Drawing on oral history, photographs, and letters, Darius and Catherine Brubeck revisit their inauguration of a fertile jazz music launchpad in South Africa during and after apartheid in "Playing the Changes". The book’s vibrant... Read More

The beauty of a nigh-untouched island is used to reflect ambitious higher thinking in "The Canticle of Ibiza", a novel of grandeur and appeal. A trip into a Bohemian wonderland serves as a magical backdrop to Justin Kurian’s compelling... Read More

Written by an industry expert, We’re Overdosed is a comprehensive account of the origins and reach of the opioid crisis in America. In pharmacologist Barry I. Gold’s topical treatise We’re Overdosed, a microscope is aimed at the... Read More

The minutiae of engineering and safety protocols is on display in the knowledgeable thriller "Hazardous Lies". Corporate shadiness and bureaucratic red tape are spotlighted in Stephen J. Wallace’s thriller "Hazardous Lies". It delivers... Read More

The sensational memoir "Up by the Bootstraps" covers intelligence community exploits and evolutions in a crisp and vivid manner. Sean M. McWeeney’s robust, impressive memoir "Up by the Bootstraps" recounts decades spent working in the... Read More

Joanne Leedom-Ackerman’s ambitious and thrilling novel "The Far Side of the Desert" concerns deep-seated family strife, the tentacular roots of global terrorism, and the psychology of reconciliation. Sisters Monte and Samantha Waters,... Read More

Written by an industry insider, "The Limits of Strategy" is an intriguing history of the evolution of computer technology. Ernest von Simson’s "The Limits of Strategy" is a dense insider’s history of the business, marketing, and... Read More

"Cheerfulness" is a charming memoir by a beloved humorist that reflects his unabashed, defiant happiness. Part memoir, part self-aware victory lap, Garrison Keillor’s "Cheerfulness" points the spotlight of positive perspective on... Read More