Six married women (they could easily be your own best girlfriends), married anywhere from nine to forty-one years, talk about the things most wives keep to themselves, in this book designed to uplift, inform, and entertain. Get ready for... Read More

An immigrant who has lived the American Dream tells his inspirational story in this finely crafted and well-timed book. The recent focus on immigration reform in the United States has created a new awareness of immigrants; in some cases,... Read More

Gregory Short, who founded two revolutionary market research companies, offers readers a “behind the curtain” look at the importance of data in a company. The book’s unusual title is derived from the notion that even a simple... Read More

Certain regions do comfort food better than others. Just ask fans of home cooking from Mexico, Italy, and the American South—Rib Eye Steak and Mushroom Pot Pie with Sweet Potato Biscuit Crust. That’s what we’re talking about! An... Read More

Der zhargon, the jargon—that’s how Yiddish was dismissed in the mid-nineteenth century in Eastern Europe, and the few who authored books in the language of the Jewish street caused peals of cynical laughter to rattle the university... Read More

I want to look at a cow without my mind saying cow, haiku’d Jim Harrison. And we should all be so lucky in the presence of a zebra, panda, or peacock. Fresh eyes are required to get an accurate idea of what an animal is doing when it... Read More

"Juba Good", by Vicki Delany, is a murder mystery that explores the complexity of culture, in a simple narrative. Ray Robertson, a police officer with the United Nations in Juba, South Sudan, is part of an effort to move the fledgling... Read More

"The Boom Room", by Rick Blechta, is a fast-paced murder mystery that follows Detective Mervin Pratt, first introduced in Blechta’s Orchestrated Murder. There’s been a murder in a nightclub, the Boom Room. While Pratt’s rival... Read More