In Black, White, and Gray All Over, Frederick Douglass Reynolds recounts how he navigated life's hurdles from childhood until he retired from law enforcement. Born into a dysfunctional home and a violent community in Detroit, he followed a path of crime and recklessness to the...

Not So Black and White: An Invitation to Honest Conversations about Race and Faith by Reggie Dabbs and John Driver is a book on social issues that doesn’t mince words to get to the core of the message it imparts. Jumping instantly into a talk...

Many women feel dissatisfied at midlife but do not know where to start to get something more. Yet, if they find the right person to help them, it is possible for them to make their next decades the best of their lives. Thanks to Ellen...

Plantation Theory by John Graham sheds light on the plight of Black people working in various companies of corporate America who never get a fair chance to climb the ladder. Systemic racism is embedded into the very fabric of basically every major American institution. That...

A Teacher's Cookbook: Country Recipes, Letters, and Stories from the Rural West 1933-2014 by Anna Marie Hernandez is a fabulous and lovely testimony. It is not only a cookbook but also includes letters and stories from the rural West during a historic period. It is...

Our world is filled with several distracting and attractive elements. The emergence of social media and the internet—which facilitates constant connection to the world—makes it harder to stay focused on a goal or even to choose the right ones in order to achieve a meaningful...

Tommy S. W. Wong has authored a fascinating book called Wisdom for Living in a Coronavirus Pandemic: How to Benefit from COVID-19. A man named Tom carries on a conversation with two gurus. The first Guru shows Tom how to profit—both monetarily and politically—from the...

In the year 1958, young Vincenzo Russo migrated from Italy to Australia with his family. Thus began a series of important events and circumstances that constitute Vincenzo Russo's life: having to learn English for schooling and work, facing the fear of God's punishment inflicted on...

While scrolling through Pinterest, you can find quite a few posts about narcissists, how to spot them, and how to handle them. Not once did I find an explanation for why they do what they do. This book sheds some light on that. In Rebecca...

Youthful days are filled with new experiences and discoveries, which usually stick with us for the rest of our lives. Michael Snarr's openness to experiencing new adventures and being part of a cause led him to join the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity of the University...