Seeing the Supernatural: Investigating Angels, Demons, Mystical Dreams, Near-Death Encounters, and Other Mysteries of the Unseen World By Leo Strobel (Zondervan, 320 pages, $23) Perhaps I’ve been watching too much 70s TV lately. But I couldn’t help but think of…
Voices of the Fallen Heroes and Other Stories By Yukio Mishima (Vintage International, 272 pages, $16) There has always been reason to fear The vengeful rage of angry ghosts. …
Something happened to me last week in my other life as a fiction writer that made me flashback to my Hollywood days. I was a Story Analyst there in the 90s. That’s a fancy title for a Reader for a…
Politicians seeking higher office publish memoirs to portray their lives in the best possible light. And now, California Gov. Gavin Newsom — in anticipation of the 2028 presidential election — will do the same. Set for release in May, Young…
AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference By Arvind Narayanan & Sayash Kapoor (Princeton University Press, 360 pages, $21.52) Artificial intelligence has become the proverbial elephant in the room. We…
Stumbling Toward Utopia: How the 1960s Turned Into a National Nightmare and How We Can Revive the American Dream By Timothy S. Goeglein (Fidelis Publishing, 192 pages, $23) Every once in a while, there is a book that, even for…
Muse of Fire: World War I as Seen Through the Lives of the Soldier Poets By Michael Korda (Liveright Publications, 381 pages, $30) The First World War saw an outburst of poetic creativity unmatched in European history. Fueled by bitter…
I was born in the country where Opus Dei was founded. I grew up in an Opus Dei family. I studied at an Opus Dei school. And, over my 43 years, I have met hundreds of members and former members…
Whether you’re running for the White House or dog catcher, renowned political consultant Louis Perron’s new book, Beat the Incumbent, brings objective, data-driven, academic eyes to the world of political campaigns. For candidates, consultants, and citizens, Perron peels back the…
