Stoicism 2.0: How Stoic Philosophy Can Improve Your Life in the 21st Century opens with an explanation of the origins of Stoic philosophy. They lie in Greece where Alexander the Great, together with his tutor, Aristotle, succeeded in their search for Diogenes, a man who...

Stories in Verses for the Child You Love is a collection of short tales for preschool children, written and illustrated by Mary Alice Sutherland. In this collection, Sutherland covers topics such as the seasons, the alphabet, animals and insects, and she does so in a...

A Hibernating Bear and a Holiday Hare is a collection of stories and pictures for preschool children, written and illustrated by Mary Alice Sutherland. Sutherland includes a number of natural history stories in this collection besides the title piece. She’s also got a story about...

Trip to the Arctic Frontier: The Adventures of Lorenzo the Bear is written and illustrated by Carmela Dutra and tells the story of Lorenzo and his friend, Lucy. They both enjoy playing in the snow and it is this time of year when Lorenzo usually...

Unshielded Past by Patti Morelli is a sequel to Shielded Past, a story that features interesting elements of mystery and thriller, strong and rock-solid characters, and endearing pathos that rubs off powerfully on the reader. The story revolves around a cast of characters, each burdened...

Are you looking for change? Are you trapped in a rut from which you want to escape? Are you unhappy with the current situations in your life right now? The Power of Certainty: A simple guide to living the life of your dreams by Leonard...

A Confabulated Compendium of Anecdotes by Melissa H North starts off with the story of a bizarre and intriguing murder that leads to Scotland Yard requesting the help of bio science professor Geneviève. The case takes a sudden twist when Geneviève learns the true identity...

El Camino De Santiago by Simon Green is a diary of his journey across northern Spain. For some people this experience is a religious journey, for others a trip perhaps of general interest. Simon begins on day one, and continues right up to the end,...

What happens when the one person who gave meaning to one’s life passes on? Aaliya Reiner seems to lose her grip on life after the death of her mother, and things don’t seem to get better with her sister, Maddalena, who’s estranged and happily enjoying...

The Marked Ones: Ghost Within #1 by Nickey T. Hawke is the story of two people on opposite sides, yet both of them face a task that tests them beyond their limits. The novel follows Kiera and Gideon, both of them competent and skilled people,...

Search for the Sunlight by Craig A Thomson is A Treewood Adventure. The treewoods are a part human, part tree race, a peaceful race, but now that the sunlight has gone and the fog has descended, they are gradually getting more and more depressed. The...

I chose to review this book as I was curious to learn more about the recent history of Rhodesia, later to become Zambia and Zimbabwe. I was not disappointed as in Bushcat: Minstrel of the Wild, the author, John Edmond, takes us through all the...

The Mystical Qigong Handbook for Good Health is a nonfiction self-help book written by Glenville Ashby. Ashby has studied Eastern and other spiritual disciplines for over thirty years, and he is certified in Pangu Shengong and other qigong styles. He has studied under Masters Ou...

A Secret Garden: An Utterly Gorgeous Feel-Good Romance is a contemporary romance novel written by Katie Fforde. Spring seemed to be awfully slow at coming in this year, as Philly shivered in the damp and cold air. She knew that she needed a new polytunnel...

In Christmas, Alabama by Susan Sands, the story follows Rachel Prudhomme’s new life in the town of Ministry, Alabama. After all the suffering due to her father’s behavior, she is now trying to overcome her fears in order to trust men again. Dr. Nick Sullivan...

I grew up reading the Bible. My mom is a librarian and a devout Christian so me reading the Bible was inevitable. I found the Bible fascinating. Don’t tell my mom, but I find all mythology fascinating. There are many memorable verses in the Bible,...

Hanukkah Harvie vs. Santa Claus: The Chrismukkah Kerfuffle is a children’s book of entwined beliefs, written by David Michael Slater and illustrated by Michelle Simpson. As Hanukkah Harvie starts to deliver gifts to Jewish families worldwide, the very last thing he anticipates is running into...

Sami Arlenis-Frederick’s poetry collection, Drapetomania, is palpable, as though the words themselves are breathing on the page, they have a heat to them, a realness like no other I’ve come across. Some of the lines are described in such a way that it literally makes...

In Splinter we are introduced to Adam, his devious and possibly abusive sister-slash-caretaker Ada, and Adam’s mental health provider, Dr. Vann. Adam’s past is shrouded in mystery; the only clearly known fact is that when he was a young child there was a tragic altercation...

Journey On: Finding You, Seeing You, Loving You is a nonfiction autobiographical self-help book written by Debbie R. Smith. Smith is a young adult, new adult and women’s mentor and coach, as well as a parent, and she shares the benefits of her life experiences...