New Book Release: Toxin Nation

Toxin Nation: The Poisoning of Our Air, Water, Food, and Bodies by Marie D. Jones

Should we really trust the government, Big Pharma, agribusinesses, factory farms, or the fossil-fuel industry with our safety?

We live in a world filled with plastics, heavy metals, food preservatives, processed foods, genetically modified organisms, drugs, ointments, medications, electromagnetic frequencies, radiation, treated water and all manner of substances alleged to make our modern lives easier. But are the chemicals we encounter, ingest, and breathe necessarily harmless?

From the millions of premature deaths caused by unchecked environmental pollution and weak government oversight of the safety of our food supply to chemtrails, 5G fears, fluoride in our water supply, and various conspiracy theories, Toxin Nation: The Poisoning of Our Air, Water, Food, and Bodies looks at the truth and the schemes to allow toxins, poisons, and unproven substances to potentially harm our health. It looks at the huge profits that corporations make by selling unsafe products and the corrupting influence of money on politicians, government bureaucrats, others tasked with protecting our safety.

The disturbing―and illuminating―exposé shows how the government and industries affect our health, and how the choices we make and the products we purchase contribute to harming our bodies. Its unmasks …

how unproven substances affect chronic obesity and cancer

how to avoid toxic foods, drinks, and other products

stories of corrupt politicians, corporate CEOs, and regulators trading safety for money

the widespread toxicity of indoor air pollution

the perniciousness of cancer-causing chemicals

the influences of 5G and EMF from cell phones and gadgets upon the human immune system

Big Pharma, agribusiness, and fossil fuel industry gaslighting

secret government tests of toxins on human beings

the harm from pesticides and food additives

research and scientific studies on the effects of chemicals on human physiology

and much more.

Knowledge is power, and the more you know, the safer and healthier you can become. Toxin Nation is eye-opening and informative. Filled with photos and other graphics, this important book is richly illustrated. Its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness.

New Book Release: Time Travel

 Time Travel: The Science and Science Fiction by Nick Redfern

Fact or fiction? Real or impossible? Movement through time explored, examined and explained!

Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity postulates, and scientists have proven, that the faster you travel, the slower time moves. Clocks on airplanes, satellites and rockets are slower than clocks on Earth, and time travel is indeed real. Can time machines, time-tunnel wormholes or tales of fictional time-traveling heroes be so far-fetched? Covering the history of time travel in both reality and fiction, Time Travel: The Science and Science Fiction investigates the long history, myths, science and stories of movement from the present to the past and into the future.

Timely in its telling, Time Travel chronicles more than 30 instances, accounts, stories and famous examples of time slips, such as …

The theory of relativity showing the link between time and space

H.G. Wells’ epic novel of 1895: The Time Machine

British physicist Stephen Hawking’s famous paradoxes surrounding time travel

Charlton Heston’s character Taylor in the Planet of the Apes discovering that he is home, 2,000 years in the future

Wormholes, the shortcuts through both space and time

And many more!

The idea of time travel fascinates because it offers the possibility, however remote, of revisiting and recapturing moments from our youth. And if travelers of the future have secretly visited us―well, that proves that our future is secure. Stories of time travel abound in books and film, and it’s been a source of endless fascination―and speculation―surrounding UFO sightings and conspiracy theories. This richly researched reference ripples with fascinating information. With more than 120 photos and graphics, this tome is nicely illustrated. Time Travel also includes a helpful bibliography and an extensive index, adding to its usefulness. Time will fly by as you ponder the possibilities. Don’t hesitate. There’s no time like the present. Get your copy today. The future is waiting!

New Book Release: The Vampire Almanac

The Vampire Almanac: The Complete History by J. Gordon Melton

Grab a stake, a fistful of garlic, a crucifix and holy water as you enter the dark, blood-curdling world of the original pain in the neck in this ultimate collection of vampire facts and fiction!

What accounts for the undying fascination people have for vampires? How did encounters with death create centuries-old myths and folklore in virtually every culture in the world? When did the early literary vampires―as pictured by Goethe, Coleridge, Shelly, Polidori, Byron, and Nodier as the personifications of man’s darker side―transform from villains into today’s cultural rebels?

