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In 1985, David McCallum was wrongly charged with and ultimately convicted of the murder of Nathan Blenner in Brooklyn. David never lost the desire to prove his innocence. After writing over 600 letters, he finally reached legal advocate Ken Klonsky and legendary fighter Rubin “Hurricane” Carter,…
Go Slow is an intimate biography of an artist best known for her provocative image and sultry voice. Julie London broke into acting and singing by chance as her early-developed good looks and charm attracted attention from studio executives at the age of 16. A failed marriage with Jack Webb and the …
In Hemingway at Eighteen, author Steve Paul provides a unique look at how the span of time between the summer of 1917 and the summer of 1918 was a life-changing year for Ernest Hemingway. October 15, 2017, marks the 100th anniversary of Ernest Hemingway’s arrival in Kansas City to work for the Kan…
Balance: A Dizzying Journey Through the Science of Our Most Delicate Sense by health and wellness writer Carol Svec examines every facet of our most complex and fragile sense. Throughout Balance, Carol visits university labs to experience the latest research devices that are applied to help those wh…
A fascinating look into one of the greatest treasure hunts in history, The Sunken Gold tells a story of daring espionage and adventurous diving. As World War I waged on, a desperate British Royal Navy knew that recovering the gold lost to the bottom of the ocean—collateral for the war effort to a …
On September 3, 1939—the same day Britain officially entered World War II by declaring war on Germany—the passenger liner SS Athenia was torpedoed by a German U-boat. It would be the first ship lost in the battle of the Atlantic.
As much as parents, teachers and students hate to admit it, the new school year is just around the corner. Each new year it seems there are more changes being made to tried and true teaching methods. Students now have access to multiple screens in the classroom and use Twitter, YouTube, chat rooms a…
In Marina Antropow Cramer’s debut novel, Roads, a family of Russian refugees must find new meanings for loyalty, fidelity, grief and love among the chaos of World War II.
As we celebrate the Fourth of July this week, there is no better time to reflect on the courageous Founding Fathers and the first president of our nation, George Washington. Long before George Washington was a president or a general, he was a sportsman. His horseback riding abilities and prowess wer…