In this crash course in some of the greatest scientific theories and breakthroughs in ancient history and modern times, accessible explanations of everything from atoms and cells to chemical reactions and nuclear energy are organized for... Read More

Public lands are a gift for which all Americans should be grateful, and Steven Davis, a professor of political science and environmental studies, believes these lands should remain public. He builds a thorough argument in his impassioned... Read More

There is bad news and good news about the state of the earth, and business school professors Michael Lenox and Aaron Chatterji address both with eye-opening accuracy in this compelling, provocative treatise. The bad news, of course, is... Read More

Outstanding color photography distinguishes this “visual essay” by award-winning photographer Joe McDonald. The polar bear, certainly one of the planet’s most recognized animals, is also one of the most endangered. “Today,”... Read More

Caught up in the heady magic of 1968 in California’s Haight-Ashbury district, journalist Malcolm Terence found that the world was changing fast—much faster than the attitudes of his employer, the Los Angeles Times. Terence chose to... Read More

Claire Tacon’s inherently relatable and humorous "In Search of the Perfect Singing Flamingo" resonates as it conveys human foibles and kindness through a complicated family, a lonely teenager, and a collection of animatronic animals.... Read More

In "Somewhere West of Lonely", Steve Raymer reports on a world most of us will never see: the varied, complicated, and quixotic terrain of his own life as a National Geographic photojournalist. Beginning in the mid-1970s and ending in... Read More

Robert C. Cottrell and Blaine T. Browne’s book is a reminder that the year 1968 saw the United States on the brink of a revolution, one that was virtually apocalyptic in scope. Race riots led to torched American cities, and outrage and... Read More