A who’s who of Astor family, friends, and acquaintances, this book gives personality and life to iconic figures and fresh insight into well-known political scandals. Raised amid the faded glory of the Gilded Age, author Christopher T.... Read More

"Bitter Lake" is an accomplished work on silence: what happens when families ignore a tragic moment. A melancholic debut by Marika Deliyannides, "Bitter Lake" explores one woman’s “aching disquietude” and the latent complications... Read More

Kindig shines light on a little-known Civil War history—what life was like for the common Confederate soldier. A great deal is known about the generals and other officers who led the troops during the Civil War, but not as much is... Read More

Adventure, satire, dystopia, all in one well-written speculative-fiction package. Nature’s Confession, a new speculative fiction novel by J. L. Morin, works to combine adventure, science fiction, and some political satire. It also has... Read More

Braun writes with palpable empathy and shares his wisdom about unconditional love as a catalyst to transformation. HeartSourcing: Finding Our Way to Love and Liberation, by Ramgiri Braun, is a book that will appeal to nearly everyone on... Read More

The human-machine interface is coming, and this book takes us on a wild tour of our possible future. The term is “techno-optimism,” and "Transcendence" has it in abundance. According to the authors’ view, humans will soon build... Read More

This intense collection of photos and quotations from homeless people reveals an inside look at how policies and society can affect the vulnerable. When you see a homeless person on the street, what do you do? Some of us walk on by, some... Read More

Damsky belongs on the shelves of readers who are looking for variety and simplicity in all the little moments that add up to a life. Like so many cups of coffee with an old friend, Barry Damsky’s columns combine the tone and intimacy... Read More