The Murder of Jeffrey Dryden: The Grim Truth Surrounding Male Domestic Abuse by Troy Veenstra is an account of the circumstances surrounding the death of Jeffrey Dryden. In the early hours of July 18th in 2010, Jeffrey Dryden returned home after spending some time with...

Tiramisu Recipes from Italian Friends and Family is guaranteed to whet your appetite. This lovely book by Martina Munzittu contains twenty-five recipes for just about any occasion. The author collected these “must have” recipes from family and friends who enjoy baking this sweet. These are...

Journey to the Center of the Mirth is a thought provoking book about the advantages of humour. Author Leonard Ryzman speaks about the various facets to humorous situations. He relates the evidence from researchers who have touted the physical attributes of laughter. One example given...

The main protagonist of Rhythm for Sale, Leonard Harper, is a talented African-American born in an era of discrimination and of a blossoming entertainment industry to which he was drawn. He was the son of a poor singer from Birmingham, Alabama. He learned the art...

The Global Mind and the Rise of Civilization: A Novel Theory of Our Origins by Carl Johan Calleman Ph.D. is the first volume of The Paradigm Shift Trilogy. This detailed book explores the theory of our origins and the evolution of the Global Mind. In...

The Best Sauce Recipes Ever! opens with a brief discussion of the importance of sauces to cooking and the history of their uses and origins. Kyle Richards provides a handy Table of Contents, making the book easy to use. He then identifies the basic types...

Like A Lily Among Thorns by Inno Chukuma Onwueme is a true life narration of a man's incredible journey from childhood to adulthood and from Africa to America and then back. Born into a poor Nigerian village family, nothing had come easy for Onwueme. His...

Like Tony Brasunas, I have always nurtured a penchant for traveling and learning about the lives of other people, whether near or far. Autobiographies, biographies, memoirs, travelogues and adventure stories have ever been my cup of tea. Brasunas’ Double Happiness: One Man’s Tale of Love,...

A delightful book of proverbs, Zarbul Masalha: 151 Afghan Dari Proverbs by Captain Edward Zellem is written in a language and culture little known to English language readers outside of Afghanistan. (It also includes helpful comments on pronunciation and the Dari language) Unlike the typical...