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

“One can argue Anton Chekhov is the second most popular writer on the planet,” notes author and movie producer Alan Twigg in his foreword to "Memories of Chekhov". “Only Shakespeare … outranks Chekhov in terms of the movie... Read More

Chronological, detailed, and methodical, My Life in Prison: Memoirs of a Chinese Political Dissident fulfills its author’s purpose as historical record. His plea for human rights, particularly free speech, also includes observations on... Read More

The arrival of 2012 marks two milestones in the studio glass movement: the ninetieth birthday of Harvey Kline Littleton, and the fiftieth anniversary of Littleton’s seminal glassblowing workshops at the Toledo Museum of Art. As a child... Read More

Do we think of the psyche when we see a piece of furniture? Generally not, but perhaps we should. Looking beyond obvious skill and technical finesse, Furniture with Soul: Master Woodworkers and Their Craft offers a more organic... Read More

“Nothing is worse than the self-hatred you feel when you are taught that something so integral to who you are is wrong,” reads the preface to "Gay in America" by photographer Scott Pasfield. His stirring portraits and interviews of... Read More