The impact of symbolic systems on human awareness provides the background to The Cosmological Mind by Anthony L. Canali. He reflects that the role of the media in forming opinions has led to media bias. It has also become a source of entertainment rather than...

The Peace Guidebook by Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino and Dr. Katie Eastman invites readers into an intentional practice of cultivating peace from the inside out. Framed as a practical roadmap for personal and collective transformation, the book is organized around three overarching themes: Hope, Healing, and Harmony....

“I needed to get lost for a summer. Putting aside books and job interviews, I took a job working in the prettiest environment most people will never see.” I wouldn't say Bill Gerencer, the author of Working Waterfront, got lost; I'm sure he found himself...

Michal Mendelsohn’s Rabbi, Your Cleavage Is Showing is a memoir that traces an extraordinary and unconventional path from a turbulent childhood to a historic role in North American Jewish life. Mendelsohn introduces herself as a young girl growing up in Manhattan, shaped by isolation, family...

Kristen Peters’ The Modalities of ISA discusses the ISA, or the Integrated Spectrum Analysis Therapy, for neurodivergent individuals, such as those who have autism. The therapy has two main goals. Connection Over Correction emphasizes building a strong, trusting friendship first, rather than just trying to...

A Couple Notes, Actually: Your Favorite Friends with Autistic Kids asked Me to tell You This by Chenae Goodson gives realistic and essential advice to teachers, doctors, family, and friends who interact with families raising autistic children. Goodson writes this book from conversations where parents...

Life can be exciting, challenging, or dull, but for Sandy Pearl, it was always eventful. She shares her story in Then the Phone Rang: My Journey from Hitchhiking Hippie to the Hollywood High Life. She begins by taking readers back to the family dinner table...

Welcome Darkness by Aubrey E. Drummond is an intimate poetry collection written after his wife's passing. Through unfiltered poetry, Drummond shares his thoughts about grief, love, and the memories that stayed with him. Some poems focus on the pain of missing someone, while others reflect...

Stories of the Holocaust: Art for Healing and Renewal, Volume II, edited by Karen Berman and Gail Humphries, is a wide-ranging collection that examines how film, visual art, museum work, and performance sustain Holocaust memory. Rather than offering a single narrative, the book gathers many...

Stories of the Holocaust: Art for Healing and Renewal, Volume I, edited by Karen Berman and Gail Humphries, brings together an international group of artists, scholars, educators, and witnesses to explore how theater, music, and dance have sustained Holocaust memory. The book is organized around...