This fascinating work of medical history is refreshing and notable for its treatment of race as a critical part of the healthcare debate. Mike King’s "A Spirit of Charity" places the history of public healthcare in America in its... Read More

Anyone who enjoys magical realism would be committing a crime by skipping this remarkable piece of work. Dreamlike and fantastical, yet strangely earnest, Alfredo Vea’s "The Mexican Flyboy" is a magical realist tour de force. Simon... Read More

A fascinating book that raises questions about the meaning of self and relationships, and is a unique look at love. Hallucinatory and complex, "The Oxygen Tank" by Jonathan Harnisch delves deeply into an imaginary couple whose... Read More

A boarding school tale for those who enjoy underdogs, appreciate unusual coming-of-age stories, and identify with misunderstood geniuses. A student with Tourette’s syndrome deals with bullies, alcoholism, and unexpected friendship at a... Read More

In this engaging and often entertaining tale, a professor travels the world to find out how religion impacts the environment. Though the book establishes the author’s credentials early on, it goes out of its way to be readable and... Read More

There are many possibilities for humankind’s final demise, but some are closer than others. In "The End", Phil Torres has created a thoroughly researched treatise of doom, investigating fates as cosmic as the heat death of the universe... Read More

In these divisive political times, a nonpartisan book like this one shines with unusual genuinity and earnestness. Reaching across political lines to outline the need for transition to sustainable fuel, former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter,... Read More

Utilizing the concept of “pre-trauma” to describe various forms of media that anticipate disaster, this book discusses apocalyptic film and literature as manifestations of collective fears about the environment. To accomplish this,... Read More