Alexander the Great is a riveting narrative that restores Alexander to his own context—and takes a whack at solving the remaining mysteries.
Susan Neiman tackles questions of moral injury in her richly rewarding, consistently stimulating and beautifully written Learning from the Germans.
In The Ungrateful Refugee, her first work of nonfiction, Dina Nayeri offers a searing, nuanced and complex account of her life as a refugee.
Azadeh Moaveni offers what is sure to become a modern classic, answering the question of how Muslim women become, as the Western media puts it, “radicalized.”
Who wouldn’t want to trade in a stressful 90-minute commute for acres of open land, a home-based office and ridiculously friendly neighbors?
As Jennine Capó Crucet makes clear in her thought-provoking collection of essays, whether you are or are not white isn’t just the point—it’s everything.
Caitlin Doughty provides answers to questions both humorous and moving, bringing mortals to a greater comfort with and understanding of death.
The journeys Jill Heinerth describes in Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver make for exciting, edge-of-your-seat reading.
As we continue to push the Earth to its limits, Inconspicuous Consumption is a call to action for our future success and survival.
Paxson’s beautiful writing threads stories together so exquisitely that at times I had to stop and take a breath, even cry, before carrying on.
Michael Crouch lends an earnestness to the narration. As focused as the story is, he makes everything feel big and new.
McCulloch is a linguistics whiz who writes clearly and comprehensively for the lay reader about her area of expertise.
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