In Thomas Paine Returns with Common Sense by Johnny Teague, Paine, a United States Founding Father, speaks to the reader as if he were alive now. Paine alternates between what he said in 1776 and how he intended it to be applied today. He says...

We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories by Theresa Griffin Kennedy is an incredibly raw, unflinching look at a side of Portland that most people never see. Kennedy doesn’t hold back as she traces her life from a childhood spent in the foster care...

The mysterious Voynich manuscript and its meaning have been the subject of speculation ever since its discovery in a Jesuit library near Rome in 1912 by an antiquarian book dealer, after whom it is named. It was originally the property of Emperor Rudolf II of...

Congress: An Irrelevant Institution or Guardian of the Republic by William L. Kovacs offers an insightful analysis of how the U.S. Congress has gradually abandoned its constitutional duties, enabling presidential power to expand while legislative authority wanes. The book begins with a warning about a...

The Secret Code of the Gospels: The Earthly Story by Albert Seidel is a serious and scholarly effort to critically examine the Gospels of the New Testament. The author asks the pertinent questions: Did Jesus truly exist? Are the Gospels a truthful retelling of actual...

Andrei Romanov’s book, Masters of the Ocean Sea, is a massive deep dive into how Portugal basically redrew the world map during the Age of Discovery. It avoids being just a dry list of dates, instead focusing on the lives of people like Prince Henry...

The principal section of “Meeting” Anne Frank: An Anthology, edited by Tim Whittome, is a collection of essays from twenty-three contributors who outline the impact Anne Frank and her amazing diary have had on their lives. Anne Frank left behind a legacy that has fascinated...

Beyond Offices by Clark Lowe explores the changing nature of work and challenges long-held beliefs about where and how work should be done. The book traces the historical shift from labor, based in physical locations like farms and factories, to office work and to a...

A Notable Woman is the spellbinding story of the Shunammite woman, Marta, from the biblical passage, 2 Kings 4:8. Don Anderson tells the story of a powerful yet graceful woman who treats everyone with respect. She is adored by her servants and everyone she meets,...

Thank You for the Shoes by Raffaela Marie Rizzo follows the life of Michelangelo Rizzo, a young boy growing up in the rough mountains of Calabria at the turn of the twentieth century. The story traces his father’s difficult decision to leave Italy for America...