In A T-Boy Journey into the Curious Case of Dark Nursery Rhymes – we took you into the world of joyful children’s nursery rhymes. But, when we looked deeply into their core, many of the soothing melodies and their haunting rhyming schemes, are bleak, sinister and deathly macabre. In Part II, our journey continues with more of the same, but found others that might have a deep effect when you sleep: Three Blind Mice, later adapted as a calypso version in James Bond film; Jack and Jill, not the power couple we had thought; The Real-Life Story of Humpty Dumpty and the English Civil War; Rub-a-Dub-Dub and how we might find that we are not as a clean as we thought; and we close with Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater which leads us to an Audrey Hart recipe for a delicious Thanksgiving pie.

Nursery rhymes are thought to be instrumental in helping children develop an ear for language, that is according to Mem Fox, author of Reading Magic. The short, rhythmic style of nursery rhymes help children to sound out unfamiliar words, aiding them in vocabulary expansion as they begin learning how to read and process other crucial language skills.

As Audrey Hepburn once famously said “Paris is always a good idea,” and among those who have taken this advice to heart is the American food writer Alec Lobrano. In his delightful, witty, and at times moving memoir he recounts his 35 years in Paris, where “food would become my muse, my metaphor, and my map for making a place for myself in the world.”

tional and international award-winning poet & photographer Jon Meyer delivers a third book of his inspiring poetry printed on photographs gleaned from his 40 years of traveling. While his previous books focused on Vermont and New England and earned 18 awards for both their poetry and photography, this one includes ten countries and nine US states. It is sure to win many awards of its own.

“Savoring the Camino de Santiago: It’s the Pilgrimage, Not the Hike” by Julie Gianelloni Connor, is the latest of the many books about the Spanish pilgrimage popularized for the American audience by the Martin Sheen movie “The Way.”

At a time when travel has come to a complete standstill, award-winning photographer Dennis Cox releases the perfect anecdote for cruise-starved readers – a luscious, photography-laden look at all aspects of the worldwide cruise phenomena that defined the last decades.

Let me give you two intriguing books to consider. One this month and, in May, a truly remarkable tome about Field Marshall Rommel, and why you should consider buying both the Churchill and Rommel books.

Two elderly ladies had been friends for many decades. Over the years, they shared all kinds of activities and adventures. Lately, their activities had been limited to meeting a few times a week to play cards.

Could she be everything you aren't, but somehow—still be you? It’s the year 2015 and Sonnet McKay is the daughter of a globe-trotting diplomat, home for the summer from her exotic life. Everything would be perfect if not for her stunning sister, whose bright star has left her in the shadows.

In an era of sound bites, top ten lists and “pointers” on leadership, Dr. Allen has made it her life’s work to understand the “why” behind great leadership practices. This perspective gives us the context necessary to understand organizational behavior on a whole new level. “Leading from the Roots” is not about the quick fix, it is about making us think holistically about organizations through the lens of the most successful system there has ever been, nature.