So many of us are in a rat race, a rat race with an uncertain future and an undefined past. We barely stop to catch a breath as the world around us urges us on. Fast, distracted and exhausted are words that are familiar to...

Ten Cultures, Twenty Lives: Refugee Life Stories by Daina Jurika-Owen is a powerful book that explores a socio-political phenomenon — the refugee problem. In this spellbinding, eye-opening book, the author shares the lives of refugees who, after numerous tribulations and gruesome experiences, arrive in the...

Eight poignant short stories are set in the small town of Treviso, in northern Italy, near Venice. The author describes this charming town as being beautiful, with a high quality of life. It is filled with ancient buildings and surrounded by a medieval wall. In...

European Memories: Travels and Adventures Through 15 countries (Travels and Adventures of Ndeye Labadens Book 4) by Ndeye Labadens takes readers on an exciting trip through 15 countries and serves as a guidebook that will come in handy while visiting these countries; Belgium, Denmark, France,...

Gimme 15 Inches: Rants, Raves and Deadline-Driven Observations is a nonfiction collection of humorous columns and essays written by Dave Molter. In his About the Author section, Molter indicates that he’s a freelance writer of humor columns for the Observer-Reporter newspaper and a contributing writer...

Maritimers do love their folk art. From small carved figurines and quirky touristy trinkets, to paintings and much more, it’s not surprising that these creative people love to do things big as well. They are a proud people, these Maritimers, proud of the culture and...

My Impossible Life by Liza Cheuk May Chan is an incredible memoir that follows the life of a Chinese woman from her early upbringing in Hong Kong and her coming of age in New York City, where she completed her undergraduate studies in the 1970s....

My American Dream and How it Ended is a memoir by Robert Goodman detailing his life growing up in a middle class family in  Beverly Hills during the 1940s and 1950s. Goodman details a modest home life and explores how his parents' childhood and Jewish...

What's Next? Creativity in the Age of Entertainment is a compelling memoir that takes a deep, critical look at creativity, one of the greatest traits that have driven success across multiple disciplines — education, entertainment, innovation, philanthropy, and many others. In this book, career musician,...

In Resisting the Challenges of the 21st Century by Rembert N Parker, he points out many little quirks about the modern world. In a world of automation, it seems there is little room for maneuvering if things are not programmed into the all-powerful computer. The...