Robert Rasmussen's Better Places explores the benefits of embracing compassionate and wholesome values in a time plagued by culture wars and individualism. The book is filled with tools and lessons that shine a light on a diverse range of positive topics, including empathy, healthy relationships,...

Man's Search for Sustainability by David Auge offers new and astonishing insights into different approaches to human sustainability by exploring the lives of honeybees and desert locusts. Auge steers readers through a scientific and organized investigation of the lifespan/roles and prolonged effects of these two...

Seemingly by accident, Brad Mahon embraced and learned from opportunities at a young age, leading him to spend twenty-five years in higher education and accept a position as a college president. He wrote Leadership Is Personal to show how community connections and fostering a positive...

Creative Provinces: A New World of Enchanting and Empowered Communities by Valerie Ann Larson Haynes introduces the concept of Creative Provinces. These are self-sustaining communities united by shared visions. These provinces allow individuals to retain property ownership while linking their resources voluntarily, offering flexibility for...

Bo the Boat is a children’s picture book by Clare Short. Bo the Boat rises early every morning because he has a busy day, and then he picks up Captain Mo. A friend carrying cars across the bay tells them to have a nice day....

Cora’s Magic Melodies by Sally Kashner is a heartwarming children’s book that beautifully intertwines themes of music, kindness, and community. A young girl discovers her grandmother’s old guitar and embarks on a journey of learning, sharing, and connecting through music. The story begins with Cora...

Successful Life Skills For Teens by Chad K. Smith is a self-help manual for young adults and adolescents that teaches them how to cope and excel in life. The book explores 12 key skills, the most crucial of which are developing self-confidence, social skills, time...

The rise of communism during the last century cast a deep shadow over global politics, and tensions continued even after the dissolution of the former Soviet Union in 1991. The Naked Communist by W. Cleon Skousen digs deeply into the origins, policies, and tactics of...

Teach Us To Number Our Days by Steven McFadden asks what exactly does it mean to be an elder in society? You may be surprised to know that not everyone who is reaching the end of their life has the characteristics to become an elder....

Bob MacKenzie offers readers a short but very well-written mystery that sent chills down my spine. MacKenzie deftly sets the scene. He begins by describing the eat-in kitchen of a low rent apartment. I could see the sparsely furnished room, the pages of a letter...

"On Edge", written by Bob MacKenzie, is an intriguing book of emotions, thoughts, and circumstances in a poetic form. MacKenzie reveals topics within his poetry that are often hard to speak of in a natural everyday conversation. Within the 16 poems laid out in his...

The Soul of My Son: A Grieving Father's Journey from Skeptic to Psychic Medium is a non-fiction self-help book on grief and bereavement written by Steven Joseph. Joseph and his wife, Karen, had their family planned carefully. Their first child would be walking and potty...

When we lose a loved one, many of us often feel like we will never come back from the immeasurable pain that engulfs us, and indeed some never recover. After experiencing such a devastating loss, how do you deal with the pain so you can...

Using Periscope to #CreateBookBuzz by Sharon Jenkins and Rochelle Carter was a very enjoyable book, because it is a truly new 'how to' write and publish guide. I have never heard of Periscope, before but apparently it is like having your own TV show. This...

Do you have a deep need for friendship? Connection? Then it is time to plug in. The Friendship Upgrade: Trade Clickable Connections for Friendships that Matter by Heather Dugan demonstrates the reality of life as it exists now. The author speaks about her loneliness and...

The Witch, The Cat, and the Egg by Joanne Lécuyer is a fantasy book for children ranging from 4th to 6th grade. It’s the story of good witch and her cat. Julianne lived in a cottage on the border of a magical forest with her...

There are many college football team matches up that are famous like the yearly meet between Yale and Harvard, but none is more famous than the competition between the Crimson Tide of Auburn University and the War Eagles of the University of Alabama. The football...

The Leader’s Journey by Dr. Artika R. Tyner begins with an interesting quote: Lead from the back and let others believe they are in front. Introducing leadership as a journey often mistaken for a destination, the author presents the topic in three parts, answering the...

Sharing the Table: A Northwest Chef Instructor’s Quest to Recreate Memorable Meals, by Linda Hierholzer, is certainly an epicurean delight! While this book contains many sumptuous recipes, it is much more than a wonderful cookbook. In the foreword, former student and close friend Sheri L....

Flip-Flops and Microwaved Fish: Navigating the Dos and Don'ts of Workplace Culture by Peter Yawitz is a non-fiction self-help book with practical advice for twenty-somethings who are about to embark on their first journey into the professional world. Yawitz dishes out advice as 'Someone else's...