Gene Simmons wants you to be rich and powerful, but it's not going to be easy. You're going to have to learn English, wake up early, turn off the TV and study. "I want to shake you up and tell,...

"Wonder Valley" (Ecco), by Ivy Pochoda A naked man running through rush-hour traffic that's backed up for miles jumpstarts "Wonder Valley," author Ivy Pochoda's enthralling look at people mired...

As he began work on what became a thousand-page biography of Ulysses S. Grant, Ron Chernow knew he was joining a very old argument. "I wanted to retire three chief myths about Grant: that he was...

"Seduced by Mrs. Robinson: How 'The Graduate' Became the Touchstone of a Generation" (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill), by Beverly Gray The title of Beverly Gray's insightful look back at 1967's...

Nothing about us, without us  Joseph M. Camilleri    Forty years ago, a new generation of parents of disabled people had a dream. Desperate with  the fragmentation...

Tyler Perry has always relied on the word of God to lift him up in troubling times, but even he admits the onslaught of negative headlines over the past 18 months has tested his spirit. "I got so...

"One of Us Will Be Dead by Morning" (St. Martin's Press), by David Moody Hatred abounds from the first page in David Moody's "One of Us Will Be Dead by Morning," the first in a dystopian trilogy....

"Strong to the Bone" (Forge Books), by Jon Land Jon Land's Caitlin Strong thrillers usually have a "ripped from the headlines" feel, and the new one, "Strong to the Bone," features violent...

"False Witness: a Novel" (Ballantine Books), by Andrew Grant On her 21st birthday, Deborah Holt got an eye-popping gift — a new Mercedes — from her well-off, older boyfriend. She...

The 100th Author: Daniel Cilia Edited by Charles Cini SDBPublisher: Salesians of Don Bosco Publications/2015Extent: 107pp As its name implies, this is the 100th book that Daniel Cilia...