The world of social media is so flooded with banal, cliché, and off-putting quotes, readers have been known to spontaneously burst into flame. But great quotes, like poetry, are powerful tools because they crystallize elusive truths,... Read More

What a wonderful world it would be if every one of us came of age with a profound understanding of the natural sciences, mathematics, and philosophy. Imagine how different the politics of climate change and evolution might be. So we can... Read More

Dozens of $50 million-plus superyachts cruise the high seas in the ultimate expression of 21st-century wealth, but the yachting life wasn’t so posh in 1876 when the 175-foot Sunbeam (steam and sail powered) set sail from the Isle of... Read More

Independent publishing owes its edgy, authentic reputation to a handful of fiercely original publishers like Chelsea Green, the indisputable leader in crafting beautifully written books on sustainable farming, homesteading, green... Read More

Jesus Christ, what a guy: Jewish reformer, populist—he promises eternal salvation to Roman slave and senator alike—performer of miraculous healings and exorcisms, self-described son of God, and, for an encore, takes one for the team... Read More

This book allows readers with little to no experience to design the optimal house for their location, community, and family needs. Donald R. Wulfinghoff intends to maximize the relationship between our homes and our lives in his... Read More

Countering the voices, inner and outer, that demand women’s silence, fiction writers imagine new possibilities into being. The works of a substantial number of Western women writers reveal a major theme: the journey of the... Read More

Chatelain has done an outstanding job of identifying childhood experiences for Chicago’s young black girls. The Great Migration (1910-70) saw six million African Americans leave the Jim Crow South for cities in the northern and western... Read More