“Each and every extinction has its own story,” writes Thom van Dooren in his attentive, elegiac book "A World in a Shell", which regards Hawai’i’s lost and endangered snail species as instructive microcosms of biodiversity loss.... Read More

"Dispatches from the Cowgirl" is a fascinating diplomat’s wife’s memoir that covers exciting postings in Africa. Julie Tully’s memoir "Dispatches from the Cowgirl" is a vicarious visit to expat life in Africa. Tully, the American... Read More

All Democrats, from concerned citizens to party leaders, will benefit from Weber and Weber’s tough love and practical, reasonable advice. In their political science book "Branding Democrats", Ken Weber and Daryl Weber explain why... Read More

Marked by hope, Andrew Arndt’s "Streams in the Wasteland" concerns drawing on one’s hidden desires for God to lead a life that hearkens back to the great spiritual traditions of the desert fathers and mothers. With frequent... Read More

The youngest in a large family living on a farm, Clover has trouble making decisions. With her brother’s encouragement, she decides to accompany him to the river, but a lost goat coaxes her back into the woods. Faced with many choices... Read More

Jillian Haslam’s compelling memoir "A Voice out of Poverty" recounts the penury of her Calcutta childhood and her subsequent determination to become a force for social change. The daughter of a British father and English-Armenian... Read More