arrives at JFK Airport to spend his va-cation with his family in upstate New York. As they set off across Manhattan, Mother has words for Gustav, his Sephardic wife, his... Read More

The Gulf Stream is a powerful force in nature and in history. Stan Ulanski, a professor of Geology and Environmental Science at James Madison University, examines the impact of this amazing current of water on marine life and human... Read More

Hilary Clinton came within reach of the U.S. presidency this year less than one hundred years after women secured the right to vote. Though women have yet to leap over this major threshold they can be found working hard in the Senate the... Read More

The road trip has been the quintessential rite of passage for many young Americans. Jason Akley, author of four other books and holder of a BS degree in physics and mathematical economics from Tulane University, based the first of this... Read More

“Law and rules are made for the average…it is infinitely more difficult to live without rules, but that is what the really honest, sincere thinking man is compelled to do.” With these words, Frank Lloyd Wright summarized what he... Read More

“East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,”” said Kipling. A poetic sentiment, to be sure, but one that has misleading implications when tracing the derivation of Western philosophic doctrine. From Plutarch to... Read More

Of the 10,000 novels published by legitimate American imprints this year (almost one an hour!), few will greatly profit either their author or publishing house. The book trade is historically poorly paid and genteel. A solitary writer,... Read More

It’s tempting to think of the current era as unique. Popular culture and the news media are filled with pronouncements that society is in the process of the greatest transformation since the development of agriculture, or since the... Read More