Showing how vampire-like creatures organically formed in virtually every part of the world, The Vampire Almanac: The Complete History by renowned religion expert and fearless vampire authority J. Gordon Melton, Ph.D., examines the historic, societal, and psychological role the vampire has played―and continues to play―in understanding death, man’s deepest desires, and human pathologies. It analyzes humanity’s lusts, fears, and longing for power and the forbidden!

Today, the vampire serves as a powerful symbol for the darker parts of the human condition, touching on death, immortality, forbidden sexuality, sexual power and surrender, intimacy, alienation, rebellion, violence, and a fascination with the mysterious. The vampire is often portrayed as a symbolic leader advocating an outrageous alternative to the demands of conformity. Vampires can also be tools for scapegoating such as when women are called “vamps” and bosses are described as “bloodsuckers.”

Meet all of the villains, anti-heroes, and heroes of myths, legends, books, films, and television series across cultures and today’s pop culture in The Vampire Almanac. It assembles and analyzes hundreds of vampiric characters, people, and creatures, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Vlad the Impaler, Edward Cullen and The Twilight Saga, Bram Stoker, Lestat De Lioncourt and The Vampire Chronicles, Lon Chaney, True Blood, Bela Lugosi, Dracula, Dark Shadows, Lilith, Vampire Weekend, Batman, Nosferatu, and so many more.

There is a lot to sink your teeth into with this deep exhumation of the undead. Quench your thirst for facts, histories, biographies, definitions, analysis, immortality, and more! This gruesomely thorough book of vampire facts also has a helpful bibliography, an extensive index, and numerous photos, adding to its usefulness.

New Book Release: The Big Book of Facts

The Big Book of Facts: Adventures in Science and History by Terri Schlichenmeyer

Strange science facts! Hilarious history facts! Informative and Fun! A treat of science and history stories and trivia that will inform and entertain anyone curious about the world!

From astonishing, amazing and surprising science and history facts to the little-known stories hidden inside bigger events, The Big Book of Facts is a fascinating tour through our weird and interesting world. You’ll learn about the earth and its history through absorbing stories and interesting tidbits. Did you know …

Babies start laughing at just a few weeks old; there are ten discernible types of laughter; and laughter spurs our appetite for food?

Like fingerprints, every tongue on Earth has a unique print?

The history of the U.S. Postal Service, including the Pony Express, … and the short-lived (but legal) practice of mailing children?

Hand washing was not always common through history; toilet paper was invented in the 1400s, and Sir John Harington invented the flushable toilet for Queen Elizabeth I?

Though they are all differently shaped by virtue of being an assembly of water droplets, there are ten basic kinds of clouds?

A basic and quick history of cash in America, including Alexander Hamilton and the Bank of the United States, Benjamin Franklin’s efforts to thwart counterfeiting, $100,000 bills, and the fact that more than 85% of the world’s money is digital only?

Though Shakespeare mentioned Valentine’s Day in “Hamlet,” sending paper cards to a beloved wasn’t a fad until the eighteenth century, and by the 1840s, insulting Valentine cards also became common?

Government agencies in the U.S. and France both agree that the measure of a second is determined by how long it takes a cesium atom to vibrate just over nine billion times?

The history of children’s games such as hide-and-seek, blindman's bluff, and jacks that date back to the ancient Greeks and Romans?

And much, much more.

Engrossing, engaging, and enlightening, The Big Book of Facts lets you discover the fun oddities that make up our world. Wide-ranging and fact-filled with nearly 160 illustrations, this information-rich tome also includes a helpful bibliography and an extensive index for those scrambling for more information.

New Book Release: In and Around Maimonides

In and Around Maimonides: Original Essays by Y. Tzvi Langermann

In and Around Maimonides presents seven highly focused studies on Moses Maimonides and those around him. “In Maimonides” refers to close readings of passages from Maimonides’ writings; “around Maimonides” refers to his own family (his father R. Maimon and his son R. Abraham) with whom Maimonides’ views are in conversation; an unnamed scholar mocked by Maimonides; Judah Halevi, a major figure in Andalusian Judaeo-Arabic culture with whom Maimonides is often contrasted; and Maimonides’ Yemeni commentators, who wrote marginalia, sometimes long and detailed, in the margins of manuscripts, around the text of the Guide. These studies offer new and important insights into the thought of Maimonides on a variety of issues, such as the nature and purpose of prophecy or the capacity of humans to better themselves morally, as well as his reception and interpretation in the Arabic speaking world.

