Michael Jarvis’s "Field of Vision" is about a young photographer’s visit to the fictional Caribbean island of Soufriere. Upon his arrival, Jacob antagonizes a local named Rollo, whose ensuing wrath is predicated on his rage at... Read More

Paul Gauguin considered his painting Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? to be his most important work. The painting depicts three questions he first pondered in Catholic catechism; Gauguin rejected religion in adult... Read More

Retired military and civil engineer Arlan W. Horman has lived a long and rewarding life. Over the course of what must have been many hours, Horman narrated his life story into a cassette recorder, and a transcript of the twenty-three... Read More

Imagine a powerful realm ruled by queens, where an elite defensive force of women protects the country with its magical powers. Critically acclaimed writer Areta Nwosu, whose first novel was one of six finalists nominated for the Pat... Read More

"June Fourth Elegies" is the first book of poetry translated into English by Chinese political dissident Liu Xiaobo, winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. A leading activist during the Tiananmen Square protests and author of the human... Read More

Often known for horses and cowboys, western reads can be incredibly suspenseful and entertaining. However, the stories in "Christmas Campfire Companion" remind its audience that westerns can also be full of warmth and subtlety. This... Read More

Given the intense competition surrounding college admissions, it is not enough anymore to create a college application piecemeal. Rather, the materials must function together as a whole. Co-authors Lillian Luterman and Jennifer Bloom... Read More

A polio epidemic in 1916 accounted for 9,000 cases of the disease in New York City alone; in 1952 the United States recorded 58,000 cases of polio; by 1964, after the introduction of the Salk vaccine, 121 cases of polio occurred... Read More