Jason Lewis’s account of the first leg of his human-powered trip around the world, from London to Pueblo, Colorado, is filled with mishaps and faulty planning. On one pre-excursion photo-op—to show off the pedal-powered boat that... Read More

“When the last transit season occurred the intellectual world was awakening from the slumber of ages, and that wondrous scientific activity which has led to our present advanced knowledge was just beginning. What will be the state of... Read More

Journalist Mei-Ling Hopgood’s book encourages thinking outside the Wonder bread version of US parenting. "How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm" (the baby is kept in a carrier made of animal hides, close to the mother’s body, and... Read More

With the 2012 American political season well underway, there’s little doubt politicians and pundits will be unable to avoid playing up the divide between Main Street and Wall Street. It’s an easy sound bite and looks great in bold... Read More

Socially isolated, beleaguered Peter Huddleston seems doomed to be the victim of nasty neighbors, his disconnected dad, and his step-mother’s devotion to beige décor and bland cuisine. However, Peter’s idyllic summer of cheese... Read More

In the tradition of Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist, James Redfield’s The Celestine Prophesy, and Carlos Castenada’s The Teachings of Don Juan comes Strays, by Jeanne Webster. This tale of a woman searching and finding her raison... Read More

Seven spirals of energy, whirling radiantly within the body, join our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual selves, and their “alignment” is crucial to how we feel, interact, and move through the world. Originally a Hindu... Read More

“What is true is hard to establish,” says one of several narrators, and this seems to especially refer to "Color Plates"—a collection of stories as abstract and varied as the paintings from which they spring. Adam Golaski uses work... Read More