"Finding Abbey" intertwines both biography and memoir, and Prentiss does an admirable job of giving equal consideration to both. In Finding Abbey: The Search For Edward Abbey and His Desert Grave, Sean Prentiss retraces his search to... Read More

This colorful photo-essay traces Anne Frank’s legacy through sites where she lived. In Anne Frank 80 Years: A Memorial Tour in Current Images, historian and photographer Ronald Wilfred Jansen travels through Germany, the Netherlands,... Read More

This extraordinary and fascinating biography paints a larger picture of life in the Quaker community of Virginia during the Civil War. Gregory P. Wilson’s biography of his great-great-grandfather is well researched and entertaining,... Read More

Detailed research puts the reader inside the cockpit, shoulder to shoulder with the pilot and crew. Steve Snyder’s masterful book, "Shot Down", does justice to the adventures of his father, pilot Howard Snyder, and the crew of the B-17... Read More

Born the 1st of June, 1828, this restless man from Schenectady set aside a fairly promising painting career at the Hudson River School to help found the nation’s first critical art journal, The Crayon. Tall, ruggedly handsome, and... Read More

Piazza explores the missions of these ten powerful nuns with admiration and a feminist spirit. At the heart of the Catholic Church—navigating declining numbers of new nuns, criticism, and internal pressures to uphold prescribed... Read More

Sutton merges the best of family biography with relevant and fascinating historical, social, and religious knowledge. Claudette E. Sutton’s "Farewell, Aleppo" is much more than a recounting of her family’s story. Incorporating... Read More

Tolton excels at providing a balanced portrayal of Healy, not hesitating to point out shortcomings or exaggerations in personal accounts or historical records. In Healy’s West, Gordon E. Tolton superbly chronicles the many facets of... Read More