New Book Release: James Edgar Paullin

The Enduring Legacy of James Edgar Paullin, MD by Carter Smith Jr.

To the general public, Edward Paullin, MD, was best known as one of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s physicians who rushed to Warm Springs, Georgia, to attend the dying president. To the medical community, however, he was a highly regarded diagnostician and innovative researcher who changed how diabetes, typhoid fever and other diseases were understood and treated in Georgia. Bookhouse Group is excited to announce that The Enduring Legacy of James Edgar Paullin, MD has gone to press. This is the story of this fascinating early twentieth century physician who began his indispensable roles in the development of both Emory University School of Medicine and Piedmont Hospital.

New Book Release: Fritz Garland Lanham

Fritz Garland Lanham: Father of American Trademark Protection by Joe Cleveland

Bookhouse has the privilege of publishing the story of a man whose extraordinary impact on American commerce affects almost all the products we use today. Fritz Garland Lanham­—Father of American Trademark Protection is not just a story about a landmark piece of federal legislation, it’s a remarkable story of protecting American business and American consumers. 2021 marks the 75th anniversary of the Lanham Trademark Act. Fritz Garland Lanham­—Father of American Trademark Protection commemorates the man whose vision and deep understanding of the legal importance of trademarks are critical to the day-to-day lives of every American.

New Book Release: Disinformation and You

Disinformation and You: Identify Propaganda and Manipulation by Marie D. Jones

They provoke you with anger because fear-filled people are easier to manipulate. The tricks, tools and tactics used to influence you and your loved ones―along with the history of propaganda―explained and explored.

We live in an age of disinformation, misinformation, and outright lies. The modern world blasts us with information, talking points, spin, advertising, and attempts to persuade. But what are we to believe and whom should we trust?

Examining the history of propaganda and disinformation in war, politics, polling, media, entertainment, cults, advertising, science, medicine, today’s media landscape, and even in our personal interactions, Disinformation and You: Identify Propaganda and Manipulation helps you spot and counter the seductive and deceptive tactics to influence individual behavior. It provides helpful suggestions and tips for identifying disinformation and fighting back against manipulation and censorship.

Engaging and useful, this book’s helpful topics include …

the money behind politics and the media

predictive programming as a form of social engineering

advertising sales tactics

how things go viral

the power of memes and hashtags to push a story or idea

censorship in the media and on social media networks

sponsored news, fake news, and the mainstream media

cult mentality and groupthink

disinformation campaigns and false flags

how conspiracy theories work

how to identify fake news and propaganda

Disinformation and You shows you the tricks used to influence your behavior. So, get on the bandwagon with the rest of us decent folk and stop listening to fools. After all, two out of three people have seen their IQ scores rise by buying this book! Really, buy this book and be smarter (in recognizing propaganda, that is). With many photos, illustrations, and other graphics, this tome is richly illustrated, and its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness.

New Book Release: Serial Killers

Serial Killers: The Minds, Methods, and Mayhem of History's Most Notorious Murderers by Richard Estep

Pain, torment, and torture. Cruelty, brutality, and violence. The twisted psyches, murder. and yes, even the ability to charm people. Take a deep dive into the terrifyingly real serial murderers, spree killers, and true faces of evil!

They prey on the innocent with a malicious desire to inflict damage and harm. They hunt and stalk misfortunate victims in the dark, in broad daylight, in quiet neighborhoods, and in the local woods. Their bloodthirst isn't satisfied after their first kill. Or their second. Or third. Serial Killers: The Minds, Methods, and Mayhem of History's Most Notorious Murderers delves into the global phenomenon of serial and spree murderers.

This chilling book looks at the horrifying stories of forty malevolent killers and hundreds of innocent victims, including such notorious homicidal maniacs as John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, and Jeffery Dahmer, but it also looks at lesser-known and overlooked murderers like Herbert Baumeister, America’s I-70 Strangler; Japan’s “Anime Killer,” Tsutomu Miyazaki; Russia’s “Rostov Ripper,” Andrei Chikatilo; the “Giggling Granny,” Nannie Doss; and many more. It journeys to 16th-century Scotland to meet a clan of cannibals whose existence is still debated by historians today, and to the fog-shrouded alleys of Whitechapel, London, where Jack the Ripper earned his grisly namesake. Along the way, we’ll meet the Dating Game Killer, the Milwaukee Cannibal, the Acid Bath Murderer, and other monsters.

