Following Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, 17-year-old Ronald Schulz chose to leave home, establish a commune in Chicago, and join the Yippee revolution. Thus began his road trip, in which he encountered a variety of characters, including a sexually unsatisfied deacon, homosexual guys who gave...

A platitude that I often hear is that you should always be forgiving and loving toward your parents because ‘you’ve only got one family.’ This saying ignores the enormous damage that family members can do to us during our lives and assumes we have a...

“We are all different, beautiful, imperfectly perfect, and equally valuable just the way we are.” That sounds like quite a mouthful, but oh, so true. Ágnes Horváth’s Emma and Bob is a story about two children who learn some pretty intense lessons while visiting their...

Are you satisfied with your life? Do you feel you want something different? Breaking a well-established routine is never easy. But whether we wish it or not, sometimes, change is inevitable. It is up to us how we navigate change and use it to further...

Truth and Evil by G. Edward Martin is a gripping work of historical fiction set during World War II, weaving together themes of morality and redemption. It follows a German soldier who, after committing a grave sin, finds himself in a celestial confrontation with God....

Where Our Stories Meet by Alizae Kurtzig and Thando Maluleke tells the story of two children living on opposite sides of the world whose lives gradually connect through curiosity and friendship. Daisy lives in San Francisco, where rainy mornings, school experiments, and time with family...

In The Victory Dance, author Nancy Pristine advocates that with certain mental exercises, anyone can put him/herself in the winner's circle, be it in a sporting event or in life in general. In order to engage in entering into a victory dance, the reader must...

From The ZEN GAME title I thought this book would be about the power of meditation and the values of Buddh's Eight Fold Path. However, the subtitle is more accurate; it is "How to Win at the Game of Life Without Selling Your Soul." Nancy Pristine...

Wisdom for Spiritual Living by Tommy Wong is an uplifting book that helps readers to incorporate spirituality into their daily lives. In times when everyone is materialistic and worldly, this book is a good guide that will make readers ponder and delve deeper into life....

Yogi and author Kelli Kristine Hastings presents Rotten Minerva: Be an Unruly Warrior and Embark on a Spiritual Quest. It is part memoir and part spirituality guide that presents recollections of events and circumstances that occurred in the past along with her perspectives, infused with...

We often live our lives as secondary characters, not as the main characters and directors that we are. This is largely because we often fail to look inward, into ourselves. We blame our family, friends, and even ourselves for everything. So we just go through...

I am a very long way from my high school days, but Misunderstood: Secrets of a Teen Queen by Anya Valentino brought those days back to me in a wild literary rush. This story takes place among the elite of Los Angeles. These are kids...

The Art of Bwaling According to the Pink Dog: 5 Simple Steps to Release Life’s Messy Stress is described as a lighthearted, inspirational gift book, filled with wit, canine wisdom, and a simple, practical approach to releasing stress. Sharon Mounu Riddell and the Pink Dog...

My Waterfall of Awakening: How Loss Can Bring You Home to the Life You Want: A Guided Journal is a work of non-fiction concerning women’s issues, social issues, and emotional resilience, and was created by author Sheila VanZile. Exploring issues of grief, loss, self-love, finding...

At one of my numerous Sunday school services, our teacher told us we were created to praise and worship God. This duty has stayed with me as a constant reminder, much like what Kim S. Kinney says in her book, Living for His Glory. Most...

Dennis O’Donnell’s 40 for 40 is less a memoir than a bucket list, a“wish list” that, for years, was subconscious. He reached each memorable milestone and learned from his experiences. As a youngster, he was subjected to peer pressure. In his twenties, he became aware...

Expressions of Poetry - Love, Life & Tragedy by Montice L. Harmon is a beautiful collection of semi-confessional poems that speak about the poet's trials and tribulations. The poems are a kind of motivation for depressed minds and discouraged people to rise above their problems...

Dark clouds, lightning, thunder! It is normal to be intimidated by the impressive forces of nature, but storms can help us in many ways. Sally is an engaging character who plays and dances among the clouds and causes storms and she will explain everything we...

How Me Found I: Mastering the Art of Pivoting Gracefully Through Life by Abigail Diaz Juan is a powerful book in the area of personal development and the quest for meaning, a book that will help readers reconnect with their ultimate purpose and learn to...

Token Tales and Fragments: Recalling a Time of Heroes and Sages is a work of fiction in the epic fantasy genre. It is suitable for the general reading audience and was penned by Billy Ironcrane. The book is a collection of stories based on the...