The author compares Celtic mythology and religion with the beliefs of early Scandinavian society. Vikings and Norsemen who raided British shores ruled parts of Britain for centuries. The religion of t
Named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the five best health books of 2011!County is the amazing tale of one of America’s oldest and most unusual urban public hospitals. From its inception as a “po
Alpana Pours is a unique lifestyle book with wine as the centerpiece. Since American women purchase and consume more wine than American men, 77% and 60% respectively, a voice is needed to help women u
"There is always a place for well-crafted, entertaining and informative essays and Chicago Flashbulbs fills that niche. Dr. Franklin's great enthusiasm and insights make these varied pieces both
Carolyn Heilbrun, in Writing a Woman's Life, states that books about the real lives of women aren't written often enough. Women of Privilege is an attempt to fill that gap. The book describes three ge
When four Englishmen venture into the "prehistoric" world in a remote plateau of the South American jungle, they must rely on their cunning and superior intellect to escape from a band of pre-human ap
The author recounts how she, then four years old, and her grandparents survived after their home was destroyed, and her parents were dragged off, beaten and bloody, during the Cultural Revolution, and
Most of us are familiar with the Caesar of Shakespeare and Shaw. We know him primarily as the manipulative warlord and statesman. But what about the Caesar of Plutarch and Suetonius ? historians who d
Esther Wells goes on a diet and the scales fall from her eyes. Depriving themselves of fatty foods, both husband and wife have new perspectives on each other, and the process is one of slow destructio
Offers a history of crime and corruption in Chicago from 1880-1920, including coverage of the Haymarket riot, the gamblers' wars, graft, and the activities in the city's red-light district.
When Manila fell in January 1942, Emily Van Sickle and her husband Charles were among the thousands of American and European civilians who were trapped in the Philippines. The foreigners were interned
A story of a time and place long gone, of eccentric characters and old-time religion. The setting is rural Minnesota in the early 1950s, where a group of seminarians make their way to Ascension Semina
Timid and retiring Miss Besserman encounters terror beyond her wildest dream when, against her better judgement, she enters the house of her mysterious neighbor Mrs. Kay
In the novel "George Evans, "the title character and his friend Charles Fletcher both aspire to live the alluring life of an international banker in 1960s London.
Anne, beautiful and intelligent, stands in the dock accused of adultery. Utterly humiliated by hearing the evidence against her, she is determined to put the record straight. But the prosecution does
Leo Bruce' s Death of a Bovver Boy, in which the redoubtable schoolmaster--turned--detective is involved in yet another mystery murder---this time among teenage outcasts and skinheads in rural 1970s E
Dr. Tsesis describes the path he traversed from religious ignorance to strong belief in the Jewish religion. Tsesis assigns a special place to the proof of his conclusion that religion and science—e
Eleven years ago, Ron and Jill, then his girlfriend of six months, discovered the house of their dreams: a landmark Victorian row house that had belonged to a notorious fraternity in Baltimore. Unfort
Inspector Ganesh Ghote comes to London!The Indian police inspector (pronounced Go-tay) is sent to attend an international conference on drug smuggling; and in cold, drizzling London he is faced with h
In the last column of a job application, there’s that tricky question: Reason for Leaving.John Manderino has apparently had to puzzle over that one often and long. His answers are collected here in th
A Theory of Great Men is the humorous, fast-paced story of an irreverent, flawed man who has a talent for accumulating both proteges and enemies. George Cavaliere, a veteran high school history teache
Rhiannon Paine, a technical writer for Hewlett-Packard in Silicon Valley, agreed reluctantly to transfer to their Tokyo branch. She had no idea what she was in for, and neither did her Japanese collea
In this “rousing mystery” (Booklist), Gentleman Detective Carolus Deene, the schoolmaster created by Bruce and featured in so many of his other books, has his work cut out for him this time. A respect
Cosmo Ducrow was a wealthy heir known to friends and family for his friendly though reclusive nature. When he is found dead on his grounds, bludgeoned by a croquet mallet, the evidence damn
The history of Jews in Chicago is a fascinating, complex and largely unknown story. Thanks to the unstinting efforts of Walter Roth, much of this history has been preserved. Now, for the first time, t
In this delightful and witty novel, Laura Willowes rebels against pressure to be the perfect "maiden aunt." Not interested in men or the rushed life of London, Laura is forced to move there from her b
In 1991, Lori Cidylo shocked her Ukrainian Polish-born parents when she told them she was leaving her job as a reporter at an upstate New York newspaper to live and work in the rapidly dissolving Sovi
Hiding in Plain Sight: Eluding the Nazis in Occupied France is an unusual memoir about the childhood and young adulthood of Sarah Lew Miller, a young Jewish girl living in Paris at the time of the Naz
Roll On, the first book from author Fred Afflerbach, takes readers on an interstate journey with a long-haul trucker. Ubi Sunt is addicted to his life on the road and, if he had his way, he’d continue
A detailed and moving account of the indignities and cruelties Jews have undergone at the hands of Christians and others in the West, from St John Chrysostom in the 4th century to Hitler in the 20th.
