The Journey of the Most Liberated Woman in America by Barbara Williamson is the autobiography of a woman who founded Sandstone Retreat. The organization, which existed for five years in California starting in the late 1960s, was a place for men and women to live...

“So…why build a lighthouse where nobody lived?” That was the general assumption in the mid-1800s about the geographic location of Jupiter Inlet in southeast Florida. Once a major trading hub for Native Americans and now home to over 8 million people, Jupiter Inlet seemed an...

Athena in the Icebox by Demi K is the continuation of a series of memoirs that champions the young, rebellious teenager from New England, Athena Angelopolous. Of Greek extraction, Athena, or Tina as she prefers to be known, is running from her abusive and controlling...

Seafood by Johanna Harlen is a full-color cookbook that zeroes in on the delights of the sea, complete with crisp and glossy photography by both the author and her son, Chef Craig. The cookbook begins with an overview of Harlen's inspiration and how the composition...

As a tribute to Sifu Wong Shun Leung, Gong Sau Wong: A Tribute by Eric Lilleør reveals various interviews with people who were directly influenced by his unparalleled mastery of martial arts and his simple philosophy of life. Readers get to see how Sifu Wong...

The Lioness Never Cries by Kamal Malaker is an autobiography that chronicles the life of a doctor who qualified in Calcutta, India, and made his way to Sierra Leone to work as a physician during the 1960s. The era and setting portray the way of...

The concept of the existence of life on earth often triggers a myriad of not only tenets, impressions, and perceptions, but also heightened sentiment among human beings. The arguably insufficient knowledge from our universe about life does not do much to help answer the prevailing...

The Wonder of Jazz by Sammy Stein begins with the history of jazz in New Orleans, mentioning Ragtime, Dixieland, and the complex influences of international music. The author then attempts to define jazz according to structure, improvisation, and relationship to other genres, while also discussing...

While wishing to delve deep into the reasons for her great-grandad's pain and passive aggression, Sandy Ross inadvertently came across the sociological issues that stem from the Two-Way culture that many aboriginal natives of Australia have inherited down the generations. Through Wurruwarrin, author Sandy Ross...

San Francisco Pilgrimage: Memoir of a Lifelong Love Affair with My City by Tania Romanov is a moving tale of one woman’s search to rediscover her identity and purpose during the enforced isolation of Covid-19. The author, a well-known travel writer, was stopped in her...