The main protagonist of Rhythm for Sale, Leonard Harper, is a talented African-American born in an era of discrimination and of a blossoming entertainment industry to which he was drawn. He was the son of a poor singer from Birmingham, Alabama. He learned the art...

The Global Mind and the Rise of Civilization: A Novel Theory of Our Origins by Carl Johan Calleman Ph.D. is the first volume of The Paradigm Shift Trilogy. This detailed book explores the theory of our origins and the evolution of the Global Mind. In...

The Best Sauce Recipes Ever! opens with a brief discussion of the importance of sauces to cooking and the history of their uses and origins. Kyle Richards provides a handy Table of Contents, making the book easy to use. He then identifies the basic types...

Like A Lily Among Thorns by Inno Chukuma Onwueme is a true life narration of a man's incredible journey from childhood to adulthood and from Africa to America and then back. Born into a poor Nigerian village family, nothing had come easy for Onwueme. His...

Like Tony Brasunas, I have always nurtured a penchant for traveling and learning about the lives of other people, whether near or far. Autobiographies, biographies, memoirs, travelogues and adventure stories have ever been my cup of tea. Brasunas’ Double Happiness: One Man’s Tale of Love,...

A delightful book of proverbs, Zarbul Masalha: 151 Afghan Dari Proverbs by Captain Edward Zellem is written in a language and culture little known to English language readers outside of Afghanistan. (It also includes helpful comments on pronunciation and the Dari language) Unlike the typical...

Path to Freedom: My Story of Perseverance is author Conrad Taylor’s captivating memoir of his life journey from a humble beginning in Guyana to the elite West Point institute, back to Guyana and eventually settling down in the U.S. for good. Conrad Taylor is the...

The Creative Pet Project (Animals and their Artists Drawn to One Cause) compiled by Rob Snow is a coffee-table-sized book containing an eclectic collection of international artists. These artists are working in a diverse variety of mediums ranging from ink on glass, pen, charcoal, and...

Baby Boomers: they are everywhere. This dynamic and HUGE generation is dominating the current workforce and they are in positions of influence in political and economic spheres across the United States. It is this influx of knowledge and influence that gets a thorough examination in...

French Illusions - My Story as an American Au Pair in the Loire Valley (Book 1) by Linda Kovic-Skow is the author's true story which makes for a very interesting read. Linda Kovic-Skow wants to become an international stewardess and she needs to be bilingual...