A refugia is a place where organisms can survive because they are protected in some way from the surrounding inhospitable environment; climate change has rendered the earth one such “flaming wreck.” Quietly political, the book’s... Read More

"An Angel in My Garden" is a heartfelt personal poetic scrapbook from a couple’s time together. Mart Grams’s heartfelt collection "An Angel in My Garden" pays tribute to his late wife, Linda, reminiscing on their memories together.... Read More

In "Cute Needle Felted Animal Friends", Sachiko Susa demonstrates the simple techniques that lead to lifelike miniature dogs, cats, hamsters, and hedgehogs. Needle felting, the art of fusing roving wool into shapes by poking it with a... Read More

Cancer is a difficult subject for children to process, as India Desjardins’s A Story about Cancer with a Happy Ending shows. The book follows one child’s experience of the disease with inspired, no-holds-barred determination. It is... Read More

When a poem causes you a wince of discomfort, chances are that it’s the poet who let down her defenses and revealed a psychic wound. Such vulnerability is powerful. You feel for the poet, and such feelings are what make us best as... Read More

Kalu’s passion for African cuisine and culture pervades her interesting book, "My African Restaurant Adventure". Akon Margaret Kalu’s "My African Restaurant Adventure" evaluates the current state of African restaurants in the United... Read More

From icy glaciers to fiery volcanic peaks and summits made of rock and sand, the breathtaking mountains of the world emerge in a comprehensive and engaging compilation that explores the highest heights known to man. Stunning... Read More

In this crash course in some of the greatest scientific theories and breakthroughs in ancient history and modern times, accessible explanations of everything from atoms and cells to chemical reactions and nuclear energy are organized for... Read More