In juvenile and children’s books, the image of the swashbuckling, adventurous pirate is rarely tempered by the more sobering history of piracy. William Gilkerson’s newest book, "A Thousand Years of Pirates", manages to preserve the... Read More

“My motto as a drill sergeant was ‘We shall never fail’ and I carried that over as a platoon sergeant” Kenric T. Brooks writes. The leadership skills that brought Brooks the honor of Fort Gordon Drill Sergeant of the Year and... Read More

Change isn’t easy especially for congregations embarking on building programs. Naysayers question every aspect of the budget and can even sabotage fund-raising and planning. Costly mistakes can be made unless the church has the wisdom... Read More

R. J. Peters is a “self-taught visionary” dedicated to his own self-awareness and to helping others grow. His current book is a compilation of his thoughts on what it takes to live a life that could be described as “happy.”... Read More

*You are not to be walked on, spit on, ridiculed or discounted. —*from “Hopeful” A certain kind of valued friend senses the need for encouragement and leaves an unexpected note where they know you’ll stumble on it. Michelle... Read More

Todd Boss’s first collection of poems, "Yellowrocket", takes its title from a wildflower that “reeked” when pulled from the soil. The poems also wish to, and do, hold as tightly as plants to the plain earth, and to heritage, to... Read More

Gustafsson’s "A Time in Xanadu", his third translated collection of poems, manages to be personal and quirky while also deeply philosophical. Previous poems and novels—he has also written seven novels and one collection of short... Read More

Dan Gerber’s poems are something like the fox that graces the cover of this book: quick, graceful, alert to their surroundings, and rarely wasting a motion. The seventh book by this veteran poet, whose work was nominated for the... Read More