"Kimbumba!" is a diverse book that memorializes a game, a mentor, and a childhood Cuban team. Emilio Collar’s intriguing book "Kimbumba!" combines elements of a childhood memoir with the story of a thousand-year-old African game. When... Read More

"Delaware before the Railroads" is filled with artful images that evoke a pivotal time in Delaware’s once-agrarian history. Dave Tabler’s "Delaware before the Railroads" is a rich photographic history of the small but significant... Read More

With suggestions for building a just and equitable society, "The Nature of Good Government" is a ranging political science text. H. Doyle Smith’s musing book "The Nature of Good Government" addresses a range of political and economic... Read More

Filled with acts of desperation and heroism, the exciting history book "Swift Sword" covers a military group’s struggle for survival during the Vietnam War. This second edition of Doyle Glass’s striking history book "Swift Sword"... Read More

Mark Walczynski’s history book "Jolliet and Marquette" shines light on an important North American expedition. In 1673, Louis Jolliet, an explorer, and Jacques Marquette, a priest, set out to chart the Mississippi River and the... Read More

Arguing that pirates did more than lawlessly pillage the high seas, Rebecca Simon’s fascinating book The Pirates’ Code reveals their rules of engagement—and the steep consequences of eschewing these. There were heavy implications... Read More

Laura Yares’s "Jewish Sunday Schools" is a complex survey of Jewish immigrant religious education that notes its influence on society. The book details the concerns of early nineteenth-century Jewish American communities regarding the... Read More

The symbolism of the Soviet space program is examined in Cathleen S. Lewis’s cultural history "Cosmonaut". On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human being to enter space. Though brief, Gagarin’s venture outside of... Read More