Bohn writes with verve and authority as he explores the foreign-policy practices of several presidents. Presidents strive to be wielders of bold and decisive foreign policies, yet circumstances beyond their control more often than not... Read More

Powerful poetry and prose offers accessible analyses of women’s lives, regardless of race, age, or nationality. The fourth edition of This Bridge Called My Back returns to circulation the collected artwork, essays, and poems of a... Read More

Liu is the first to the wreckage, like a reporter at the scene, but his understanding moves far beyond the factual into the metaphorical. “You ask me to speak but my mouth holds back—my heart a house God remodels daily with an... Read More

These poems, about a daughter with a cancer, offer rich contemplation and deft formal technique. Jeredith Merrin begins her poetry collection "Cup" with a tidal wave, the near mythic Poroca of Brazil, “a twelve-foot wall of water with... Read More

Spare yet never lacking, these breathless poems capture the beauty of the simple and the sacred. Holly Wren Spaulding’s "Pilgrim" is as nourishing as breath. The importance of each line, each word, is equal to that of the spaces in... Read More

Each of Bloch’s poems tells a story filled with history and depth, inviting the audience to watch each enlightened moment unfold on the page. Award winning poet and translator Chana Bloch’s latest collection of poems, Swimming in the... Read More

If you’re on a need-to-know basis with the truth at its wackiest, if your idea of pleasure reading includes bizarre diseases, dumb crooks, and who holds the record for the longest shower, if you’re dying to know the history of lava... Read More

This highly readable, triumphant tale deserves a place on any music lover’s and book lover’s shelf. "Tears and Trombones" is the inspiring novel, based on a true story, of how one young man beat the odds to become a renowned trombone... Read More