The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902

A little-known story of poor Jewish women uniting to demand fairly priced fleishig.

Once Upon a Time We Ate Animals: The Future of Food

By Roanne van Voorst; translated by Scott Emblen-Jarrett

Once Upon a Time We Ate Animals: The Future of Food

A sincere — if predictable — appeal to start doing the right thing.

A Worse Place Than Hell

By John Matteson

A Worse Place Than Hell

This laudable work is less an account of the 1862 clash than of five notable figures who served on or near the battlefield.

Home/Land: A Memoir of Departure and Return

A British expat reclaims her roots.

Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom

The famed journalist recalls how it all started.

Citizen Cash: The Political Life and Times of Johnny Cash

The country icon was less neutral than he sometimes appeared.