Of all the figurative flavors of Kool-Aid to keep you from facing reality, perhaps the most popular is the belief that falling in love quickly leads to a life lived happily ever... Read More

People live as singles in mounting numbers, even in tradition-oriented countries. In "Happy Singlehood", Elyakim Kislev brings a researcher’s eye to bear on this... Read More

An exhaustive scientific report on the health of the coral reefs, shown to be critically important to the earth’s future, "Coral Whisperers" draws upon years of research.... Read More

Carleton Watkins may not be a name known to contemporary artists and art critics, but his exceptional photographs of the American West, taken during the mid- to late-1800s,... Read More

Tey Meadow’s sympathetic sociological study "Trans Kids" explores the changing social dynamics for families of transgender children and other children who bend or break gender... Read More

Jane Goodall’s research center on the shores of a Tanzanian lake pulsates with the passions, perils, and promises of the 1960s in Dale Peterson’s "The Ghosts of Gombe". The... Read More

Evocative and passionate, this examination of invasive species, climate change, and public land use will appeal to both politically minded outdoors enthusiasts and members of... Read More

The 3rd edition of this comprehensive atlas provides a thorough snapshot of water usage as it stands today. Environmentalists are in the process of becoming more aware of the... Read More

All will come away from this New York City volume with newfound love for the beguiling, legendary, volatile town. Nonstop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas, edited by Rebecca... Read More

This history of modern anarchy highlights the “outsider” perspectives that drive modern rebellions. Unruly Equality: U.S. Anarchism in the 20th Century, by Andrew Cornell,... Read More

The disruptive events leading up to the Gothic sack of Rome in 410 included many years of attacks on the temples and shrines of the Roman Empire’s traditional religion. After... Read More

Back in the day, mainstream newspapers and magazines loved to present the civil rights struggle in photos depicting black activists as passive victims of Southern white racism,... Read More