This earnest paean to the backbreaking work of farming and those who do it looks intently at what legacy that life can bring. Set in a rugged scrap of Utah, this first novel rings with the hard-scrabble tones of Steinbeck—a family... Read More

Yoga has always attracted lots of yogis from lots of religions—some for quasispiritual reasons, others for the physical benefits, certain men drawn by hot rooms with leotard-clad women, and so on. This visual history represents the... Read More

Shifting elegantly from academic to personal, this memoir offers spiritual insights into Alzheimer’s caregiving. Where Two Worlds Touch: A Spiritual Journey Through Alzheimer’s Disease joins a growing number of paradigm-shattering... Read More

Terse yet evocative descriptions portray characters deeply with a minimal number of words. Life, death, and the right path to take while alive are some of the themes poignantly explored in Death’s Way, the fifth book featuring... Read More

Compelling magical creatures add intrigue to this ambitious fantasy adventure. "The Dreamer" is a complex fantasy adventure that takes place in a vivid world full of unique creatures. Jonathan Rivera’s lush landscape lays the... Read More

Popkin brings alive the individuals who engineered a culture for the new world. Any history of visual art in America should include a review of Nathaniel Popkin’s "Lion and Leopard", a fictionalized account of early-American painters... Read More

Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Sub-Saharan Africa by Michael Charles Kew looks at the complex environment that allows liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) to thrive unlike anywhere else in the world. Kew’s presentation is very orderly,... Read More

Authors create a fun sci-fi world with a young hero, time travel and, of course, proper diet and exercise. Fiction can bring history and geography to life, especially for kids who are bored by the often rote memorizations of school... Read More