“This sensation of listlessness, weariness, stupidity, this disinclination to sit down and employ myself, this feeling of everything’s being dull and insipid about this house! I must be in love,” declares Jane Austen’s Emma.... Read More

This handbook is for anyone who regularly works with people and wants to better serve them by understanding various mental conditions. Although aimed primarily at clergy, the substance and clarity of the material lends itself to anyone... Read More

If it seems that companies tend to re-adopt processes they had long since abandoned, The Path of Least Resistance for Managers will explain why that happens and what companies can do to ensure that their path of least resistance is the... Read More

Call it “No Byyys Allowed.” In this sampling from four now out-of-print volumes of her poetry, Marge Piercy has dedicated it to “grrrl” power, the we-are-woman roar of the zines and poetry slams generation, that is, for the... Read More

If you prefer to believe that biology dictates human destiny, you’ll enjoy reading The Animal Within Us. But if you think humans are a bit more complex than that, you might want to pass. With a background in psychology and neurobiology... Read More

Animal lovers predisposed to humanize their pets may enjoy the revival of this 1938 bit of froth. G.B. Stern’s "The Ugly Dachshund", a canine version of Anderson’s The Ugly Duckling, is set in pre-war Provence. Tono, a young,... Read More

Risking both humor and pathos, Ron Block’s first collection of stories provides welcome evidence that minimalism is finally losing its grip on American fiction. Set in the upper Midwest, Block’s home territory, these stories give us... Read More