When flipping through the pages of the 245 page book The Art of Life, written by author Traci Slatton, one cannot help but be captivated by the full-page photographs that emerge with every next turn. On one page, a...

“Some moments in life stand out with hallucinatory intensity, shaping everything that comes afterward: the birth of a child, a victory earned after steady, hard work; a bitter loss or humiliation; a marriage...