One of the more interesting subgenres in the business book category is the fable. Popularized in the 1980s by The One Minute Manager and in the 1990s by Who Moved My Cheese, the fable is a short story about a business challenge told in... Read More

In a universe where life could have formed on almost any planet, it is pure luck that Earth has what it takes to support a rich and varied animal kingdom. It’s also amazing that humans developed as we did: from our weapons to our... Read More

What Time Is It grabs fans of science fiction—especially works that recognize modern technology’s geometric progression—and transports them to a world where “self-aware machines” (SAMs) serve humanity. Jack Farrell is a... Read More

“Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble.” —Joseph Campbell In this encyclopedic volume,... Read More

A combination of anthropomorphism and typical animal behavior form the personalities of the memorable creatures in this collection of morality tales by Dr. Richard W. Leech. Button, a courageous young Scottish terrier, and her good... Read More

Most people think of nursing homes as unpleasant places, with bad smells, bad food, and an emphasis on the nursing aspect rather than the idea of home. Gerontologist James H. Collins wants to help change that. In The Person-Centered Way,... Read More

This is a thoughtfully researched account of the events of Birmingham Sunday, September 15, 1963, which left six young African Americans dead. Four girls were killed by a dynamite blast at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, a boy was... Read More

On a Florida beach one night, a baby turtle begins her life as an egg, buried in the sand. Thanks to her own instincts and the help of multiple young hands, she successfully hatches, makes it to the water, grows up, and comes back to lay... Read More