Given the intense competition surrounding college admissions, it is not enough anymore to create a college application piecemeal. Rather, the materials must function together as a whole. Co-authors Lillian Luterman and Jennifer Bloom... Read More

A polio epidemic in 1916 accounted for 9,000 cases of the disease in New York City alone; in 1952 the United States recorded 58,000 cases of polio; by 1964, after the introduction of the Salk vaccine, 121 cases of polio occurred... Read More

Disguising oneself as a man has long been a trick of heroines; fictional—and historical—women aplenty have sought safety, anonymity, and heroism by donning masculine garb. Debut novelist Mary Volmer’s heartwarming story, set during... Read More

British writer Audrey Peyton, author of three Harlequin romance suspense novels, a biography of a lion and his trainer, and a post-apocalyptic survival novel, weaves together time travel, history, romance, and daring rescues in her... Read More

For over a century, espionage stories have fascinated readers with lead characters that embody the superhero myth, reassuring worried mortals that justice will prevail. Political intrigue, mistreatment of innocent people, and the threat... Read More

The current economic situation will likely generate dozens of stories about failure dreams denied and expectations dashed. Because of this it is somewhat curious that author Diana Sheets decided to set her novel about a business on the... Read More

In Ron Goodreau’s "The Khan Dilemma", a cover-up is going on in Las Cruces, California. A young Muslim man by the name of Khan has murdered two people in a break-in gone wrong. Though the double homicide appears to be routine, the... Read More

"Riding the Storm Out" presents a cautionary message to those who think the recession is ending soon and America is in for a quick recovery. Aptly named the book uses a hurricane analogy to illustrate that America is only partway through... Read More