If there ever was a book that should be judged by its cover, this is it. The front cover of Cristina Martinez’ heart-wrenching, stunning debut, Dysfunctional Poker: Juvenile Probation and Other Games of Chance, compels the reader to... Read More

In "Burns Road", novelist and screenwriter Brian Pelton continues the Steadman family saga introduced in his earlier novel, None Wasted, None Spared. Along with a group of friends, the Steadmans have left Depression-era Seattle to start... Read More

Shaping one’s reality and directing one’s thoughts and actions are among the mystical teachings within Dr. Stewart Bitkoff’s newest book on Sufism. In this personal, semi-biographic spiritual guide, Sufism itself is redefined as... Read More

In his ancient proverb, Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi questions the nature of reality and what constitutes a dream. This adage is often paraphrased in English: “Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming I am a... Read More

Few documents in American or even world history were as successful in stirring the soul as the Declaration of Independence. Retired nuclear physicist, David Hopp, is one for whom Thomas Jefferson’s words continue to resonate, and in... Read More

“When the legend becomes fact, print the legend,” is what a newspaper editor tells a young reporter in the classic John Ford western The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence. That is what generations of archaeologists, anthropologists,... Read More

Opening in New York City during the final days of the Kennedy presidency in 1963, "Succession" provides a behind-the-scenes look at blatant greed and high-powered manipulation in competitive manufacturing and its impact on private lives.... Read More

My name is Mooner Johnson, and I’m a crazy man. I’m not lock-away-to-the-loony-bin-and-throw-away-the-keys crazy—not the dangerous to society sort of crazy. I’m the variety of crazy that makes for ten ex-wives and great campfire... Read More