Some say the peony gets its name from Paeon, physician to the Greek gods. Legend has it that after Paeon healed Hades from an injury using the curative properties of the plant, Hades turned the physican into a peony to save Paeon from... Read More

In Poetry, Transcendence and the Search for Wisdom, a hybrid book of poetry and memoir, George Lysloff questions life after death, religion, and the cosmos. He acknowledges that his advancing age and the loss of family and friends,... Read More

“Regrets are for those who have surrendered or given up striving, who have chosen to cower in the ‘face of adversity,’” writes Michael Crabtree, who faced life-changing legal problems when he was a young man, in Passage Rites... Read More

In the1920s, child-care experts urged parents to follow a prescribed approach for raising children, arguing that maternal instinct and tradition could no longer be trusted to produce a normal child. They advocated for adherence to... Read More

In "Oprah Theology", author George B. Davis, Ph.D, takes Oprah Winfrey to task for her role in leading Christians to believe they can stray from a conservative interpretation of the Bible and still remain faithful to their religion. The... Read More

America runs on oil and gasoline, but it’s money that makes the world go ‘round, a fact that Raymond Learsy illuminates poignantly in his collection of essays "Oil and Finance": The Epic Corruption. Unfortunately, as Learsy reveals,... Read More

The games that parents, grandparents, and children invent can stimulate the imagination, teach something, and strengthen bonds. Artist, author, and grandmother Linda Loper Morris, along with co-illustrator Hilbert Bermejo, share that... Read More

Richard W. Fisher’s approach throughout this book is as straightforward and practical as his advice to students. Early on, he states, “Learning requires repetition. Just ask any athlete or musician. You have to practice to get good... Read More