Brain Farts and Body Quirks: 501 Ridiculous, Fascinating, and Weird Facts About Men and Women by Vishal Anand and Vera Adams is an exploration of the peculiarities of human behavior. The authors present 501 oddities with humor and wit, ranging from why people tap their...

Shucking Capers: Small Stories From a Big Island is a memoir with roots in a walled hilltop town in the province of Agrigento, Sicily. Maria Teresa Agozzino’s father, Lillo, is the eldest son of a Sicilian patriarchal family. Pamela, her mother, is British, and as...

In Run, Girls: A Memoir of an Appalachian Family in Crisis, Jenny Cafaro details her life as well as her mother's and father's family situations. After her parents' relationship ran its course, Cafaro discusses the time she and her three sisters spent with her mother's...

My Journey as an Author by M.C. Ryder is a must-read for everyone. Ryder is bursting with passion for writing. At one point, she states, "When writing becomes a job and not an enjoyment, I told myself I would stop." She concludes this memoir by...

Finding a Mate in the 7 C’s by John O. Taylor is a practical guide for anyone navigating the often choppy waters of relationships, particularly after experiencing the difficulties of divorce or heartbreak. Written as a metaphorical journey across the seas, Taylor introduces seven fundamental...

Murder in a Sundown Town by Alexandra Kitty is a true crime story. In 1968, Carol Jenkins was starting her first day of a new job – selling encyclopedias in Martinsville, Indiana. Just 21 years old, Carol didn’t have a bad bone in her body,...

Things Aren't Right by Tony Wright is the true story of 'The Disappearance of the Yuba County Five.' In February 1978, a group of five men headed off to a basketball tournament in Sacramento. One had schizophrenia, while the others had other intellectual disabilities. They...

The world's problems are well documented and include environmental issues, an inadequate education system, exploitation, warfare, corporate greed, and poor governance. Laura Fienor examines these in detail and provides innovative solutions in Cutting-Edge Ideas: Empowering Agents of Positive World Change. She points out that the...

Backyard Politics: A Psychological Understanding of Today's Political and Social Divide by Craig B. Wiener is an analytical exploration of contemporary society's ideological rifts. Through the lens of two archetypal perspectives—the "Protectors," who prioritize systemic change and external remediation, and the "Promoters," who champion individual...

The New Art of Paper Flowers by Quynh Nguyen is an immersive how-to guide for creating lovely paper flowers. The book is comprised of over thirty tutorials with ideal designs for any skill level from a novice to a pro. The tutorials are detailed and...