The Strange Tools of Human Communication by Ruth Finnegan centers on communication as a multimodal phenomenon of voice, writing, and music. She traces alphabetic writing to Semitic proto-alphabets derived from Egyptian hieroglyphs, distinguishing it from pictographic systems that convey meaning visually across languages. Finnegan teaches...

The Rock And Roll Almanac by Andrew Craneman is a detailed, date-specific chronology of significant events in rock music history spanning over 70 years. It catalogs landmark album releases, band milestones, artist activities, legal issues, births, and deaths, covering influential moments such as Johnny Cash’s...

In Middle Miles, Cory Mortensen is cycling from the Canadian to the Mexican border. He’s a middle-aged man, but what his body feels, his mind merely acknowledges. It’s a journey that will take 27 days, and one in which he will experience vast changes in...

Many heroic individuals quietly defied and resisted the Nazi regime during World War II, people whose names aren't as widely known as perhaps they should be. Author JD Jackson honors those heroes with this enthralling collection of true stories in Tales of Courage: WWII Heroes...

Fixing the Framers' Failure by Robert James McWhirter details how the U.S. Constitution originally embedded protections for slavery and how the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments attempted to undo that foundation. McWhirter shows how Lincoln redefined the Constitution’s meaning during the Civil War to align...

Kristofferson: 67 Astounding Songs by Richard Somma is a comprehensive analysis of Kris Kristofferson’s early songwriting, focusing on thematic content, lyrical techniques, and vocal delivery. The book examines songs such as “Viet Nam Blues,” which critiques U.S. politics, and “Help Me Make It Through the...

Alex Johnson’s Guided By Spirits provides detailed, practical descriptions of various spirit guides and angelic beings, categorizing them by type and function. He discusses gatekeepers, Akashic guides, child guides, shadow guides, and learning guides, explaining their specific spiritual roles. He teaches on angelic hierarchies and...

Rediscovering the USS Alligator by Daniel J. Basta is a captivating exploration of history, technology, and human determination. The book chronicles the search for the USS Alligator, the U.S. Navy's first submarine, which was lost in a storm off Cape Hatteras in 1863. Basta masterfully...

Women Who Talk to the Dead by Katherine Schweit is a gripping true-crime narrative that delves into the largest excavation of murder victims ever undertaken by the FBI. The book centers on the efforts of a detective and FBI agent to identify and bring justice...

Blueprints for the Eagle, Star, and Independent by Will Good presents a comprehensive and detailed chronicle of American political evolution, examining the origins, ideological shifts, and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation’s two-party system from Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive Era to recent decades. The book...