This celebration of Pacific ecosystems encourages conservation and an appreciation of biodiversity. The California Current: A Pacific Ecosystem and its Fliers, Divers, and Swimmers is an exceptionally well researched and engaging... Read More

This is a concise academic methodology for explaining the insidious institution of slavery and its continuing ramifications for American culture. "Understanding and Teaching American Slavery" purports to do what any thinking person in... Read More

This history of modern anarchy highlights the “outsider” perspectives that drive modern rebellions. Unruly Equality: U.S. Anarchism in the 20th Century, by Andrew Cornell, is a thorough look at how the quest for less government—or... Read More

A writing guru offers meditative reflections on her working life in this personable collection of vignettes. In her collection of essays The Great Spring, Natalie Goldberg writes with honesty and intensity about her life and how it has... Read More

With its engaging graphic novel-style illustrations and comprehensive details, this is an illuminating and balanced introduction to civil rights efforts. "Civil Rights for Beginners", part of the For Beginners series, is a thorough... Read More

This collection is the perfect introduction to the erudite and entertaining work of a prolific essayist. Noted writer Joseph Epstein offers a smorgasbord of wit in the collection Wind Sprints: Shorter Essays. With "Wind Sprints", Axios... Read More

The contradiction of Americans’ simultaneous love and hatred of France is placed in proper historical context. With "Shadows of Revolution", historian and journalist David A. Bell shares a boundless enthusiasm for all things French,... Read More

Peterson Sparks addresses a dark but pervasive truth: America has a crime problem that may have its roots in Christianity. The Devil You Know: The Surprising Link between Conservative Christianity and Crime, by Elicka Peterson Sparks,... Read More