Serial Killers also asks the questions …

What makes a seemingly ordinary person stalk, torture, and murder their fellow human beings?

Are serial killers born or made?

What is the difference between a serial killer and a spree killer?

What were the identities of Jack the Ripper and the Zodiac Killer?

Was Albert DeSalvo really the Boston Strangler?

Is it possible that you could know a serial killer?

Caution is advised before entering the alarming world of twisted psychos and sociopaths! With more than 120 photos and graphics, this fright-filled tome is richly illustrated. Its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness.

New Book Release: Censoring God

Censoring God: The History of the Lost Books (and other Excluded Scriptures) by Jim Willis

Why isn't the Book of Enoch in the Holy Bible, even though Enoch is referenced multiple times? Why were texts considered sacred by many, excluded by others? Who made the decisions and why? Ordained minister and theologian Jim Willis examines the historical, political, and social climates that influenced the redactors and editors of the Bible and other sacred texts in Censoring God: The History of the Lost Books (and other Excluded Scriptures). He takes a close look at the importance of the Book of Enoch, it's disappearance, and how it was recently rediscovered in Ethiopia. He also analyzes over two dozen excluded texts and the many references to books that we know about from fragments but remain lost. We are often taught that the Bible is, in the words of many religious catechisms, 'the infallible word of faith and practice.' In reality, the Bible is as much a political document as a spiritual one. In analyzing why texts were censored, Willis uncovers sometimes surprising biases of the committees and people who made the final decisions. He also investigates enigmatic hints of Bible codes and ancient wisdom that implies a greater spiritual force might have been at work than even the original editors. Thought-provoking and provocative, Censoring God explores how sacred texts were used as a weapon against science and justified the destruction of sacred writings of conquered indigenous cultures because they did not agree with the finished version of the Bible accepted by the European establishment. This important book looks at the human frailties of interpreting God's words, and through examination it brings a deeper understanding of the power and importance of those words. With more than 100 photos and graphics, this tome is richly illustrated. Its helpful bibliography provides sources for further exploration, and an extensive index adds to its usefulness.

New Book Release: Rationalism vs. Mysticism

Rationalism vs. Mysticism: Schisms in Traditional Judaism by R. Natan Sliflin

KNOWLEDGE Do we obtain reliable knowledge about the world from ongoing supernatural revelation, or from scientific investigation? NATURE Is it preferable to perceive God as working through nature, or through supernatural miracles? Are we surrounded by all kinds of supernatural forces and entities, such as demons and the Evil Eye? MITZVOT Do the commandments function to change our thoughts and behavior, or to manipulate mystical forces? Is Torah a Divine guide for life, or is it also a metaphysical blueprint for creation with all kinds of supernatural qualities? Rationalism vs. Mysticism is a thorough study of how these questions were answered very differently by various rabbinic scholars over history, reflecting two fundamentally different views of the nature of Judaism. Part One is an overview of many different aspects of these divergent schools of thought and their consequences, while Part Two contains in-depth studies of several topics. Rationalism vs. Mysticism will profoundly deepen your understanding of Judaism and many of the intellectual conflicts that have arisen in Jewish history.

New Book Release: Black Firsts

Black Firsts: 500 Years of Trailblazing Achievements and Ground-Breaking Events by Jessie Carney Smith

A celebration of achievement, accomplishments, and pride!

The first African American president, U.S. senator, and the first black lawyer in the Department of Education. The first black chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first African American commissioned officer in the Marine Corps. The first black professors in a variety of fields. The first African American advertising agency. The first African American Olympian. The first black pilot for a scheduled commercial airline. The first recorded slave revolt in North America. The first African American cookbook writer.

Revel and rejoice in the renowned and lesser-known, barrier-breaking trailblazers in all fields―arts, entertainment, business, civil rights, education, government, invention, journalism, religion, science, sports, music, and more. Black Firsts: 500 Years of Trailblazing Achievements and Ground-Breaking Events, Fourth Edition bears witness to the long and complex history of African Americans!

Expanded, updated, and revised for the first time in over eight years, Black Firsts collects more than 500 all-new achievements and previously unearthed firsts. This massive tome proves that African American accomplishments are wide-ranging and ongoing, documenting thousands of personal victories and triumphs.

