"This Could Be Your Future" is a frequently thrilling and illuminating memoir on mining, adventure, and indigenous peoples. A memoir from one of Australia’s leaders in the mining industry proves fascinating reading for those interested... Read More

Guéhenno says what he means, precisely and without hesitation, giving real authority to his guide to future peacekeeping operations. What passes for political debate and comment in the United States recently has been filled with... Read More

Weiner’s book requires the abandonment of expectations and the willingness to delve into the lines between reality and unreality. As Czech Modernist writer Richard Weiner would have it in his provocative and existential exploration... Read More

In the traditions of Toni Morrison and Flannery O’Connor, Raymond Barfield presents a gorgeous and dismaying human tapestry from the edges of Southern society. Yslea is still reeling from the death of her mother when she wanders into a... Read More

Women’s rights activist Beate Sirota Gordon’s passion for bridging cultures is clearly evoked through this fascinating tribute to her work. Nassrine Azimi and Michel Wasserman pay tribute to Beate Sirota Gordon, champion of the arts... Read More

This ambitious collection of Americana-themed essays blends travel, personal anecdote, history, and science. The pieces in "The World Is on Fire", Joni Tevis’s second work of creative nonfiction, tread a fine line between essays and... Read More