In Building Bridges Between Athletics and Community, Lee Burchett explains that athletics shapes student identity by embedding character development into everyday sports practices, using drills, team meetings, and competition as moments to teach leadership, accountability, and perseverance. He says that coaches aren’t just trainers but...

Dealing Addiction: How the Canadian Government Derailed Addiction Recovery by Karen James is an unflinchingly honest exploration of addiction, recovery, and the systemic failures surrounding treatment in Canada. Drawing from her own experiences as a child in an addicted household, a recovering addict, and a...

Teenage Runaway by Ronald Schulz is the true account of his departure from home at age fifteen in 1967 and his subsequent journey through Illinois and the southern U.S. Schulz details his methods of evasion, travel by bus, and brief encounters with locals while navigating...

Dancing with Our Selves: A Practical Guide to Harness the Ego and Live on Purpose by Brittany Hopkins Switlick is an engaging book about understanding and harnessing your ego self in healthy ways and cultivating a stronger connection with your higher self. As the ego self...

Speak Her Name follows Dr. Mary Jumbelic’s lifetime journey as a forensic pathologist in cases of violence against women. Central to the memoir is her re-examination of Leslie Neulander’s suspicious death, initially ruled accidental, where she finds forensic evidence of homicide despite community disbelief and...

Last Seen by Larry McDonald is a heartfelt memoir that offers a rich history of the Metropolitan Police Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs in Washington, DC. The book highlights the clubs' origins, pays tribute to influential leaders such as James Jabbo Kenner and Bill Butler, and...

The Neurodiversity Edge: The Essential Guide to Embracing Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Other Neurological Differences for Any Organization by Maureen Dunne is an insightful book that offers practical tips, actionable frameworks, and tools that redefine organizational and workplace inclusion. While using the Flatland metaphor and...

Sebastian Saviano’s Smoke & Oak: The Shared Legacy of Bourbon and Cigars offers a rich and multilayered exploration of two enduring symbols of American craftsmanship. Part cultural history, part scientific primer, and part connoisseur’s guide, the book weaves the stories of bourbon and cigars with...

Neil Gonsalves’ I'm Not Your Token: Unapologetic Clarity in Divided Times is a collection of his original essays that examine modern political, social, and economic polarization. Among the essays are My Profound Fortnight in Moscow, where Gonsalves shares a 1994 trip to Russia, describing...

Overdue: An Adoptee Finally Finds Her Roots in the Third Third of Life by Tonni Johnston is a heartfelt memoir that traces the author’s long journey to understanding and accepting her identity as an adoptee. The story moves through different stages of Tonni’s life, from...