Researcher William Viney’s dazzling, illustration-rich book compiles scientific knowledge about, and cultural representations of, twins throughout history. Assisted reproductive technologies like in vitro fertilization increased the... Read More

The essays collected in "Good Eats" explore people’s relationships to food through personal stories of love, connection, and emotional literacy. Food is not just food, the book argues. To discuss food is to dig into the foundations of... Read More

The Exile’s Cookbook, Daniel L. Newman’s translation of Ibn Razīn al-Tujībī’s medieval gastronomic tome, is part history text, part cookbook. Featuring a lengthy introduction, it includes the contextual history behind its... Read More

Daring women keep secrets, heal their neighbors, and protect each others’ futures in Bonnie Jo Campbell’s captivating novel "The Waters". On an island in a Michigan swamp sits a cabin whose residents seem to exist outside of time. As... Read More

Reading like a textbook from the future, "The Battle Beyond" is an erudite guide to the militarization of outer space. Paul Szymanski and Jerry Drew’s military text "The Battle Beyond" explores the tactical, strategic, and operational... Read More

Great organizations empower and celebrate their employees, argues the enthusiastic business book "Inspiring Work Anniversaries". Filled with interesting and offbeat ideas, "Inspiring Work Anniversaries" by Rick Joi is a business book... Read More