The prose smells of salt water and diesel fuel in Tim Junkin’s first novel, a coming-of-age story set on the Chesapeake Bay in the early 1970s. Young Clay Wakeman, his parents dead, returns from college to follow in his father’s... Read More

Followers of the high protein, low carbohydrate Zone and Atkins diets will rejoice at this new cookbook. The Zone diet, created by Dr. Barry Sears, and the Atkins diet consist of protein, carbohydrate and fat balanced meals that regulate... Read More

On a miserable December day in southern California, designer and art director Terry Ruscin drove to the church at Mission San Luis, Rey de Francia to hear a performance of Handel’s Messiah. The music was familiar enough, but for Ruscin... Read More

Chefs, despite making their livings cooking, like to leave work and have all the same comforts and perks in their home kitchens. While some of these perks may be over-the-top for the average home kitchen, many of them provide good... Read More

The stock market is filled with stories of Internet related companies vaulting to levels unseen before by the investment world. For the investor, however, looking for investment ideas rooted in traditional valuations, Walden lays out his... Read More

Joe Kurmaskie is the kind of guy someone would want as an airplane seatmate or at his or her table at a wedding reception. Since that’s unlikely, it is fortunate that he has written an incredibly entertaining, vivid account of the... Read More

It’s tough to feel sorry, or feel anything, for privileged losers. Dillen (author of Hero) presents Barnaby Griswold, a wine soaked fluffmeister who eases into million-dollar deals between rounds of drinks and tennis at La Cote country... Read More

If asked to name America’s first movie star, most people would probably select Mary Pickford. The correct answer is Florence Lawrence, a Canadian who made over 250 movies between 1906 and 1938. A stage actor in her mother’s theater... Read More