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Both Your Houses
In Both Your Houses, systems scientist and Iranian-born American scholar Massoud Amin turns four decades of work on how complex systems fail toward the deadliest cascade of our time: the war between Iran, Israel, and the United States.
He traces the chain of decisions that made each step inevitable to those who made it and inexplicable to those who paid for it: the 1953 coup, the destruction of the JCPOA after eight IAEA certifications of compliance, the deliberate engineering of economic collapse (later admitted under oath before the Senate), and the bombing of a diplomatic breakthrough just three nights after Oman announced it, including the killing of 168 girls of Minab who were in school that morning.
The book keeps civilians at the center of the story and asks the questions most accounts avoid: What was the war really about? Who paid for it? What did diplomacy almost achieve? Grounded in public record, historical depth, and lived witness, Both Your Houses, is a moral and structural reckoning with what happens when power, under any flag, stops answering to human dignity.
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Brando on Elvis
In 2018, Letters from Elvis revealed Elvis Presley’s correspondence with confidante Carmen Montez, but legal limits prevented full reprints of related letters. Brando on Elvis: In His Own Words lifts those restrictions, presenting the complete, authenticated Marlon Brando letters about Elvis—an intimate account of friendship, trauma, and rupture, with surprising new insight into Elvis’s private life.
This book shows a tremendous amount of heart and courage
—Violet Light -
Calling the Rain
A young Midwestern woman falls in love, crosses continents, and builds a life in Congo—only to discover how love, politics, family, and history can change everything.
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Calvin
Calvin: Baseball’s Last Dinosaur traces Calvin Griffith’s rise from poverty, adopted by Hall of Famer Clark Griffith, to owner of the Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins. Spanning the 1920s–1980s, it features friendships with baseball legends and American power brokers as the family-run franchise faces triumphs, scandals, and the corporate takeover of modern sports. With Jon Kerr’s help, Calvin delivers his blunt account of how baseball—and America—changed.
Superb! Must read… for all who love baseball history.
—Ken LeZebnik, publisher, Minneapolis Review of Baseball -
Care Under Fire
For many veterans, Vietnam remains indelible—thanks in part to frontline combat medics like Bill “Doc” Strusinski. In Care Under Fire, Strusinski places readers in the terror of firefights, the exhaustion of relentless patrols, and the anguish of losing friends despite desperate efforts to save them. Medics were targeted and forced to treat the wounded under fire. More than a war memoir, this is the story of a man transformed by the sacred duty of caring for others in combat.
an account not told by the scholars and politicians
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Cold War Cadence
Cold War Cadence: A Military Musician’s Berlin Memoir, 1988–1991 follows Army bandsman Bruce Gleason through the final years of a divided city haunted by Prussian and Nazi echoes. Drawing on meticulous notes, letters, articles, and photos, he captures the daily work of military musicians and the texture of Berlin on the cusp of change. The result is vivid Cold War history, enriched by an entertaining European and Asian travelogue.
a fascinating read for anyone interested in military, cultural, and world history
—Raoul Camus, author of Military Music of the American Revolution -
Confucius in My Cubicle
Confucius lived 2,500 years ago, yet his wisdom still speaks to leadership and humane living. This collection of essays and stories blends his philosophy with modern leadership practice, drawing on the author’s client work and her life as an American businesswoman. Practical, pithy, and profound, it offers fresh insights to strengthen the leader within you.
A truly inspirational book.
—Lakshmi on Amazon -
Construction of Mystery
Choosing the right mystery structure is only the beginning. In The Construction of Mystery, Gary Lindberg shows writers how to turn a promising concept into a fair, surprising, emotionally powerful novel. Moving from hidden event through victim, investigator, suspect field, clues, misdirection, pacing, proof, and final revelation, this practical companion provides integrated systems, diagnostic tools, and detailed worksheets for designing, testing, and revising mysteries that work.
