Combining the colonial with the cretaceous, co-authors Chris Kentz and Steve Hockensmith cook up a smart new adventure in "Claws and Effect". On their way home from the... Read More

Devotees of art photography and aviation history alike will savor this unusual and well-researched book. A striking photo of Edinburgh Airport’s iconic traffic control tower,... Read More

Blast off into a sky full of knowledge with this fact-packed, exciting guide to aviation. The Smithsonian Book of Air & Space Trivia gives a bite-size overview of human... Read More

Yoga has always attracted lots of yogis from lots of religions—some for quasispiritual reasons, others for the physical benefits, certain men drawn by hot rooms with... Read More

At this point in history, the name Darwin is so loaded with meaning that it’s tough to imagine anyone opening a biography without preconceptions. In Darwin: A Graphic... Read More

Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture, a survey of portrait art by and about lesbian and gay artists, ably addresses questions of disclosure and revelation in... Read More

The Peace Corps, Head Start, Job Corps, VISTA, and the Special Olympics were some of the enduring New Frontier and Great Society legacies of the Kennedy and Johnson... Read More