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 Catherine’s Kid: One Boy's Story of Growing Up in the Arkansas Delta, author Donald W. Bell takes readers back in time to the early 1940s. He begins by sharing some of his family’s history, but quickly moves on to share his childhood memories. After...

From Tears to Triumph: My Journey to The House of Hope by Linda M. Bello-Ruiz is a heart wrenching memoir that depicts the life of the author transforming from that of despair to hope. Nineteen-year-old Linda's life changes as she meets a stranger in the...

I thought The Dragon’s Egg (Relics of Mysticus Book 3) by H.B. Bolton was an astounding book that readers of all ages will be able to enjoy over and over. I should mention that I have not read the first two books but found that...

Malled: A Tale of Revenge by Lee Tidball focuses on Hector Chevas, a young street punk with a talent for architectural design who saves a young girl from being raped by a gang. Janey falls in love with him, a love which doesn't fade over...

How Do I Keep My Employees Motivated? The Practice of Empathy-Based Management by George Langelett, PhD is a brilliant play-by-play book for business managers. Organized into five easily digested chapters, the in-depth book also comes with a summary of the overarching concept, daily worksheets and...

The Olympus Cloud: Adventures of a Dreamer is animal fiction written by Stephen Randel. The main character in this series of adventures is a white French Bulldog named Maximilian, Max for short. Max lives with his master, an elderly, retired doctor in Austin, Texas. They...

Blood Gospel by James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell truly offers something for everyone. Horror, suspense, mystery, romance, history and the occult all combine to make this religious-themed thriller as read by Christian Baskous for Harper Audio an edge-of-your-seat listening experience. An ancient order called the...

Health reports tell us that the presence of too much stress in our lives is killing us; on the other hand, stress can serve to motivate and make us perform at our best. Susanne Sweeny looks at how stress can be used properly to help...

Spanners aren’t entirely different from humans. Oh sure, they have special powers, but they’re also very human in other ways, such as their desire for more power, greater control and eternal youth. The difference is that spanners have powers to help them reach these goals....

The Bene Lumen Chronicles: Samhain School of Ancient Knowledge is an exciting young adult book by author John R. McCormick. It details the ongoing battle between the Bene Lumen (the forces of good) and the Illuminati (the forces of evil). Sixteen-year-old Kiernan and his younger...

In Way Out: A True Account of Schizophrenia by Arthur Thomas Morton, Eugene has had a relatively simple life. Sure, he’s had some bad times but things have always seemed to work out in the end. He’s had his share of heartbreak and his parents’...

My Father’s Prostitute: Story of a Stolen Childhood is a memoir written by Steven Whitacre. Whitacre was subjected to continued and frequent sexual abuse by his beloved father beginning at the age of 5 years and lasting until his later teens. His father was the...

Our Mother’s Table, the Culinary Journey of Beneva Bone Mayweather, by Emma Mayweather Lincoln and Denise Simms, is a family cookbook. It’s dedicated to their mother and it also details the interesting history of their mother and how she became a caterer. Beneva Bone and...

Michael J. Bowler's Running Through A Dark Place - Children of the Knight II (The Knight Cycle) (Volume 2) is the continuation of the first volume which left the reader shocked, but also filled with hope. The first book had a rather bitter-sweet ending. Volume...

The third book in The Goodwill Vultures Club series by Hugh Willard is called The Gift of the Vulture. In this book, the club members meet several special needs children. There are children with cystic fibrosis, cerebral palsy and autism. After having met these new...

In a journey that began as an afterthought, Michael Cotter has become a sought-after and well-known storyteller. Cotter, a natural-born caretaker of the land and a dreamer from Austin, Minnesota, shares his heart and life stories in a unique anthology filled with humor and sorrow....

The McKennas and the McKeevers have a long and fascinating family history. Steel Shamrocks traces the families back to Ireland in the early 1800s. The story of these two families begins on their tenant farms in rural Ireland, under the hard-fast thumb of English landlords....

Patriot Priest: A Personal Perspective of History from WWI, WWII to the Vatican is a work of non-fiction in the historical biography and religious figures subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Patricia Daly-Lipe. As the...

Educating Angels: Teaching for the Pursuit of Happiness (Our National Conversation) by Tony Armstrong Ph.D reminds us that while we say to our children each is a gift and gifted, we then send them to a schools that seem to want to drill that uniqueness...