That the Spanish language gave voice to the likes of Cervantes, Borges, García Márquez, and so many other greats of literary fiction is a fact not unlike poetry’s affinity for Russian. Lingua España is to daring tales of adventure... 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 sliver-thin silver lining of Holocaust denial is that deniers promote the subject of Nazi evil back to center stage where the Holocaust-ignorant might discover and never forget unspeakable things like how a whole village of five... Read More

Washington DC’s Embassy Row, an avenue of unrivaled diplomatic importance, is anchored by the British ambassador’s residence, a massive neoclassical English country house—the haunt of kings and queens and countless other royalty... Read More

Despite what the hallowed theory of entropy, part of the Second Law of Thermodynamics, has suggested, it appears that the universe is not set to go out with a whimper. Instead, George Land and Beth Jarman, authors of Nature’s Hidden... Read More

"The Beijing Duck" is a fast-paced, funny tale for anyone who enjoys hard-boiled detective stories with a touch of the irreverent. Both comical and intriguing, Thomas de Kooning’s "The Beijing Duck" follows the misadventures of Ramone... Read More

This enjoyable mystery set in a historically accurate Chicago features a strong sense of time and place. In Frances McNamara’s "Death at Chinatown", an accusation of murder against a young woman exposes a much larger mystery within... Read More

A rich fantasy landscape, engaging characters, and a masterfully woven plot make this book hard to put down. "The Moon Pearl" is an enjoyable fantasy adventure filled with magic and mythology. Three friends must face some truly daunting... Read More