Descriptions of the sights, smells, and sounds of everyday Dutch life among The Hague’s poor are vibrant and poetic, often blending the senses. Launched in concert with the 125th anniversary of the painting Starry Night, one of Vincent... Read More

Poos-Benson keeps readers engaged with constant questioning and spiritual analysis. Self-help books that urge us to follow our passions, find our bliss, or live our true purpose tend to be one-note wonders—often aligned with a single... Read More

This unique coming-of-age fable blends the philosophical and metaphysical in a search for truth. Few have pulled off writing a book that seeks to be both fiction and nonfiction, and even The Alchemist gets placed in the pseudo-spiritual... Read More

Somerville’s down-to-earth commentary helps “lazy environmentalists” get back to earth the DIY way. Green living meets household management without the tension and one-upmanship often found in environmental discussions. Madeleine... Read More

Aware of the fragility of many who have endured emotional tragedy, the authors ease beginning writers into this exploratory process. A successful collaboration between James W. Pennebaker and John F. Evans, Expressive Writing: Words That... Read More

At the heart of Benishai’s writing is the knowledge that there is a genuinely impressive person devoting his life to healing the planet. Geobiology—as a broad term for mystic, natural, and supernatural interplay on a... Read More

Blast off into a sky full of knowledge with this fact-packed, exciting guide to aviation. The Smithsonian Book of Air & Space Trivia gives a bite-size overview of human flight from primitive attempts at aircraft to commercial jets,... Read More

Rarely are theological works so lucidly constructed and gorgeously formed. "Ask the Beasts", a new theological effort from Fordham professor Elizabeth A. Johnson, pursues questions of humanity’s interdependence with and divinely... Read More