The Grand Complication by Allen Kurzweil is a delicious compendium of quirky colleagues, erotic pop-ups, deviant passions, and miraculous examples of theft. The book is a grand and complicated "timepiece," told with a devilish sense of fun.
Diana Eck's A New Religious America is a portrait of the diversity of religion in modern America, complete with engaging characters, fascinating stories, the tragedy of misunderstanding and hatred, and the hope of new friendships. It offers a road map to guide us all in the richly diverse America of the twenty-first century.
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As unsettling as it is exhilarating, American Gods by Neil Gaiman is a dark and kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth and across an America at once eerily familiar and utterly alien.
Darkly intelligent, Spectacular Happiness, by Peter D Kramer, is provocative, compelling and stunning in its execution. This is the masterful first novel that Kramer's nonfiction has led his readers and reviewers to expect.
Playful Parenting by Lawrence J Cohen includes illuminating chapters on how to use play to build a child's confidence and self-esteem, how to play through sibling rivalry, and how play can become a part of loving discipline.
Point Deception is a page-turner of the highest quality, fueled by a
well-constructed, suspenseful plot. Marcia Muller addresses the issue of domestic
violence with sensitivity and insight, and, as always, her take on human
relationships reflects complexity and feeling. Interview.