Lazor is as handy with a pen as with a plow in this helpful guide for any aspect of organic farming. Longtime farming pioneer Jack Lazor has progressed from a back-to-the-land idealist to the co-manager, with his wife, of a profitable... Read More

Charming vignettes, cute recipe titles, and photos of the family cooking add a traditional appeal to this versatile cookbook. Think back to childhood, and it’s quite likely that many fond family memories are intertwined with food. And... Read More

Successful authors need a good business foundation, and Briles shows exactly how to build one. Judith Briles’ authoritative guide to business strategies for first-time and seasoned authors is a well-written, charmingly illustrated, and... Read More

The professional basketball teams in Washington, DC, have been the butt of jokes more often than they’ve been legitimate title contenders, but even they deserve a comprehensive compilation of their history. That’s what Brett L.... Read More

The actor behind a troupe of outlandish characters in director Tim Burton’s films—Edward Scissorhands, Willy Wonka, Sweeney Todd, the Mad Hatter—and the swashbuckling Captain Jack Sparrow of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise,... Read More

For good or bad, Switzerland has a reputation for standing alone in global business. R. James Breiding, in his fascinating history, Swiss Made, explores every facet of the country’s economic environment, from the earliest beginnings in... Read More

"Mental Disability and the Death Penalty", by Michael L. Perlin, is an impressive, first-of-its-kind offering. Perlin states the impetus for his research in the book’s introduction: “There is no question that the death penalty is... Read More

As the architect of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute from 1892 to 1932, Robert Taylor, the nation’s first professionally educated African American architect, was charged with realizing buildings that would lend a unifying... Read More