Jaimy Gordon must be as passionate about horses and horseracing as the ensemble of characters she has created in "Lord of Misrule". Only a devotee could conjure the insider world of the sport to the equal satisfaction of the uninitiated... Read More

Claire Gaudiani has penned an informative and thought-provoking book that is, in Guadiani’s words, her “love letter to American philanthropy.” As are many love letters, it is prone to overstatement and dramatic pronouncements.... Read More

In 1580, the French essayist and minor nobleman Michel de Montaigne had an audience with Henri III, King of France. The king broke the ice: he had read Montaigne’s Essays, he said, and had liked them. “Sir,” the author reportedly... Read More

‘The truth is a slippery thing,’ Gordon said. ‘Watch your back, son. That’s all I’m saying,’ In "Collusion", Stuart Neville weaves a sparkling web of suspense with heart-captivating depth. Few hard-boiled detective novels... Read More

“Here are cool shadows and silence and stone, tile painted by the fall of light through stained glass.” James Dressler has sought refuge in the Catholic Church since his youth. It is his sanctuary from a tumultuous home life, and a... Read More

In the world of "Magic", powerful beings, called Adepts, have always existed side by side with humanity. The Adepts are divided into two groups, the “Elitists” and the “Humanists,” and they are able to perform tasks that... Read More

Author Michael Parenti offers compelling historical evidence that the world’s religions have “served as instruments for promoting intolerance, autocracy, and atrocity,” and details how, in order to cope with “the brutish... Read More

We are all wandering spirits searching for a way to reconcile the events of our pasts and move on to the next step of our existence. Unless we accomplish this transition, we will become one of those dreadful hungry spirits that is never... Read More