This judicious cookbook artfully describes the best recipes from American brewpubs with savory details. John Holl’s The American Craft Beer Cookbook: 150 Recipes from Your Favorite Brewpubs and Breweries is an information-packed tour... Read More

This comprehensive analysis of Hezbollah is meticulously detailed and made gripping by a flowing narrative. Few non-followers of Shi’a fundamentalism would consider Hezbollah “the party of God.” Although recognized as a legitimate... Read More

Impressively enlightening, Wickham’s timely exploration of an influential ideology deepens scholarly understanding of the Middle East. From political scientist Carrie Rosefsky Wickham, Emory professor and author of Mobilizing Islam,... Read More

Who are we really? Callahan attempts some answers to the age-old question by making the science understandable to the rest of us. How do we define “self?” For immunologist Gerald N. Callahan, self can be defined by the bacteria that... Read More

Why do humans hold beliefs that defy the facts? It’s all brain biology. It all began with a woman who believed she was not her parents’ biological child. All evidence pointed to her being their child, and her belief did not alter her... Read More

Claiming that the current American perspective on the pilgrims is idolatry, this historian has crafted a thought-provoking lesson on how to contextualize the past. The Pilgrims are heroes admired for their bravery, commitment to... Read More

History of vegetarianism in America offers insight into shifting of social movements into mainstream thinking. This unique, readable history of the vegetarian movement in America reveals its deep roots; transplanted from Europe in the... Read More

This vivid portrait of an unkempt, self-preserving king provides insight into the obscure history of Brazil. The origins of the Portuguese influence in Brazil are not well known to most people, from the first Portuguese explorer’s... Read More