One of this book’s most important virtues is the balance that the author achieves in her approach to her subject. Her fair-mindedness lends authority to her commentary on human interaction (often dangerously close interaction) with... Read More
As a person reaches the late middle years of life, the push and pull of personal connections inform the decisions she makes, decisions that will change the course of her remaining years. In the author’s third short story collection,... Read More
You need a license to drive a car, but anyone of childbearing age can become a parent. No training or education is required, but parents in need of help can go to the bookstore, only to be confronted with a bewildering array of books on... Read More
“Maybe Soupy’s greatest gift was that he was the first entertainer who made us feel hip without wishing we were grown-ups,“ one of Sales’s admirers says of the comic’s early TV show for kids. Those old enough to remember the... Read More
“Dinnertime comments such as ‘Getting chubby, aren’t we?’ will not win you a Parent of the Year award,” says the author, founder of the nationally acclaimed House of Hope center for troubled teens in South Florida. She... Read More
The author’s first book of poems, Artemis, was written in her native Flemish and published in Europe. She moved to the U.S. some dozen years ago; her command of the language and depth of understanding for the nuance, rhythms, and irony... Read More
The metaphysical science of astrology offers a model of personality characteristics viewed through the lens of the heavens. Starting with the Sun, the “heart” of the personality, Astrology and Relationships takes the reader through... Read More
Confronted by a virtual avalanche of business information from the daily newspaper and the nightly news, it is easy to just let some information flow right on by. It is even easier to fall into the trap of thinking that one possesses a... Read More