Extensively researched and enriched text details British imperialism in India. “The Great Game” of this book’s title was the half century of political maneuvering and machinations in the Hindu Kush and in India’s Northwest... Read More

Journalist tells the thrilling story of two nineteenth century Yankee reporters who escaped a Southern prison while covering the Civil War. It takes one to know one. Or, in this case, two, as Peter Carlson, who spent twenty-two years as... Read More

Jean Van’t Hul’s "The Artful Parent" is a how-to manual for purposeful parents who want to incorporate more art into family life. Sprinkled with essays by additional contributors, "The Artful Parent" offers the lowdown on making time... Read More

Damn Italy for its hold on us. For the lingering memories of simple roadside meals in Campania and pitchers of house wine in Sicilia that shame the taste of anything we sip stateside. A resident of Tuscany, Tessa Kiros knows what so many... Read More

Fascinating and accessible: a mini science class between these covers reveals a world of mass annual migrations among diverse species. Readers follow the routines of salmon, caribou, polar bears, monarch butterflies, bats, and... Read More

This niche book for history buffs and professional gardeners offers rich insight into how seed catalogs influenced the American obsession with social status. When Martha Stewart wrote about hydrangeas in her magazine, nurseries around... Read More

“I build my dish around what vegetables are in season because this is when they will be the cheapest, most readily available, and, most importantly, taste the best—and surely this has to be the most important factor when cooking. …... Read More

Gay android/human romance blossoms amid a blockbuster science fiction plot. Imagine a big-budget, summer science-fiction blockbuster with a tender romance at its core. Now imagine it’s a comic book instead of a movie, and the romance... Read More