In 2008, when the Wall Street financial crisis hit, Frank Partnoy, author and professor of law and finance at the University of San Diego, started thinking about the “complexities of human decision-making.” He wanted to know why the... Read More

For Kurdish poet Jalal Barzanji, life has been a series of displacements and exiles. In 1963, when Barzanji was seven, Iraqi forces launched a brutal military campaign against the Kurds. His village of Ashkaftsaqa was decimated, forcing... Read More

How we categorize ourselves, in comparison with how others classify us, is the subject of these eight essays that give the reader much to contemplate. A black Briton who writes for the Guardian and the Nation, Younge is the author of two... Read More

As its subtitle suggests, "Special Exits" is an autobiographical comic. What’s not readily apparent is that the book’s main focus isn’t upon the author’s life. Instead, "Special Exits" presents a warts-and-all depiction of the... Read More

Workers’ compensation is an intimidating topic. For those who have been injured, trusting that a company will provide the necessary support to see one through a personal injury claim can be scary. On the other side of the issue,... Read More

Collaboration is hazardous even between like-minded people but Alan Krugel faithfully passes on dramatic narratives from man’s best friends in service of big city police and fire departments. This second installment of a series set in... Read More