John Okada’s 1957 novel No-No Boy, his only full-length work, was the first novel by a Japanese American to grapple with the aftermath of internment during World War II. Edited by Frank Abe, Greg Robinson, and Floyd Cheung, "John... Read More

"Fields of Clover" is a loving story that idealizes a family history and a departed brother; it fascinates in art and genealogy. A love for both family and history are the cornerstones of Gregory Hugh Brown’s family biography Fields of... Read More

Myrtilla Miner was an important abolitionist who took the bold step of opening a school for African-American girls in Washington DC in the years leading up to the Civil War. Michael M. Greenburg introduces young readers to this often... Read More

David L. Bristow’s "Flight to the Top of the World" captures an era of wonder in which incredibly deadly endeavors pushed the boundaries of human possibility. The nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century adventures of Walter Wellman are... Read More

"Five Types of Learning" is an essential book for educators in any field. Carol Bogue’s Five Types of Learning: Timeless Wisdom and Recent Research is a tribute to a respected professor’s previously unpublished work. Having studied... Read More

By telling the stories of courageous, successful women who work in high tech, Pratima Rao Gluckman validates the essential role of the woman in Silicon Valley in a memorable and very relevant way. Pratima Rao Gluckman’s "Nevertheless,... Read More

Genius is as genius does. With fortuitous circumstances, genius can do more. Take Leonardo: The illegitimate son of a notary in the 1450s, he was blessed with paper and ink for playthings, and it became the material he used to express... Read More

The story of songwriter and composer Irving Berlin’s humble beginnings and rise to Broadway and Grammy fame takes shape in an engaging biography that highlights the compassion, generosity, and patriotism that characterized his life.... Read More