In “The Mirage of Dignity on the Highways of Human ‘Progress,” Lukman Harees uses 748 pages to give very specific (and carefully researched) examples from every human organization and institution on how it has and is destroying human dignity. Throughout the book he has quotes...

"The Blood of Heroes: The Thirteen Day Struggle for the Alamo" by James Donovan is a good book. I doubt whether there are many Americans, especially Texans, who do not know the story of Davy Crockett and the Alamo; it was one of the most...

Are you among the many people who think that doctors have a job of leisure? Have you ever wondered what it is like for a doctor to get out of bed to go to the hospital to treat an emergency? Dr Dianna Reed writes "The...

Marie has been long overdue for a visit with her friend Ana Alvarez. Being Big Rock, Colorado's, Chief Detective, a personal life, let alone a vacation has not been an option. Marie puts her detective life on hold to explore Ana Alvarez's artistic life in...

The Boy who Lit up the Sky (The Two Moons of Rehnor) by J. Naomi Ay is the story of Senya, a rather unusual hero. His life starts out in an orphanage in which only one person treats him well while all others abuse him...

The Jupiter Chronicles: The Secret of the Great Red Spot by Leonardo Ramirez is an adventure story revolving around Ian and Callie Castillo. Both of them have been brought up by a single parent since their father went missing five years ago. Ian's most precious...

The Legend of the Black Rose by D.C. Cowan is the story of a beautiful African princess who is kidnapped and brought to America and into a life of slavery and abuse. This proud woman will come back to life through her descendants as she...

The Way Out by Dick Elder is a story about the life of Rick Elkins. He is a former US Navy fighter pilot who is eighty-three and recounting his tale while battling with heart failure, and deciding if he wants to have surgery that may...

Walter Coffey has written a first class overview of the period following the Civil War (The War Between the States) and in so doing has provided a very good teaching tool. Other than serious students of the subject, most of us have, at best, a...

In The Return of the Mahdi, author Sharon Alice Geyer tells the exciting story of Ari, an Israeli Jew, who was chosen by the Muslims for an unusual purpose. The story begins with a dangerous adventure in which Ari leaves his family behind and steps...

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery is by Sam Kean. This book begins with the work of a doctor, Andreas Vesalius, who studied the anatomy of gladiators when they...

The Apron and Napoleon's Hat: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly Side of Medicine by Dr H. Murray is a medical memoir written in a humorous vein. The book takes us on a journey of how the author became a doctor. The author speaks...

The Murder On The Mall: The Mystery of the Death of the Pornographer by Stanley Yokell begins with the finding of a dead body in a city mall, the body of the owner of Baddyflicks Studio. Also, the studio, the main center of his business,...

The title of this little book - The Evolution of the Modern American Black - seems indicative of what it is about: the lost heritage of the modern American Black and their evolution to their present role in American society. The 94-page count of this...

The Gifts and the Fruits (The Freedom Series) (Volume 2) by Paul F. Murray is the long awaited sequel to Freedom’s Long March. Onesimus has been enslaved by Philomen. He meets Catia, another slave, and they get together to try to get the letters of...

The Four Horsemen of the Investor’s Apocalypse by Robert J. Klosterman CFP is intended to provide one with the weapons to fight the four horsemen of the investor’s apocalypse. The four are: Inflation, Volatility, Group Think, and Global Displacements and Transformation, and by providing insight,...

The Foothills Mystery: The Investigation into the Death of the Solo Rock Climber is a police procedural murder mystery written by Stanley Yokell. While this is the fourth book in Yokell's Marie Quizno mystery series, the author gives enough background information to allow this book...

While the book is called The Evolution of the United States of America, its subtitle, The Rise and Fall of a Nation, more succinctly describes the bent behind author Richard Castagner’s literary offering. The book is divided up into various sections: the prehistory of the...

The Desk in the Sky is a book of anecdotes written by Johanna LaFiandra, Ed.D. Making learning fun for her students had always been one of Dr. LaFiandra’s chief priorities, as a child that enjoys being at school and enjoys learning is one who retains...

The Mystery of the Lightning-God by K. Mafikeng is a fun read harking back to Nancy Drew. The style is similar to that of the famous sleuth. The way Elena Crawford conducts herself and often vocalizes her thoughts is reminiscent of Nancy Drew. The protagonist...