I expected to find a compendium of philosophical sayings and thoughts in B. R. Jallipalli's Waves of Thoughts: Thoughts That Changed the World, but discovered something meticulous and thoughtful. It is a book that shows how thought evolved from the time of primitive survival to...

Naturalized US Citizen by B. K. Kishore traces the author’s journey from his childhood in post-independence India to his naturalization as a US citizen. Drawing on personal experiences, historical events, scientific achievements, and cultural reflection, the book presents a detailed account of a life shaped...

China Time by Jeff Pepper is a fascinating exploration of how ancient Chinese civilization understood, measured, and organized time. Rather than focusing solely on clocks and calendars, the book examines the cultural, scientific, philosophical, and practical systems that shaped the Chinese view of hours, days,...

Elaine Hsieh Yu’s Ugly Dumpling: A Memoir follows the author’s childhood after immigrating from Hong Kong to Hawaii in the 1970s, where she grows up in poverty with her mother and brothers after a violent separation from her father. Yu describes vivid scenes of life...

In January 1879, thirty Ponca set off on a six-hundred-mile journey. Earlier, the United States government had forced the Ponca to leave their Nebraska homeland and move to the so-called “Indian Territory,” or what would become Oklahoma. There, with inadequate government support, the Ponca suffered....

People in Black History: Famous African Americans by Hugh Smith is a collection of stories and fun facts about Black people who have made outstanding achievements in various fields. The book covers Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, and many others remembered as icons in the arts...

Toronto Graffiti by Yvette Farkas shows the human behind the artwork, giving rare insight into the movement that helped define the 1980s. This stunning book documents the oral history of this movement and how these artists shaped the landscape of Toronto with work that moved...

Black Divinity: Institutes of the Black Thearchy Shahidi Collection Vol 1 by Shahidi Islam is a bold, densely layered work of Black theology that sets out to do something few books attempt: build an entirely new philosophical and spiritual framework rooted in the idea that...

Escape the System argues that modern life trains people to shape their choices around approval until they lose the ability to separate personal direction from public expectation. Writing under the name Mr. Nobody, the author describes how ordinary routines slowly condition people to seek reassurance...

In Food for Soul: A Couple’s Inner and Outer Journey toward Living Fully, Jessica Iachia crafts a memoir that is filled with insights and lessons on personal growth and the art of growing in love and living fully and purposefully. She tells her story, starting...