James’s relevant and useful research on women in leadership roles is thoroughly supported. The Gap: A Scholarly Perspective of Executive Women, by Wendy James, is a detailed research study that examines how women experience the... Read More

Jackson’s buoyancy infuses every word she writes, making this an easy book to read in spite of its sometimes-difficult subject matter. We read memoirs to confirm that we are not alone, that others have faced trials like our own. New... Read More

Nuanced characters add depth to this dazzling first in a series set in a political dystopia in 2016. Set in a not-too-distant future where the United States is on the verge of financial ruin and complete collapse, Jeffrey D. Schlaman’s... Read More

Equating nature to humans illumines divine elements of life in this gentle and spiritual volume. Beth Duncan takes a look at spirituality, nature, and mortality in "The Tree that Walks". Her poetry is sensitive and personal and speaks of... Read More

It’s not enough to have a great idea; Parker shows one way to test and implement it. Eric Parker’s interesting book, Focus for the Fuzzy Front End of Product Development, presents a simple process for reducing front-end... Read More

Spot-on details shed light on a seldom discussed episode in American foreign policy. If high school history teachers assigned stories like Patrick Lee’s "Kickers", students would learn a lot more about the conflicts that have shaped... Read More

While playful and witty, this narrator allows us to be rooted in the rich soil of Chinese history and culture. Sharon Winters’s "Cutted Chicken in Shanghai" is a delightful and dryly humorous marriage of memoir and travelogue with... Read More

The author has crafted realistic teenagers with a good blend of humor and honesty. "Heist School Freshmen" is an entertaining story about an adolescent boy searching for a lost treasure. As he recruits friends and classmates to help him... Read More