Vivid portraits of forthright characters and a graceful landscape revive the sense of place of the American West. To write about the American West is to capture its graceful and unforgiving landscape and how it defines the people who... Read More

Want to know how to achieve pure self-improvement? Watch your infant child, says Kuwana Haulsey in her inspirational book. Watching a child open a gift when they are still young enough to be enthralled by the box it came in reminds one... Read More

Gorgeous descriptions and reflective exposition moderate the dramatic pace of this exciting international story of one family’s secretive past. Scott Driscoll’s debut, "Better You Go Home", evokes the cautious world of mid-1990s... Read More

This intelligent, well-sourced critique focuses on the economics of the meat industrial complex. This top-to-bottom critique details how the government works with the meat industry to nearly force Americans to eat excessive amounts of... Read More

This comprehensive analysis of Hezbollah is meticulously detailed and made gripping by a flowing narrative. Few non-followers of Shi’a fundamentalism would consider Hezbollah “the party of God.” Although recognized as a legitimate... Read More

Humorous, balanced mix of biography, autobiography, and self-help guide appeals to cooking fans and non-cooks alike. In Julia Child Rules: Lessons on Savoring Life, Karen Karbo explores what made Julia Child so successful. She parses the... Read More

This staggering achievement mixes real human tragedies and historical figures with a wondrous meta-commentary on storytelling. Gabi Gleichmann’s voluminous debut retells the Spinoza story via Ari, who’s presented as the last of a... Read More

In Randall, readers find a reassuring voice—a strong, assertive narrator whose bravery resonates. Veteran poet Margaret Randall does not disappoint with her latest collection of poetry, "The Rhizome as a Field of Broken Bones". A... Read More