Brian Gold: 3 books

Self-confidence is often touted as the magic pill for our society. It sure seems like it can fix any problem and lead to incredible wealth, give us happiness, the perfect mate, and a blindingly white smile, not to mention a size two figure and inner peace. Believe in yourself! Seize your dream! Create your own reality! Blah, blah, blah.

The Legend of Cactus Eddie will bring a smile to your face and tears to your eyes as you follow the adventures of an orphan in the Wild West who is raised by dinosaurs and grows up with the best traits and abilities of the humans and the dinosaurs. The story is classic Wild West — and combined with...

As a writer who, beginning in the 1930s, gave voice to the ordinary man and woman, Steinbeck came to be the conscience of America. He witnessed and recorded with clarity much of the political and social upheaval of the 20th century: the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, Vietnam. Yet his...