The Two Chambers: The Story of a Physician Persecuted by the Inquisition by Pedro Puech is a story of intrigue, medical scholarship and religious conflict during the period of the Renaissance and the Reformation. A young Portuguese physician and his tutor, both of whom have...

The Perpetual Paycheck by Lori B. Rassas begins by identifying the fact that ‘in the workplace, there are only short term commitments - an absence of mutual obligation between employer and the employee.’ Introducing the topic with a short discussion on paychecks and the necessity...

The Fantastic Travels of William and the Monarch Butterfly: Fly, Fly Away on the Wings of a Monarch Butterfly by Christina Steiner is a great book that teaches children and adults how to respect butterflies and other insects. This book also teaches them about butterflies,...

In Only Four Titles Left - The Racy Revelations of a Countess by Jainey Bolingbroke and Jane Scott, Angela had always felt a special pull towards England from when she was just a little girl, although she was born and raised in New Zealand. Determined...

Mother As Emotional Coach: 8 Principles for Raising a Well-Adjusted Child by Stephany Hughes is an excellent book with intuitive wisdom regarding motherhood. The book is very well balanced; it addresses a range of important topics while emphasising key important concepts regarding the emotional...

Crazy Cow of the Appalachians: Based on a True Story by Nancy Fussell Perryman is an entertaining family saga where Grandpaw at ninety years of age wants to get rid of all his livestock on his farm. There is always something happening on the farm...

Dementia: Loving Care with a Therapeutic Benefit by Peggy Watson M.S., CCC-SLP, and Nancy Shadowens M.S. is a helpful guide to all those handling dementia patients. The book is a tool for understanding dementia and guiding one's loved ones through the process with care and...

First Love: Just Once in a Lifetime: A Memoir is a non-fiction memoir written by Violeta Barrett. Barrett was a young career woman when she went on a vacation to Mexico in the summer of 1956. She had been working for an investment firm on...

Harebrained by Meg Myers Morgan begins with the inventive classrooms of her early teacher, Mrs Humble. Her reminiscences take the route of a free bird that goes from dangerous liaisons to the examination of a work area for waxing. As she says in one of...

Aunt Susy’s Boarding House by Joy Swan is a story of a girl growing up in Maine. Celia Tainter tells the stories in the book, often referencing the role her Grandpa and Grandma played while she was growing up. The book is a story about...

The subtitle for Keeping Up With The Joneses by Derek Vaughn says it all: What would you do if a corporation placed a robot in your neighborhood to sell products? Haze is the 9-year-old next door neighbor, except, well, he's actually a robot. After failing...

Southern Fried Fiction: How The Insidious Onset Of Depression Derailed a Successful Man's Life is a memoir written by Stuart Hotchkiss. The author's family is steeped in tradition. The grand estate where they lived when Hotchkiss was young was a bittersweet reminder for him in...

Online Education Fraud: The Diary of a Short Seller by Robert MacArthur is a provocative expose into student loan Title IV fraud, predatory recruiting tactics and manipulated accounting practices of publicly traded for-profit colleges. MacArthur chronicles over 15 years of forensic research, industry advocacy, stock...

Healthy Sense of Self by Antoinetta Vogels introduces the idea of a natural ‘sense of self’, from which is formed self esteem, the thing that defines good, productive individuals. She goes on to define, describe and analyze this concept, as well as its relationship with...

Ugly Baby: How To Get Over Fear And Give Birth To Your Odd Idea, Start A Business, Or Invent Something Cool by Kim Duke opens with a comment attributed to JK Rowling: “It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies,...

Thriver by Tori Kinsey is a heart-breaking autobiography of a woman from Spain who moves to another country to follow her dreams, but in the end undergoes trauma and rejection through the various relationships she has with the men in her life. Kinsey, through Thriver,...

Hunting Ground and Other Stories: Tales from a world where man and dinosaurs coexist by Will Svensen is a series of short stories that interconnect to describe Gondolend, a world that is almost the polar opposite of ours and allows man to coexist with dinosaurs....

Ugly Tuckling: The Life and Loves of a Fat Guy by GL Sheridan is a humorous story. Cornelius Tuckling is a chef and has been fat for most of his life. And he blames this on the fact that he is still a virgin at...

Here I Am: Encounters with a Triune God by Ms Dawna Lynn De Corby speaks about the author's meeting with the Triune Godhead - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - where she has been blessed to have felt His presence in all three and is...

Hard Days Hard Nights by Patrick J. DiCesare is the story of the birth of the rock ’n roll concert business in Pittsburgh. The book begins with Pat's rather humble beginnings, migrating from Italy in 1920, and dwells on his childhood, earning nickels by delivering...