A Prospect for Murder is a contemplative and slow-paced mystery with fantastic scenery and lovely characterization. Jeanne Burrows-Johnson’s "Prospect for Murder" is a unique mystery set against the lush backdrop of Hawaii. A haunting... Read More

For a keen birdwatcher like Lynn E. Barber, birds are a way into learning about current conservation challenges. Her "Birds in Trouble" profiles many of America’s endangered birds and gives concrete advice on how to help both... Read More

This well-known classic is translated into modern English verse in this enchanting and captivating book. The activities and challenges faced by the knight Sir Gawain are described in great and sometimes graphic detail as the story moves... Read More

During the 1960s, the Cold War was fought on many fronts and fields of battle—nuclear weapon technology, Cuba and other geopolitical hotspots, the Olympic Games, to name a few—but the race to space may have meant the most to Russian... Read More

San Diego journalist Tershia d’Elgin became keenly aware of her family’s water footprint on her father Bill’s Colorado farm. William Eaton Phelps had to grow up quickly: his parents left him in Denver while his father was stationed... Read More

All will come away from this New York City volume with newfound love for the beguiling, legendary, volatile town. Nonstop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas, edited by Rebecca Solnit and Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, is a multidisciplinary ode... Read More

This book proves to be a cornucopia of delights, and a vibrant presentation of the frenzy and hoopla that characterized Paris in the 1920s. "When Paris Sizzled" is a cultural historian’s foray into Parisian lore and culture. Mary... Read More

This is a unique, refreshing, and even hopeful look at the interplay between faith and government. Faithonomics: Religion and the Free Market, by Torkel Brekke, makes the argument that the absence of government involvement is best for... Read More