Nikola Tesla is perhaps best known as an inventor, having created many of the technologies that have helped make the modern world, such as the alternating current power system, the Tesla coil, and many other inventions in radio, fluorescent lights, and wireless communication. However, author...

The ills of capitalism have exacerbated people's desire for fulfillment through relentless consumerism. Additionally, few people want to dedicate their lives to helping others in need. In Constant Courage, Tracy Emerick examines the lives of two of the most remarkable men in history who transformed...

Great Peacemakers: True Stories from Around the World by Ken Beller and Heather Chase highlights the lives of influential figures. The book covers a range of individuals, including Henry David Thoreau, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Anderson Sá, Thich Nhat Hanh, Desmond Tutu, Riane...

In The Inconvenient Child, Sharyn Killens and Lindsay Lewis take us on a life journey and the tough challenges Sharyn lived through in Australia as an unwanted, biracial child. Born out of wedlock and to a white family that had no space for a child...

John Loeser: The Man Who Reimagined Pain is an engaging biography that follows the life and innovative work of Dr. John Loeser, a pioneer in pain medicine. From his early years as a highly decorated Vietnam War neurosurgeon to his groundbreaking work in the study...

Nancy Thornton Navarro and Adriana Thornton-Cornejo, two daughters of the late Walter Thornton, along with historian Philip Mershon, present The Merchant of Venus: The Life of Walter Thornton. Shocked to see a photo of their father in the movie Seabiscuit, the women researched their father's...

Rosalba Torres Leal: In The Santa of Roses tells the incredible life story of Rosalba Torres Leal, a woman whose life was full of love, sacrifice, and creativity. Author Dokali (Duke) Megharief takes us through her journey, from her childhood in Málaga, Colombia, to the...

Captain Kidd by Samuel Marquis takes a fresh look at the man behind the legend, showing that William Kidd wasn’t just some ruthless pirate—he was actually a respected privateer who got tangled up in political games that ruined his life. Marquis dives deep into Kidd’s...

In Among the Reeds: The True Story of How a Family Survived the Holocaust, Tammy Bottner delivers an extraordinary account of the horrors her parents and grandparents experienced under the cruel Nazi regime. Told from different family members’ viewpoints, their individual experiences differ, but the...

The Ghosts on the Wall: A Grandson's Memoir of the Holocaust describes what happened to Kenneth D. Wald's family members: his parents and grandparents. Kenneth grew up in a modest home with a portrait of his paternal grandparents on a wall. He never knew his...