An Interview with Brian Meehl: Author of Blowback ’94
Tell us about your book.
“So the last shall be first…” Although this book, Blowback ’94, is the last in the Blowback trilogy, it was the initial story that inspired the trilogy, […]
Review: The Growth and Collapse of One American Nation by Donald J. Fraser
Donald J. Fraser has created a detailed view of the early years of the American republic as it gradually narrowed towards the turmoil of civil war in The Growth and Collapse of One American Nation.
In the first decade after the founding of the nation, political parties – Federalism and Republicanism – developed almost immediately. In the mix, the fascinating George Washington was slightly right of center, believing that governance couldn’t rely on people’s nature since we often cannot control that nature, as he sometimes had trouble controlling his own.
By contrast, Thomas Jefferson, more to the left philosophically, […]
Review: Memoirs of an Angel by Jim Huggins
How much do animals know? What can pets offer and share if given the chance? These are questions that are explored and answered in Memoirs of an Angel by Jim Huggins.
Having had a beloved dog in his life – a German Shepherd named Smokey who passed away in 2002 – Huggins began to feel lonely after Smokey was gone. Drawn to the breed and also driven by a passion for animals that have suffered abuse after his own childhood of feeling unwanted, Huggins began searching for a possible replacement. That’s when he learned about Cadie, a “boomerang” award winner […]
Fall of the Raven by Thymournia
Fall of the Raven by Thymournia is an evocative collection of prose poetry and photography that is at once beautiful and melancholy. Elegantly and expertly constructed, the book consists of gothic black and white photographs of the titular raven with the author’s dark and despairing perspective on existence. Though the photographs have a varied mood that is haunting but not horrific, the prose poetry is almost relentlessly dark with no other feeling to break up the mood, giving it a monotone quality. Still, matched with the artful photographs, Fall of the Raven is a unique and powerful work.
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Review: Evolution Tested by CS Stephens
Author CS Stephens presents a delicately worded takedown of widely accepted truths related to evolution and natural selection in Evolution Tested: Evolution & Empiriism Viewed through Engineering Standards. Employing a unique engineering angle on empirical evidence and objective truth, this book attempts to challenge even the staunchest believers in the Darwinian tradition.
In the more than 160 years since Darwin released his theory of evolution through natural selection, there have been countless books tackling the validity and universality of the theory. The overwhelming support for and perennial buttressing of the theory through evidence of speciation events, genetic markers and […]
Review: A Death Lived by Martha Calihan, MD
Recalling the final months leading up to her husband’s death, author Martha Calihan explores the spiritual meaning of death – its sorrows and blessings – in the moving A Death Lived.
The author’s husband Charles, who had survived cancer and a major heart attack, was rushed to the ER one fateful morning with pain in his right foot. Calihan, a physician, knew his condition could lead to an amputation, but after many complications, Charles returned home, seemingly recovered. The couple, who had known each other for most of their lives and been married more than thirty years, went back […]
An Interview with Marti Ward: Author of Casindra Lost
Marti was brought […]
Review: Spirit Calling by Kathleen A. Heitkamp
An inspirational calendar with many unique features has been created by writer Kathleen Heitkamp to emphasize that there is a Supreme Being who watches over our lives, and that we can make a difference for ourselves and others by aligning our understanding with that universal force, in the inspiring Spirit Calling: Jump-Start Awareness, Meaning, and Joy Over 365 Days.
The author composed this book for a 365-day period, and has constructed an organized format for each day. Beginning with citing the date, she gives the segment a title, offers a quotation from the Bible or other wisdom source, and […]