Who was the first black American depicted on a postage stamp? (1940 Booker Taliaferro Washington)

Who was the first African American bookseller? (1834 David Ruggles, New York City)

Where was the first black car dealership? (1941 Edward Davis, Detroit, Studebaker)

When was the first black-owned company listed on a major stock exchange? (1971 Johnson Products)

Who was the first black U.S. senator? (1870 Hiram Rhoades [Rhodes] Revels, Mississippi)

Who was the African American columnist who won a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary? (1989 Clarence Page)

Who was the U.S. Supreme Court’s first black justice? (1967 Thurgood Marshall)

Who first broke the color barrier to become a flight attendant? (1958 Ruth Carol Taylor)

Who became the first black to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point? (1877 Henry Ossian Flipper)

Which model was the first black to grace Sports Illustrated cover? (1997 Tyra Banks)

Who became the American Medical Association’s first black president? (1995 Lonnie Bristow)

What is the oldest surviving black church in America? (The African Meeting House, built in 1806 and known as the Joy Street Baptist Church, in Boston)

Who became the first black pitcher to win a World Series game? (1952 Rookie of the Year, Joe Black, of the Brooklyn Dodgers)

Who was the first regularly recognized black physician in the United States? (1780s James Durham [Derham])

Who was the first black actress to receive an Emmy Award? (1969 Gail Fisher)

Who became the first black professional football player? (1904 Charles W. Follis)

What was first short story published by a black woman in the United States? (1859 Frances Ellen Watkins Harper’s “The Two Offers”)

Who was the black explorer who joined the Lewis and Clark expedition? (York)

Who was the first black lawyer to argue a case before the Supreme Court? (1880 Samuel R. Lowery)

Which two songs by black Americans were the first to be send out of the solar system? (1977 Chuck Berry’s song “Johnny B. Goode” and Blind Willie Johnson’s “Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground” on Voyager I)

What famous inventor and agronomist has a national monument named after him in Diamond, Missouri? (1960 George Washington Carver)

What movie featured the first black female lead in a Disney animated feature? (2009 “The Princess and the Frog” starred Anika Noni Rose)

Who was the first black American to win a gold medal in the women’s all-around final competition.? (2012 Gabrielle “Gabby” Christina Victoria Douglas)

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen and why are they so famous? (1941 The U.S. Congress established the first combat unit for blacks in the Army Air Corps with a training facility for black airmen, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, located at Tuskegee Institute, Alabama)

Who participated in the first armed encounter of the American Revolution and later became the first black to receive an honorary master's degree? (Lemuel Haynes)

Who was the author of a book of poetry that won the first Pulitzer Prize awarded to a black American? (1950 Gwendolyn Brooks for “Annie Allen”)

What was the first black record company? (Pace Phonograph Company established 1921 by Henry Pace)

Who was the black hero who sacrificed himself at the Boston Massacre, an event that would help inspire the American Revolution? (1770 Crispus Attucks)

Who was the first black entertainer to host his own talk show on national television? (1989 Arsenio Hall)

Who was the first African American to lead the NASA space program? (2009 Charles Frank Bolden Jr.)

Who was the first black American to win the Nobel Peace Prize? (1944 Ralph Johnson Bunche)

Who was the first black American athlete to win an Olympic gold medal? (1908 John Baxter “Doc” Taylor Jr. winner of the 4 X 400-meter relay in London)

Which inventor had the first patent granted an African American? (1872 Elijah McCoy)

Who was the first African American to win a Grammy Award? (1959 Count [William] Basie)

Who is thought to be the United States’ first black millionaire? (1890 Thomy Lafon, New Orleans real estate speculator and moneylender)

Who was the first black named Association of College and Research Librarian of the Year? (1985 Jessie Carney Smith)

Which black first sang a principal role with the Metropolitan Opera? (1955 Marian Anderson)

When was the first black judge appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals? (1966 Spottswood Robinson)

Which black artist was the first to be featured in a solo exhibit at New York’s Museum of Modern Art? (1937 William Edmondson)

When was the first black mayor of Dallas elected? (1995 Ron Kirk)

Who was the first elected black chairman of Republican National Convention? (1884 John Roy Lynch)

Who was the first known black to graduate from an American college? (1823 Alexander Lucius Twilight received a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College in Vermont)

With more than 350 photos and illustrations, this information-rich book also includes a helpful bibliography and an extensive index, adding to its usefulness. This vital collection will appeal to anyone interested in America’s amazing history and resilient people.