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Counterfeit Poles
In Counterfeit Poles: A Story of Survival Under Nazi Occupation, Nathan Drew recounts how he and his wife Helen stayed alive in occupied Poland by posing as Christians, moving through Warsaw with forged identities while working with the underground and living one mistake away from death. The memoir begins with the destruction of Jewish life in Łomża and follows Nathan through terror, escape, false papers, betrayal, hunger, and the daily calculations required to survive in Nazi-controlled Europe. The book also preserves his determination to name the dead and remember them not as statistics, but as people.
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Damn Near Perfect Cocktails
“Do not judge a cocktail by the first sip.” Marketing researcher Doug Berdie spent his career—and retirement—traveling the world, studying cultures through food and drink. Back home, he applied the scientific method—testing, refining, and testing again—to identify the best brands, ingredients, and techniques for consistently balanced results. Damn Near Perfect™ Cocktails shares his proven approach so you can mix better drinks every time.
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Dance of Light
Dance of Light portrays the spiritual life as a captivating dance—sometimes effortless, sometimes disorienting. In a clear, compelling voice, McDowell guides readers through stages of realization, from bewilderment and detachment to renewal, awakening, illumination, the dark night of the soul, and ultimately divine union or self-realization. Each chapter explains a “step” and closes with open-ended reflective questions, blending ancient wisdom, contemporary teachers, and personal experience for seekers at any level.
a gem worth exploring
—Rev. Anita Cummings on Amazon -
Dear David
Dear David: Dealing with My Son’s Addiction One Letter at a Time is an extraordinarily poignant record of a tenacious mother’s use of a blog to send a loving siren call to her son while he lived on the street, vulnerable and drug addicted. The book includes a brilliant forward by Daniel D. Mauer, author of Sobriety: A Graphic Novel.
Compelling, heart-wrenching, intensely personal, Dear David… is an absolutely absorbing read from beginning to end.
—Midwest Book Reviews -
Diamonds – Liars and Thieves
Enter Chicago’s eccentric diamond trade as Gia Nichols reveals the secrets behind the sparkle. In this candid, darkly funny memoir, she navigates a high-stakes world where jewels move fast and trust is scarce—alongside the quirky rise of 1990s internet dating. Unforgettable characters, harassment, and unexpected spicy detours make Diamonds—Liars and Thieves a guilty-pleasure ride proving truth is stranger than fiction.
surprising and eye-opening
—Treesa on Amazon -
Drawing Influence
Drawing Influence invites readers into a world where power meets personality. Acclaimed caricature artist Robin Schwartzman presents a vivid gallery of 21st-century icons—politicians, pop stars, cultural disruptors, and headline-makers. With bold exaggeration and sharp insight, she captures not just faces but character, charisma, and unforgettable quirks. Each page brims with narrative detail, turning caricature into commentary—art that speaks, teases, and sometimes stings.
buckle up, prepare to laugh, and revel in these character studies
—John Musker, Director of The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Moana -
Echoes of a Global Life
Part memoir, part travelogue, part history, this is Kathleen’s life of constant movement—goodbyes, new cities, and survival with humor amid trauma. From Burma to the U.S., Mexico, Colombia, Nigeria, Switzerland, and Russia, her family endures coups, riots, and unrest. A third-culture kid, rootless and resilient, she later lives in Moscow for nine years in the 1990s, witnessing history—and making a terrifying exit. Life is never boring.
A fascinating first-person account of a unique ex-pat upbringing
—Professor Tina Norton Buck, Austin, Texas -
Estevanico
This book tells the story of Estevanico (“Little Stephen”), enslaved scout and ambassador of Spain’s Narváez expedition. Likely born Musthapha Zammouri (1499–1539), he became the first known person of African descent to reach the present-day continental United States. One of only four survivors, he traveled with Cabeza de Vaca across northern New Spain—today’s US Southwest and northern Mexico—reporting on pueblos and towns.
