By hook or by crook, the Indigenous people living on the land now occupied by the United States lost ownership rights to their property over the course of centuries. Many were murdered; others were tricked. And, yes, a rare few sold... Read More

On Mother’s Day in 1942, a corner shop in Occupied Paris became the site of a memorable protest. At a time when collaborationist, government-enforced rationing and hunger were rampant, an organized group of women stormed that shop, and... Read More

Michael Lanning’s "The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson" reveals that, more than ten years before Rosa Parks’s refusal to move to the back of the bus, a young black army officer also defied such an order. For taking that stand and... Read More

John Hemming’s "People of the Rainforest" is the intense, enlightening story of the three Villas Boas brothers, whose commitment to justice within Brazil’s Amazon led to vast expanses of that land being preserved for Indigenous... Read More

Understanding food as nourishment for mind, body, and soul, Amy Symington’s "The Long Table Cookbook" is a guide to plant-based cooking meant to be enjoyed together. Emphasizing both the physical benefits of plant-based recipes and the... Read More

A voyeuristic literary and visual pleasure, "The Illustrated Wild Boy" is a shocking, amusing, and entertaining memoir. John Du Cane’s memoir "The Illustrated Wild Boy" contains adventures and anecdotes from a lifetime spent exploring... Read More

North Korea fascinates a world bored with so many bland, decent-enough democracies. Cowered by the tubby tyrant Kim Jong-un, the nation’s 25 million citizens struggle to make do in a system that’s so handcuffed by sanctions, so... Read More

Andrew R. M. Smith’s comprehensive study of two-time heavyweight champion George Foreman, and of the sport of boxing during his long career, is "No Way but to Fight". Foreman, a poor middle school dropout, discovered his punch on the... Read More