Dealing with an angry child is complex and often even scary. In "Helping Your Angry Teen", Mitch R. Abblett, PhD, teaches parents to form new pathways of connectivity to their teens through mindfulness and positive thinking and acting.... Read More

Three well-known parables from the New Testament Gospel of Luke come together in a remarkable way in Who Counts? 100 Sheep, 10 Coins, and 2 Sons, by biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine and Sandy Eisenberg Sasso. Uniquely modern within a... Read More

Motherhood is not all cuddles and kisses. It is difficult, messy, and exhausting. "Mothering with Courage", by Bonnie Compton, shares information and advice on how to make mothering a more rewarding job while raising happier, healthier... Read More

With Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, the explosive year of 1967 got the album it deserved—delivered from a band desperate to replace its mop-top-boys persona with that of artists-basking-in-the-glow-of-psychedelia. Described as a... Read More

An adventurous, fun-loving bunny skips rocks, explores by the river, and turns cartwheels through the forest, happy to be away from her bossy older brother, in Ulf Nilsson’s "Little Sister Rabbit Gets Lost", a Swedish classic... Read More

“When I began my journey, I anticipated danger at every turn,” writes Kate McCahill, whose rugged solo trip, mostly by bus, took her through ten Latin American countries. When she started out, following Paul Theroux’s 1979 route in... Read More

Short assures that happiness and fulfillment are attainable even in difficult and unchangeable circumstances. In When Changing Nothing Changes Everything: The Power of Reframing Your Life, Laurie Polich Short argues that fulfillment is... Read More

"Just Immigration" is an informative, thought-provoking read that sparks discussion on a pressing humanitarian issue. Political-science professor Mark R. Amstutz comprehensively addresses one of the most contentious political issues of... Read More