“A word of advice,” cautions Alexander, the narrator and hero of Andrew Levkoff’s The Bow of Heaven. “If you can possibly avoid it, do not get shot.” Such wry asides are plentiful in this tale of a Greek student “harvested... Read More

Majesty’s Offspring is a rollicking hoot of a space opera. With all the elements of a fun adventure, A.J. Vega’s convoluted yet entertaining yarn of lusty space pirates, nasty underworld drug kingpins, greedy corporate types, and... Read More

Although it could easily and accurately have been titled “Alexander the Great: A Boy’s Life,” C. Benjamin Tracy’s historical novel of the young Macedonian in the years before he went off to conquer most of the known world is more... Read More

Laurie McRobert has written an intriguing book outlining her theory that the phenomenon she collectively refers to as “appearances”—visions of ghosts, angels, UFOs, or other entities that have manifested themselves throughout world... Read More

More than any other piece of technology, the smartphone has revolutionized communication in recent years. By 2008, smartphones outsold notebook computers and also paved the way for the emerging tablet market. Majeed Ahmad, former... Read More

“The qualities we look for…are leadership, cooperation, enthusiasm, and improvement.” These words spoken by the Lakewood Dance Camp director are thirteen-year-old Sara’s inspiration. In "Summer Dance", readers watch Sara and her... Read More

In his book "The Nature of Negative Numbers", Peter Erickson argues that the real number system, although “broadly accepted,” is deficient mainly because of its ambiguities. In algebra the plus symbol (+) can be interpreted in two... Read More

Newspapers are full of reports about the downfall of Social Security, growing unemployment, and the plummet of the real estate industry. Pessimists shake their head at the country’s decline and reminisce about “the good ol’... Read More