This book is a worthy testament to everyone who participated in an admirable WWI endeavor. Jeffrey B. Miller chronicles a massive but little known humanitarian organization in... Read More

Will Bashor puts Marie Antoinette’s tumultuous life under the microscope in his historical analysis, Marie Antoinette’s World. Marie Antoinette has long been shrouded in... Read More

Two things have become unambiguous about Russia’s role in the 2016 US presidential election: it carried out a significant attack against the United States; and not enough is... Read More

Robert C. Cottrell and Blaine T. Browne’s book is a reminder that the year 1968 saw the United States on the brink of a revolution, one that was virtually apocalyptic in... Read More

These stories are certain to make those dealing with terminal illness feel less alone. At Death’s Door by Sebastian Sepulveda and Gini Graham Scott provides practical and... Read More

Searing, honest, and unflagging in its pursuit of understanding, George Yancy’s "Backlash" holds a mirror up to angry commenters and white liberals alike, forcing a reckoning... Read More

In this incisive work, a veteran newsman explores modern media and why we have become so vulnerable to “alternative facts.” "Overload" is news veteran Bob Schieffer’s... Read More

"The Stuff of Family Life", by Michelle Janning, is a fascinating sociological exploration of what material goods say about people and society. Examining both spaces and... Read More

This important teen guide performs two crucial functions: educating teens on numerous myths associated with sexual assault, and showing teens how to help both themselves and... Read More

When asked after which animal the Canary Islands were named, most people would groan and say, “The canary, of course.” However, they were in fact named after the dog—canis... Read More

No two men captured the zeitgeist of Gilded Age America more than Mark Twain, the cultural icon, and Theodore Roosevelt, the political one, claims the author in this dual... Read More

Prostate cancer doesn’t just affect the patient, but also his spouse or partner, asserts Anne Katz, RN, PhD, in "Prostate Cancer and the Man You Love". A clinical nurse... Read More