Nature’s Compass: The Mystery of Animal Navigation begins, ironically, with a haunting scene from the human world: a September 1621 shipwreck. Ferdinando deVerar and the crew of the Portuguese ship San Antonio made several navigational... Read More

“Childhood is the most dangerous place of all. If we had to live there forever, we wouldn’t live very long,” observes the narrator of Heading Out to Wonderful, a lyrical meditation on longing, childhood, and the loss of innocence.... Read More

There are men who learn at a very young age to travel the safest path—do what your parents wish for you, never try to be better than you think you are. Jack Landry isn’t that kind of man. Instead, he reaches far and high for the... Read More

Packed with over seventy experiments, "The Ultimate Book of Saturday Science" explores “principles and phenomena … in engineering, physics, and chemistry.” With eye-catching titles that range from “Blunderspuds and Carrot... Read More

In his fascinating debut short story collection, Ted Sanders demonstrates remarkable range. The stories collected here run the gamut from domesticated realism (“Putting the Lizard to Sleep” and “Opinion of Person”) to haunting... Read More

The book begins secretively, mysteriously, in the mountains of Pennsylvania. And like the lives of the characters it is about to describe, the opening scene is devoid of frills. No melodic dialogue, no gentle segues, just a bleak and... Read More

The thirteen essays in "A Perfect Fit" emphasize the connection between the culture and values of Jewish immigrants and their descendents and the growth of the garment industry in the US. This volume is an extension of the exhibition of... Read More

For more than forty years, William O’Rourke penned essays that were as incisive as they were wide-ranging, bringing his lively wit, curmudgeonly tone, and biting intellect to personal, political, and literary topics as diverse as a... Read More