A rollicking pace, complex characters, skillful turns of phrase, and evocative imagery make this book enjoyable. Carter Wilson’s "The Comfort of Black" is a superior thriller full of unpredictable twists. Themes of the repetition of... Read More

Three years in the Pacific Theater during WWIl leads to 700 intimate letters, but this story is less about a war hero than it is about a loving family man. In his weighty trilogy (nine pounds on the bathroom scale) in honor of the father... Read More

This high-level discussion of how to engender brand loyalty deserves to be a seminal work on the subject. So many books written about brand loyalty address the same basic premise: that brands need to form strong emotional bonds with... Read More

For girls and women in the technological age, this guide to Internet safety is a must-read. The Smart Girl’s Guide to Privacy should be given to every teenage girl with an Internet connection. “The sad fact is that women have more... Read More

A riveting investigation into the nature of humans to seek, to search, and to understand by discovery. Biographer Monty Joynes has crafted a compelling biography of an amazing family, the Fishers, combining technical content and personal... Read More

Evoking the charm of fellow Missourian Mark Twain, these short reminiscences of a national political life are funny, poignant, and enlightening. Following in the footsteps of his famous father, the powerful Missouri senator Stuart... Read More

With a unique methodology, Black performs a what-if analysis of history to show how little it takes to change the world’s fate. Jeremy Black’s recent historical analysis, Other Pasts, Different Presents, Alternate Futures, provides a... Read More

These cozy mysteries will pair perfectly with a cup of tea—just don’t spill it when a laugh at irony or a gasp at the big reveal strikes. In this collection of eight stories, tea and murder connect each tale, with both used to... Read More