The founding fathers of the world’s most powerful nation − the United States of America − were both objective and precise about the form of government and its workings when they drafted the American constitution. They intended that a representative government would control the state,...

I’ve never been a fan of magic, and when it comes to black magic, well I’ve always figured that’s the domain of fantasy fiction writers and filmmakers…that is, until I read Sneaky Showbiz by Simo Ben. Now I am seriously wondering if the downturns in...

“Every crime has a solution. Sometimes the answers are obvious, but other times, layers of deceit cover up the truth,” opines Eve Carson at the inception of Simple, Safe and Secret: The 1981 Murder of Joan L. Webster. Thanksgiving had passed, and the holiday...

Samah, Unveiled: The Wind Beneath the Veil by Samah Jebbari is a compelling memoir that unravels dramatically inside a northbound car on Autoroute 13 in Montreal, Canada. Inside the vehicle are Samah and her three children. Forty-two years ago, Samah was born in Kasserine, Tunisia....

Soldiers, Space, and Stories of Life is a collection of essays by Philadelphia freelance writer Chris Gibbons. With one exception, these articles were previously published in the Op-Ed sections of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, and other outlets in Houston, Washington, and Orlando...

Seven Parents, Daughter to None: A Memoir by Melanie Hope Lang is a painful but transformational story about how a girl becomes broken from years of secrets, abuse, and neglect. But the years of things she didn’t learn or understand because of neglect have been...

Daniel G. Vintner’s book Some Mistakes of Darwin and a Programmer’s Theory of Life provides a much-needed review of Darwin’s theory of evolution. Whether one holds to creationism and a young earth only about six thousand years old, or sides with evolutionary theory and an...

Ship of Blood: Mutiny and Slaughter Aboard the Harry A. Berwind, and the Quest for Justice by Charles Oldham tells the true-life story of three shipmates’ fight for justice. On a moonlit night in October 1905, the schooner Harry A. Berwind was found in distress....

Same People, Different Vision by Cathy Dimarchos is about creating a harmonious and synchronized working environment. This book has topics on teamwork and good communication. The author explains that for good communication to be achieved, the leaders should be able to listen, not to respond,...

Stress Test: How Donald Trump Threatens American Democracy by William Cooper is a collection of previously published columns by the author. The theme is American Democracy, its current state of health, and the stresses it has undergone during and after the Trump presidency. The collection...