In an ideal world, we would be no shorter or taller than we need to be, no thinner or heavier, smarter or dimmer. We would be what we needed to be. Similarly, writing need not be short or long to be what it needs to be. When the work is... Read More

This interview collection is an effective time capsule of some of the best years of the American stage. Ronald Rand’s "Create!" compiles interviews with many of the most important theater artists of the past few decades: actors,... Read More

Regardless of design background, anyone who wants to design and produce a professional-looking book should find everything they need in Book Design Made Simple. Fiona Raven & Glenna Collett’s second edition of "Book Design Made... Read More

Stewart’s guide to collecting is entertaining and informative, making it ideal for anyone who wants to understand the objects that surround them. In Collect Value Divest: The Savvy Appraiser, Elizabeth Stewart shares some of the... Read More

The author doles out plenty of factual data, but injects his own hard-won advice about prison culture. Longtime federal prisoner Christopher Zoukis has written an authoritative and highly detailed compendium of necessary information for... Read More

All of "Oddballs"’ wood engravings should be appreciated with second and third glances in recognition of the painstaking, hands-on nature of their medium. Jim Westergard’s "Oddballs" is a tribute to humanity’s more unusual members,... Read More

A focus on the “psychological work” of prison education makes the "Prison Education Guide" an important treatise on self-transformation. In an era of cynical and corrosive politics in which serious societal problems seem forever... Read More

Useful to everyone from beginners to professionals, this is a grammar reference book that lives up to its title. With "The Handy English Grammar Answer Book", Christine Hult has created a resource that lives up to its title. The book is... Read More