An often quoted and accepted belief in both musical and cultural studies is that African culture places a great importance upon rhythm. Unfortunately, all too often this descends into caricature, as once this belief is stated, it is then... Read More

If only people met, fell in love, married (or similarly partnered) and rode off into the sunset, how simple life would be. Particularly if riding into the sunset entailed placing great distance between the happy couple and their... Read More

As a family consultant, University of Maryland child psychologist, teacher and author, McIntire brings years of professional experience to a book that addresses raising children in today’s complex and often violent times. An... Read More

There is much to be gained from this book, a guide to recognizing, addressing and growing from the problems inherent in any human relationship. Although jointly authored, Cohen writes in first person. A clinical psychologist in San... Read More

Famed golf course architect Sheldon R Moore III is a boss from hell, and a pretty lousy husband for that matter. That he would end up dead, bashed in the brain with a sand wedge seconds after committing his vilest act of all, is perhaps... Read More

The Wilderness Notebook is Sierra Club outing leader Gordon’s distillation of outdoor wisdom accrued through his fifty years of hiking, paddling, biking and camping his way across North America. Unlike many “how-to” outdoor books,... Read More

Mindwalks provides gentle and useful guidance to people in need of physical, spiritual and/or emotional resuscitation. It invites the reader to explore the vast healing and revitalizing properties that can be discovered through the... Read More

Who speaks on behalf of the earth? Who tells of the degradation, the pollution, the exploitation of her? Who calls for change? Since the sixties, a number of cultural movements upholding an ecological world view and advocating a... Read More