Michael R. Rosmann proves to be a unique breed of American in Excellent Joy: Fishing Farming, Hunting, and Psychology. A clinical psychologist serving rural farm communities near the Rosmann family homestead in Western Iowa, the author... Read More

We all have a good book or two in us if only we can summon the time, discipline, and knowledge to get it into print. Then there is the ever-lurking question of how to get people to buy and read it so that we have not toiled in vain.... Read More

In The Herbal Alchemist’s Handbook, an expert combines the twin arts of alchemy and herbalism to create mystical, magickal (her spelling) “philters, elixirs, oils, incense, and formulas for ritual use.” This straightforwardly... Read More

How might humans repopulate the planet if no more babies were being born? Why, clones, of course! But, according to Fiona Smyth’s dystopian graphic novel, "The Never Weres", there’s a glitch. The clones are not the thinking,... Read More

Research on the different functions dictated by the left or right side of the brain has been abundant, particularly in the last decade as those in neuroanatomy and neuroscience work to map the nervous system and the human brain. But... Read More

The word “squid” conjures calamari, slimy tentacles, or Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Wendy Williams makes us consider all of this and a lot more in "Kraken". The book’s name refers to gigantic sea creatures and begins by... Read More

According to Martin Mellish, author, thirty-year tai chi teacher-practitioner, and mathematician, whether doing tai chi or moving through everyday life, “All of us practice twenty-four hours a day–the only question is what we are... Read More

The Silk Road connected China to the Mediterranean sea for centuries over a distance of more than 7,000 miles. Trade and travel along this route influenced culture, politics, and economies. This book introduces young readers to its story... Read More