In Alonzo L. Llorens’s novel, a group of powerful African Americans known as the Mirror may be rigging a United States presidential contest in order to elect an African American candidate. As FBI agent Frank Sharpe searches for... Read More

“I don’t know about you sometimes. You have gotten very hard,” Rosa Schmidt tells her daughter Helen when an American Army officer wants to rent the family’s cottage, which is named Hermann’s Ruhe. With her husband Fritz off to... Read More

What is a middle schooler? A human being who is “swinging between childhood and adulthood…dealing with a rapidly changing body…dealing with new massive amounts of hormones…creating an individual and personal code of... Read More

Shawn Sher’s book is worthwhile for two reasons: first, it really does include 102 insights about an employee’s rights at work (plus the outcomes of twenty-two relevant court cases). Second, while the book addresses legal... Read More

When preschooler Axel Gabe visits a hot air balloon festival, he meets a girl who has lost her teddy bear. As they search for the missing toy, Gabe and the girl meet up with other kids at the festival and learn some important lessons... Read More

Getting “R.E.A.L.” as a leader, according to author Dianne Durkin, results in an inviting workplace with engaged employees. This philosophy is what Durkin offers in her slim volume geared toward middle and upper-level managers. Her... Read More

There was something about the ancient relic that was strangely attractive to Martin. Leaning closer…to test the texture of the black stones, Martin sensed an odd tingling at the tips of his fingers. Then, suddenly, he experienced a... Read More

To support their families, postwar Sicilian immigrants fish the coastal waters of San Diego, casting their purse seines to catch bluefin tuna. They work to blend into their American communities, while trying to preserve traditions from... Read More