This moving memoir about the gritty life of a military helicopter pilot fills a gap in the genre of Vietnam literature. In the onslaught of books written about the Vietnam War, there has been endless questioning as to whether it was... Read More

This fascinating memoir of a Soviet military technology engineer recounts with conviction the political failings of nuclear disarmament. When Vitaly Leonidovich Katayev, author of A Memoir of the Missile Age: One Man’s Journey, was a... Read More

In her strong book about a real-life courtroom tragedy, true-crime author Mardi Link interprets legal jargon for a wide audience and makes the story fascinating. True crime and courtroom drama meet in Wicked Takes the Stand: A Tale of... Read More

The story of intrigue between rival factions in the new Cuban government and William Alexander Morgan’s place in the middle of it all is as compelling as a crime novel. "The Yankee Comandante" is the second book coauthored by Pulitzer... Read More

The book is appropriately unsettling, while remaining a reasoned overview of a hard-to-contain problem. Where once the threat of nuclear war came primarily from nations, experts generally agree the real danger now is a weapon in the... Read More

Research and enthusiasm merge to show how otherworldly creatures in Japanese folklore have enriched cultural experience. For author and scholar Michael Dylan Foster, a little keepsake kappa doll kept on top of a refrigerator sparked a... Read More

This highly readable, triumphant tale deserves a place on any music lover’s and book lover’s shelf. "Tears and Trombones" is the inspiring novel, based on a true story, of how one young man beat the odds to become a renowned trombone... Read More

These two protagonists grow out of their tropes to become well-rounded, philosophical characters with big personalities. "A Case of Love and Squalor", by Steve Myers, his third novel and an engrossing, fast-paced thriller, mixes action... Read More