Author Thomas Hagedorn begins his narrative in 1783. Just after the end of the Revolutionary War, the United States had so many debts that it was unable to give back pay to Army officers and enlisted men who had fought during the war, let alone...

Word Up! - How to Write Powerful Sentences and Paragraphs (And Everything You Build from Them) by Marcia Riefer Johnston is about writing, the nuances and techniques of writing well, and how to improve your writing skills. The book tells you how to make your...

Swami Achuthananda is the author of Many Many Many Gods of Hinduism: Turning believers into non-believers and non-believers into believers. “In India, the religion is the culture and the culture is the religion. You cannot learn one without understanding the other.” Many books have been...

Great books continue to have contemporary relevance, can be endlessly gleaned for fresh data and interpretation, and contain great ideas which have occupied the minds of thinkers from antiquity. Essays on the Classics by Jason R. Goetz establishes these fundamental truths as he introduces the...

Anything and everything you ever wanted to know about dairy cows can be found in the fun-filled kids' book, Cows for Kids, Cow Fun and Facts by Malinda Mitchell. There is plenty of information about different colors, sizes, and breeds of cows, including beef cows,...

M. William Phelps has created a true crime read with Bad Girls. This is the true story of Bobbi Jo Smith and her lover, Jennifer Jones. The two women were accused and convicted of the murder of a man in Texas. His bed-ridden mother was...

Who is Marcus Garvey? Some people who have studied civil rights would know. Others who are from Jamaica would also know. If you were around in the 1920s and ‘30s, there’s a strong chance you would have heard of Mr. Garvey. I had no idea...

GRE/GMAT Math: A Systematic Approach was devised by Sid Thatte. As we go through school we learn math formulas but not all of us use them every day. If we don’t use them we lose them and sometimes we just don’t understand them. Then it...

'The Volunteer Traveler's Handbook - How to find ethical and sustainable international volunteer opportunities' by Shannon O'Donnell covers the topic of an ideal volunteer experience extensively, making it an interesting guide. The author's advice is based on personal experiences, meeting local people, and interacting with...

With sixty-eight percent of employees hovering in the zone of mediocrity, it is no wonder that those above average succeed. The BossHole Effect by Dr. Greg L. Alston and Valerie R. Alston M.A., illustrates the reason for this high level of mediocrity. By defining and...