Butterfly People: An American Encounter with the Beauty of the World

An engaging profile of the pioneering 19th-century naturalists who studied butterflies.

Declaring His Genius: Oscar Wilde in North America

A chronicle of the famed writer’s 11-month lecture tour across the continent in 1882.

The Good Rich and What They Cost Us

Profiling personalities from colonial times to the modern day, this book explores the philanthropic leanings of the wealthy.

The Age of Edison: Electric Light and the Invention of Modern America

An insightful account of the scientific innovation and passion that transformed an idea into a modern technological system.

Abby Arthur Johnson and Ronald Maberry Johnson

In the Shadow of the United States Capitol: Congressional Cemetery and the Memory of the Nation

Older and quirkier than Arlington, the historic cemetery on Capitol Hill has famous denizens ranging from Matthew Brady to J. Edgar Hoover.

Israel Has Moved

Diana Pinto

Israel Has Moved

A controversial portrait of Israel’s present and future.

Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s latest work explores Scientology.

Alec Foege

The Tinkerers: The Amateurs, DIYers, and Inventors Who Make America Great

A history of technological tinkering in the US, and a call to budding inventors and innovators to forge ahead despite corporate America’s increasing, and sometimes intimidating, presence in the arena.