Remembering Shanghai: A Memoir of Scholars, Socialites and Scoundrels by Isabel Sun Chao and Claire Chao traces the story of the once wealthy Sun family from the founding patriarch, a bright and hard-working peasant youth who rises to high honor in the Imperial court, to...

Friends of the Tsar: Miracles from Petrograd to the Outback – a collection of short stories by Jon de Graaff - is built upon a great premise. Ancestral stories related by the Australian descendant of an old Russian family once close friends of the Tsar....

Did you ever wonder how many different ways there are to torture a human being? Then Dictionary of Torture by Nigette M. Spikes might just be the right book for you. Or maybe you need some inspiration? No, not for real torture! For creative writing,...

Secret Southern California: A Guide to Unique Places is a nonfiction travel guide written by Kathy Strong. Strong has authored or contributed to over 20 travel guide books during her over-30 years as a travel writer. While she’s traveled all over the globe, her favorite...

The Joy of Cruising: Passionate Cruisers, Fascinating Stories is a topical work of non-fiction and travel writing penned by author Paul C Thornton. The culture of cruising can be one in which people get really enthralled and passionate, and this book seeks to discover those...

The Art of Pranksterism: A Visual Journey with the Merry Pranksters is a short work of non-fiction based around a specific group, penned by author Sarah Fisher. Examining the culture of the deliberately odd and different, this book celebrates the rejection of conventional society through...

To live in this environment today, you must pray because every day there is so much tragedy and abuse infiltrating our world, regardless if you are an elderly person, woman, or child. Two Years of Wonder: A Memoir by Ted Neill will take you on...

True Tales of a Traveller: Goodbye Sinai by Alix Lee takes us on a journey to early 1980s Israel, where he works at several kibbutzim or communal villages. He meets people who have also come from other countries to work at kibbutzim as well. Several...

When we truly want to learn a language, inside and out, there are some great resources available to us. Dual Language First Spanish Reader: Parallel Spanish-English Short Stories For Beginners by Peter Oakfield is one of those resources. It is an enjoyable reading and study...

Dirty Science is an unusual and thought-provoking work of non-fiction by author Bob Gebelein, which attempts to explain ‘How Unscientific Methods Are Blocking Our Cultural Advancement’. The book begins a discussion on the nature of the absolute faith we, in the modern day, place in...