Sha Yan shares more closely in a tradition more recent than this book’s title would suggest. His attention to sound and love of consonance speaks to the language poets—although it is unclear as to whether that kinship is intentional... Read More

Most relationship improvement books are marketed to women. Perhaps it’s because women are more eager to fix and/or improve relationships. Men are known for avoiding in-your-face emotion and are unlikely to read a book about... Read More

Mr. Tompkins, who first appeared in Discovery magazine in 1938, is a product of the imagination of George Gamow, a scientist most famous for his work on the development of the big bang theory. Over three decades, Mr. Tompkins starred in... Read More

Willie Mack’s book, A Shot in the Dark, has all the makings of a thrilling novel: race riots on the streets of Jackson, Mississippi, a boy dead on his twenty-second birthday, a grieving mother, an investigation full of holes, and... Read More

One of the more interesting subgenres in the business book category is the fable. Popularized in the 1980s by The One Minute Manager and in the 1990s by Who Moved My Cheese, the fable is a short story about a business challenge told in... Read More

In a universe where life could have formed on almost any planet, it is pure luck that Earth has what it takes to support a rich and varied animal kingdom. It’s also amazing that humans developed as we did: from our weapons to our... Read More

What Time Is It grabs fans of science fiction—especially works that recognize modern technology’s geometric progression—and transports them to a world where “self-aware machines” (SAMs) serve humanity. Jack Farrell is a... Read More

Most people think of nursing homes as unpleasant places, with bad smells, bad food, and an emphasis on the nursing aspect rather than the idea of home. Gerontologist James H. Collins wants to help change that. In The Person-Centered Way,... Read More