“Defrauder of many, scoundrel to most, traitor to all” is how one minor member of the cast aptly describes the title character of Jack Meyer’s satirical novel, "Alcibiades". Part fact, part fiction, part farce, as the subtitle... Read More
Billy Branson, a student of astrology for more than forty years, wrote "How Astrology Saved My Life" to share both her many personal stories about the value of using astrology in every aspect of one’s life and her well honed tricks of... Read More
Kurt Vonnegut has made a lasting impact on literature, so the promise of any previously unseen work is welcome news. In "We Are What We Pretend to Be", Vonnegut’s first and last works are presented, delivering a final fix of the... Read More
Most people take pains to avoid illness. For Andrea Avigal, purposefully injuring herself and making herself sick provided a respite from the horrific homelife of her childhood. Raped, demeaned, and beaten by her father, she grew up... Read More
In the context of the sentiment that American society is becoming increasingly divided along class lines—the “one percent” versus the “ninety-nine percent”—Dr. Susan Aurelia Gitelson’s well-written, well-researched book... Read More
Every good story begins with a hook. But Gene Dick’s tale of a young man surviving the sinking of the battleship Oklahoma in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, begins with an improbably long hook—the narrator (a lawyer) interviewing a... Read More
In "A Checkered Path to Destiny", Ivan L. Flynn, a native of Jamaica who now lives in the United States, recounts how he overcame a number of obstacles—familial, societal, and self-imposed—to become a productive citizen, a loving... Read More
All of Us or None: Social Justice Posters of the San Francisco Bay Area takes us from the streets into the trenches of some of the twentieth century’s most vibrant social justice struggles: in the small print shops and art collectives... Read More