In this tribute to a cherished mentor, Collis D. Patterson collects Samuel L. Banks’ writings and oral presentations (produced between 1990 and 1995), as well as outlines of academic policies for the multicultural curriculum that he... Read More
Why can’t we all just get along? Well, sometimes we can, according to Thomas Glick in Creative Mediation, his book of solutions for sticky legal situations. Glick worked for years as a lawyer in Florida, growing increasingly frustrated... Read More
In this slender memoir, touring comedian M.Dickson offers unflinching honesty and emotion as she recounts the memories and events that have led her to pen a “Dear John” letter of sorts to the constant source of disappointment and... Read More
The death of a mate is among the most grievous losses one can endure; Aleta Asta Helton turned to poetry for help in surviving the deep sorrow caused by the death of her husband and soul mate, Bob, after a long and painful battle with... Read More
In the author’s long and distinguished career, he has published more than two dozen books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. His best-known work may be the Western novella Legends of the Fall, which was made into a popular if rather... Read More
Today it often seems that a poem is a poem is a poem. Not so this haunting and hypnotic paean to loss, displacement, and the journey to self. Unlike most contemporary poets whose antecedents are either academics such as Lowell, Berryman,... Read More
“His name is Swami Rama … my master, my guide who filled my heart with the conviction that happiness is the only wealth worth acquiring,” reads this book’s introduction, demonstrating the obvious affection and respect that the... Read More
The mythical battle for civilization and humankind alike is depicted in this almost theatrical tale of the angel Michael and the fallen Lucifer. Author and philosophy professor Raymond Dennehy offers this well-written yet misguided... Read More