Murong Xuecun’s "Deadly Quiet City" is a harrowing compilation of testimonies from people living in Wuhan, China, during the beginning of COVID-19. Split into eight chapters, each dedicated to a Chinese person living in Wuhan in early... Read More

The historical biographies collected in Elizabeth Cobbs’s "Fearless Women" cover those who advanced women’s rights at each stage in American history. Arguing for broader definitions of feminism and patriotism that encompass their... Read More

Olga Onuch and Henry E. Hale’s "The Zelensky Effect" is part biography of the charismatic president, part sociopolitical history of Ukraine from its 1991 independence to the recent Russian invasion—“more fundamentally about... Read More

"Rightsizing Nations" is an intriguing political science text that introduces timely theories about nations’ optimal sizes, supported by historical examples. David Lockwood’s provocative political science book "Rightsizing Nations"... Read More

"Living in an Imperfect World" is a passionate text that suggests practical solutions to contemporary political problems. Candid and personal, Steven A. Zecola’s political treatise "Living in an Imperfect World" explores the perils... Read More

Oren Kessler’s brave new history book "Palestine 1936" reveals the deep roots of today’s Israel-Palestine conflict. A tragic history shared with the hindsight knowledge of the decades of violence and bloodshed in the region that... Read More

In the mid-nineteenth century, the expanding United States worked to colonize the territory that’s now Arizona. To do so, it turned to the Middle East for expertise, inspiration, and camels. Natalie Koch’s "Arid Empire" shows how... Read More

Economic arguments are used against the American left wing in the political science book "Good Intentions, Bad Consequences". Phillip Nelson’s political science book "Good Intentions, Bad Consequences" defends traditional conservative... Read More