“Nuns defy stereotypes,” says Carole Garibaldi Rogers, whose compelling collection of interviews with ninety-six women religious highlights the dramatic changes that they have had to confront during the past fifty years. Habits of... Read More

Developed by Edward Bach, an English physician and homeopath working in the 1930s, Bach Flower Remedies are dilutions of thirty-eight types of flower and plant material used to treat physical and behavioral issues. Because of their... Read More

Afghan poet Massoud Khalili lamented that the wars that plagued Afghanistan for more than thirty years likely drove the cranes away from their annual migration over his country. Edward Girardet, who put his own life at risk several times... Read More

Children with autism spectrum disorders live in a vastly different place than the rest of the population. Their world is loud, confusing, overly bright and inconsistent. What might appear beautiful to most of us – a sunny day, a... Read More

The name unfailingly evokes heroic adventure, dazzling conquests, exotic realms, a tragic early death … but quite what happened after the conqueror’s demise in Babylon, in 323, at age 32, poses a major mystery. In a clear narrative,... Read More

Max Frei’s second fantasy novel has arrived on American shores and nightstands nearly a decade after it was released in Russia. Frei has authored at least ten books in the Stranger’s Woes universe, books that have captured the... Read More

For those seeking stable employment in an unstable economy, the federal government, where salaries average $81,258, may be the best place to look for opportunities. Dennis V. Damp’s The Book of U.S. Government Jobs, 11th Edition is a... Read More

Business presentations invigorate some people and intimidate others; for many they are a necessary evil. Yet even those who must give presentations frequently can improve on their approach. Carlton Casler’s objective in his book,... Read More