The world came to Gertrude Weil’s door, and Leonard Rogoff shows in Gertrude Weil: Jewish Progressive in the New South that she, in turn, bridged worlds. Born in 1879, a North Carolina Jew of German descent, Weil was educated at Smith... Read More

Patients at any stage of this disease will find rich, useful information that can help them cope more effectively. Many cancer patients find themselves feeling confused and adrift after a diagnosis, according to the authors of "Living... Read More

Photojournalist Bradly Boner, who has spent almost two decades documenting some of the most culturally rich corners of the American landscape, first felt the power of Yellowstone at the age of ten, on a family trip that was to mark him... Read More

This is a vivid, panoramic account of the first great public zoo. Isobel Charman’s "The Zoo" is an imaginatively written history of the world’s first zoo, opened in London in 1828, conveyed through the perspectives of seven... Read More

Comedically absurd but also introspective, "The Ugly" challenges dogmatic clinging to the letter of the law. Alexander Boldizar’s "The Ugly" is a globe-trotting tour de force that examines the complex relationship between words and... Read More

This is a brilliant and imaginative novel, filled with poignant scenes and sympathetic characters. Suspense, romance, and supernatural elements come together in Jeff Giles’s The Edge of Everything, a novel that stands out brilliantly... Read More

In this outstanding collection, nineteen established writers are asked to explore the borderland between mental health and mental illness. Since all of the contributors come from a science-fiction and fantasy background rather than a... Read More

An intimate look at Indian life through the memories of those who lived it, Densmore’s book is richly illustrated. Frances Densmore’s "World of the Teton Sioux Indians" paints a vivid picture of much of pre-reservation tribal life... Read More