A cleverly conceived slant on history for children, ages 6-13, the "Smelly Old History" series (nine total in the series), explores three ancient civilizations in these new releases. The earthier aspects of long-ago cultures which are of... Read More

In End Legalized Bribery, Cecil Heftel, a five-term U.S. congressman from Hawaii who left office in 1986, attacks not what is illegal, but what is legal in campaign financing. He charges that the whole system promotes begging, bribery... Read More

Eamon Grennan’s poems seem to slow time. Their occasions are often ordinary enough—a walk with a daughter, watching three boys swim, meditating on a fire—but their language and energy are far from ordinary. Of the various ways to... Read More

The history of Ms. Magazine is inherently fascinating and indisputably an important chapter in the ongoing feminist battle. Yours in Sisterhood sets out to examine feminism (and its varying shades) borne from tensions that Ms. Magazine... Read More

In a perfect world, government scientists would be charged with providing unbiased, accurate ecological information that would automatically be factored into natural resource management policies. In the real world, however, such... Read More

Veterinarian Herb Tanzer’s clients have called him a quack. “Some people leave,” he writes, “others flay me with insults.” All because he’s exposing what he dubs “The Pet Game.” Tanzer’s approach to doctoring pets... Read More

No Mountain Too High chronicles the story of Expedition Inspiration, a team of 17 breast cancer survivors who climb Argentina’s Mount Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere. Their goal: to raise public awareness about... Read More

Culled from the collegiate fruits of a required freshman writing course, this collection of 38 student memoirs illustrates challenges, tragedies and revelations of those who stand at the threshold of adulthood and contemplate their... Read More