Anyone interested in the history of film making and what it takes to write and direct movies that matter should look no further than this book. Escaping the Philadelphia slums in the 1930s to become a journalist in Atlantic City and New... Read More
There are many memoirs about World War II, each with its own story of atrocities, devastation, and triumph. Memoirs help make history real; names, dates, and events are important, but it’s the personal suffering of the people involved... Read More
Novelist H.G. Wells said, “Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.” This kind of idealism permeates Paul F. Pinsky’s travel-memoir Biking Through the ’Hoods: Exploring Fifty... Read More
The best crime stories are those in which everyone is flawed, both the good guys and the bad guys, the dead and the living. The good guys populating "Entanglement" are weak, guilty, and rude—human. Which makes them all the more... Read More
One can imagine that, if every young adult would read a copy of "Enjoy Your Money!", there would be a lot more saving, a lot less spending, and fewer personal bankruptcies in American society. This book clearly targets a twenty-something... Read More
"Germania" plunges readers into a plot that exemplifies the struggles of people who have had to survive extreme political regimes and cope with the tension between politics, survival, and their personal moral compasses. Hans Klug, a... Read More
Bright Triumphs from Dark Hours aims to empower the fatigued spirit with stories of ten relentlessly driven individuals who rose from the lowest points in their lives to bravely forge new paths toward personal and professional success.... Read More
Hybrids can be useful—mules work harder and are smarter than horses. And hybrids can be entertaining—the very name “Goldendoodle” inspires a smile. Theodore Stryker’s "Driftwood" is a hybrid that is entertaining and no doubt... Read More