Schapiro’s analysis puts science to use in everyday life to reinforce the threat of climate change on the global economy. The costs of climate change are often talked about in terms of the loss of human life and environmental... Read More

Facts, figures, and compelling anecdotes combine to bolster the Eyres’ argument for strengthening home life in order to cure society’s ailments. There are many problems in society today and most, if not all of them, can be traced... Read More

Lindsay avoids presenting arguments against the validity of religious doctrines and focuses on how religious and irreligious societies function. No one questions that religion has played an important part in human society, but has it... Read More

A technologist discusses the “creepiness” of technology in this engaging, fast-paced book. Many fears of the paranoid may seem well founded, at least when it comes to technology, in reading technologist/cybersecurity expert Thomas... Read More

Bicknell’s holistic analysis of 1844 America shows how much the nation has changed—and how much it hasn’t. After reading John Bicknell’s new history about the United States in the mid-19th century, one comes away with the feeling... Read More

This study of exile reinvents the meaning of “home” and sheds light on how humanity defines separateness—from people, from places, from truth. There are many reasons a people may find themselves exiled, and not all of the reasons... Read More

This significant work of social history assesses the experiences of tourists who journeyed through the American West in the 19th century. Travel to the American West became much more accessible during 1869-1893 as the Central Pacific and... Read More

A natural storyteller, Wright brings the geography and culture of the island of Madagascar to life, through anecdotes. Celebrated primatologist Dr. Patricia Chapple Wright returns with part 2 of her heartening memoirs. The owl monkeys... Read More