This is an unprecedented look at the life of the early Filipino community in Hawaii in astonishing detail. Started by fifteen men recruited to work on sugar plantations in 1906, the Filipino community is now the second largest ethnic... Read More
This book of books contains all you need to know about baseball, including controversies, category by category. Ron Kaplan has created the ultimate baseball literature encyclopedia with his new book, "501 Baseball Books Fans Must Read... Read More
David Mastran admits that the connotation of “privateer” is not always positive—but he is proud of being a privateer as he defines it: “a person who privatizes government programs, replacing government employees with... Read More
Set in Amherst, Massachusetts, in the 1970s and 80s when Eastern spiritual teachings and philosophies were just beginning to take hold in the West, B. Steven Verney’s "The Best of All Possible Worlds" is the story of Sam O’Connor, a... Read More
This gripping story of children’s quest for historical truth reads like a novel. In the educational and thought-provoking Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project, Jack Mayer offers a history lesson, as well as a powerful life lesson... Read More
Family mealtimes can be relaxing and enjoyable, but they can also be virtual battlefields. Parents, concerned that their children grow up healthy and strong, want to provide the wholesome food to make this happen. Yet, many children... Read More
“…the only people for me are the mad ones the ones who are mad to live mad to talk mad to be saved desirous of everything at the same time the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing but burn burn burn…” —Jack Kerouac On... Read More
“The Line” is the border between California and Baja (or “Lower”) California. Editor Polkinhorn’s prefatory remarks illuminate the perils and marvels of this frontier, the literary and political significance of which is only... Read More