It is tempting to assume that life is easy for a person of reputation and acclaim that fame comes without effort and that their accomplishments have somehow exonerated them from all future struggle. In this inspiring biography of modern... Read More

Western medicine appears to be at the height of its powers—impressive technology, huge building complexes dedicated to its practice and pursuit, a mind-boggling pharmacopeia—but preoccupied with curing, it appears to have lost touch... Read More

No parent expects to outlive their child and it is a grievous wound when one does. In My Number Was Up Dad the effort made by author Gary Vaught to assimilate and justify the sudden loss of his beautiful 18-year-old son is evident. It is... Read More

What if someone had the power to say one word and change the world? After the last presidential election Rawlings threw himself into writing a simple story about what would happen if a little girl in a wheelchair could do exactly that.... Read More

When the World Is Too Much with Us Sooner or later it may occur to us to ask what the point of our life is. When we do it is often in a period where we are overwhelmed by sorrow disappointment or frustration. The array of possible... Read More