James A. Bailey: The Genius Behind the Barnum & Bailey Circus by Gloria G. Adams, a children’s librarian, is a brief and fascinating biography of The Greatest Show on Earth’s co-founder. It is an inspiring rags-to-riches tale of a barefoot orphan’s rise to fame and...

Many of us use passages in the Bible as a means of spiritual and moral guidance but how accurate are the events in the New Testament? Have the details and timelines of pivotal situations and stories been sabotaged or manipulated by the Roman Empire to...

Journey through the Island of Rügen: A Classical Journey by Arthur Strohmeier is a fresh rendition, a translation of the work of Johann Jacob Grümbke published in 1803, and a work of adventure with hints of sociology. In a collection of twelve letters, Grümbke describes...

Jesus and Muhammad: Their Messages, Side-by-Side by Louis St Michael is a thorough and painstakingly researched compilation of the lives and statements, as proclaimed in the Christian Bible and the Islamic Q'uran, of two of the world's most historically compelling men: Jesus Christ and the...

Jumping Over Shadows is a nonfiction historical memoir written by Annette Gendler. Annette hadn’t really wanted to go to her friend Michael’s birthday party; her father had died unexpectedly just three weeks before that. Michael was insistent, however, and he promised that being among some...

Women's fashion has evolved throughout the centuries from corsets, a lot of layers, and big hats to spandex, one layer and some type of head covering, whether it's a cap, hat or scarf. Jane Austen Regency Fashion Adult Colouring Book by Ceri Clark creates a...

One will always wonder how Jane Austen, who lived so many years back, is able to speak about modern relationships when everything now has changed when compared to the times of Jane Austen. Jane Austen’s Guide to Good Relationships by Ronald W. Richardson gives insight...

Jockey Hollow: Where a Forgotten Army Persevered to Win America's Freedom was a pleasure to read and was packed with historical facts and intriguing stories. Jockey Hollow, a lesser-known area from the Revolutionary War era, was indeed worse than Valley Forge. The book explains the...

I selected John H. Kampmann, Master Builder: San Antonio's German Influence in the 19th Century, by Maggie Valentine, because I was intrigued by the book's description. I had simply assumed that the architecture of San Antonio, up until the last hundred years or so of...

In "Jump-Starting Real Job Creation in America", Gary R. Patterson sets out to outline what he believes to be key economic changes that are necessary to 'jump start' job creation in America without increasing the budget deficit or accumulating more government debt. It includes key...