Picture It with Beans: Instruction Manual by Joan L. Harrison is a fascinating book that shows readers reasons why beans are a good choice for arts and crafts. What makes beans a good choice is because beans are easily available, inexpensive, and can be stored...

When we take our cars and go out for a drive, we rarely – maybe never – consider how the road system makes our lives easier. It is even more improbable that we give a thought to those energetic human beings who built the infrastructures...

Heavenly Mist, Earthly Dew by Kimberlee J. Benart is a unique collection of poetry, digital art, photography, and a personal account of the author’s pilgrimages. The gardens are drawn from her personal adventures and the stunning places are seen through photography and poetry that reflects...

Native Places: Drawing as a Way to See by Frank Harmon is a fascinating book that will give a new perspective on the places we come from and the lives we lead. The author helps us realize that home is just not the place we...

Ruth Coulson’s Watercolour Seascapes: Painting Seas Made Possible is a very detailed and comprehensive guide to what is, in my experience, the most difficult subject to paint – water. Watch as it pours from the tap; it's colourless. All you see when you look at...

Photographer Matt Lambros can be proud of his photographic book, After the Final Curtain: America's Abandoned Theaters. This lavish collection of pictures shows the conditions of many American theaters after they closed to the public. Built in the 20th century as beautiful and elegant fortresses,...

Twigs In My Hair: A Gardening Memoir is a work of non-fiction memoir, penned by author Cynthia Reyes, with accompanying photographs by Hamlin Grange. In a visual twist on the memoir genre, the author utilizes the gardens of her past and present to tell a...

My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation by Donald M. Rattner is an insightful and useful manual that will help readers enhance the beauty of their homes by being more creative and tasteful while doing the decoration and...

Stories about first-generation immigrants fill entire books. However, it is rare to find out what happened to the second, third, and fourth generations unless people achieve fame. This is a pity because the descendants’ stories can be interesting from many points of view. They can...

The Light of Deaf Women: Inspirational Stories from Visionaries, Artists, Founders and Entrepreneurs by Deaf businesswoman and life coach Sofia Seitchik is a wonderful collection of mini-biographies accompanied by black-and-white photographs highlighting the achievements of almost 90 Deaf women. These women represent a variety of...