Do men and women experience grief differently? Wayne N. Taylor, a father who has faced the loss of a child, does think that men process grief in a unique way. In his candid memoir, Facing a Father’s Feeling of Failure, Taylor honestly... Read More

The Chinese word tao is usually translated as “way,” which seems simple and straightforward enough, until one investigates the wider implications of the term. Stephen McDonough’s marvelous book, Tao of Life and Death – A Tale,... Read More

Directly and urgently, Gregory Austin makes a case for change in his collection "End Times Prose and Poetry". Only people can decide to save the earth by taking the necessary steps toward change at home and by urging lawmakers, leaders,... Read More

The human body needs more than twenty-one thousand breaths per day, making breathing the most vital requirement for survival. Connecting breath to spiritual insight is a practice across diverse traditions. Here, Will Johnson, author of... Read More

From ballet and ballroom to belly dancing, this brilliant primer is “a guide to creating, performing, and promoting your moves.” The author’s hip, conversational tone encourages at every step. She describes all of the... Read More

From ballet and ballroom to belly dancing, this brilliant primer is “a guide to creating, performing, and promoting your moves.” The author’s hip, conversational tone encourages at every step. She describes all of the... Read More

This is a marvelous book: a debut collection filled with the voice of an old soul, someone who has battled to claim what he knows. James Crews’ compassionate intelligence ranges wide, looking for stories within the stories of news... Read More

Marco Polo’s 5,000-mile Silk Route expedition to China in the thirteenth century; Umberto Nobile’s 1928 airship flight over the North Pole (and subsequent crash); Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary scaling Mount Everest in 1953: what... Read More