A team of essayists show how scientific and psychological advancements can improve society in this scholarly collection. In eighteen research-based essays covering subjects such as psychology, economics, and scientific theory, "The... Read More

The vampire mythos hasn’t been this creepy since Bram Stoker wrote Dracula. In Z. Rider’s horror debut, bandmates Dan and Ray are on the last leg of a long tour when they take a shortcut down an alley one night and are attacked by... Read More

As a memoirist, Fischer deftly fills the roles of both author and protagonist as she learns about the life of a young Austro-Hungarian girl. The Memory Book: One Woman’s Self-Discovery in the Mist of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, by... Read More

Shifts in time and from character to character parallel the motif of the swinging trapeze to reveal the circus-like perils of family relations. "Failing the Trapeze", by Susan V. Meyers, is an artfully crafted family drama. As the title... Read More

Wright uses her experience doing business in China to adeptly suggest ways both countries can improve their cultural understanding. Readers of Debra Wright’s "Why China?" will likely still ask themselves at the end of the book, why... Read More

Stebbins is a master stage-setter, and each development is intricately conceived. Biomedical researcher Erec Stebbins returns with the second book in his Daughter of Time trilogy, an exciting continuation of the foundation-rocking story... Read More

This young hero’s journey is highly readable and never short on exciting plot twists. Fast-paced and compelling, Mark Murphy’s "The Curse of the Thrax" follows a young boy’s rambling quest in a world both mysterious and oddly... Read More

Fascinating high-tech possibilities bring intrigue to this smart science-fiction novel. Christopher A. Gray’s "Dark Nights" takes interplanetary warfare, sentient AI, interdimensional travel, and other common sci-fi concepts and... Read More