Cults. Not much good to say about ’em. But the reason religious organizations like Scientology, Branch Davidians, Children of God, and The Unification Church have attracted followers throughout history is because they offered the... Read More
John Cribb’s sweeping historical novel "The Rail Splitter" covers Abraham Lincoln’s early days, charting his path from a rough-hewn log cabin to the White House. This biographical novel brings Lincoln to life, including during his... Read More
At its best, a travel guide can give wayfarers a sense of the place to which they’re journeying, describing not just the famous spots, but also the hidden treasures. Muses in Arcadia goes far beyond this, upping the standard for travel... Read More
Put one foot in front of the other. Pay attention to this, overlook that. Seek a bit of happiness, try to live in a way that feels right. That’s basically what we all do to get by. And yet, for many of us, deep down we know there’s... Read More
One day in the mid-1970s a group of tabloid writers and editors were drinking at a dingy Chicago bar. They worked for the National News Extra, the tabloid that on Dec. 8, 1974 published the headline that gave this book its title. They... Read More
Unforgettable Portraits / Rosamund Kidman Cox /
Firefly Books /
Hardcover $29.95 (128pp) /
978-0-228-10183-3 /
Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / A wildlife photo brings to hand what rightfully belongs in the secretive haunts... Read More
“Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,” wrote Robert Frost in his poem “Mending Wall.” It turns out that the universe may not like them much either, for whether we look to the new discoveries of science or to spirituality... Read More