The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 is a case study in the way that private industries twist government programs to their advantage. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s "Race for Profit" is clear and methodical as it details how a... Read More

A wide-ranging, organized, cohesive statement about what morality means, "Morality" is a thought-provoking text. Roger V. Moseley’s erudite social science book "Morality" examines how moral and ethical decisions are made and... Read More

The moving poems collected in "Rain and Embers" focus on displacement and the search for one’s place in the world. Iraqi refugee-turned-American citizen Ali Nuri’s lyrical poetry collection "Rain and Embers" focuses on his quest for... Read More

"Tragic Investment" is a concise guide to the history of racism and white supremacy in America that forwards suggestions for improvement. R. James Addington’s history of American race and racism, "Tragic Investment", forwards... Read More

Defining marriage and adultery is tricky, and it was even trickier in the 1800s. In the heady but colorful "Unfaithful", Carol Faulkner gives the history of American marriage reformers. These rebels and thinkers, along with some... Read More

"Smart, Successful and Abused" is an important contribution to discussions of abusive relationships that shares resources for leaving and recovering. Shocking statistics and heartrending personal stories shatter common beliefs about... Read More

Lyz Lenz’s "God Land" is a nuanced examination of the political, personal, and religious complexity of middle America. Beginning with Lenz’s own faith-filled dream of a new church (one which ended up dissolving) and the challenge of... Read More

"Hummingbird in Underworld" is a treasure of a book in multiple ways. It flits back and forth over razor-wire fences, twining memories from life on the outside into Deborah Tobola’s account of her stretch as facilitator of a creative... Read More