Nino Haratischvili’s multigenerational Georgian novel "The Eighth Life" spans the years between the Bolshevik Revolution and the early twenty-first century. It all begins with a master chocolatier and a magical hot chocolate recipe for... Read More

Ablaze in infamy and otherworldly as any heavenly planet, Texas is mythology come alive. This singular place is what happens when fiercely independent, prone-to-violence people are assimilated into a fledgling nation whose capital is so... Read More

Economist Bryson argues that, although socialism may have a black eye, it’s not going anywhere soon, making this an always timely read. Phillip J. Bryson’s "Socialism" works to explain the birth, popularization, decline, and... Read More

What does it take to be a runner? Two legs and a pulse—no courts or lined ball fields, no rules, tools, skills, or opponents required. How cool is that? This bible, this running companion, explains how to nurture your inner athlete to... Read More

The scientific method of mechanism, by which the study of all things is broken down to their smallest building blocks and reassembled in hierarchical order, is the intellectual crowbar that tore down the religion-based myths that... Read More