The Luckiest Man: Life with John McCain

This affectionate homage may have benefited from a few more years’ worth of hindsight.

Salt Water

By Josep Pla; translated by Peter Bush

Salt Water

There’s a lot to say about fish in Fornells.

Henry Adams in Washington: Linking the Personal and Public Lives of America’s Man of Letters

Though fact-filled, this biography does strangely little to reveal the private man behind the public persona.

All About the Story: News, Power, Politics, and the Washington Post

The longtime editor tells a compelling — if no-frills — tale.

Who Says You’re Dead?

By Jacob M. Appel

Who Says You’re Dead?

An uncomplicated guide to highly complicated issues.

Yellowstone Wolves: Science and Discovery in the World’s First National Park

Edited by Douglas W. Smith, Daniel R. Stahler, and Daniel R. MacNulty

Yellowstone Wolves: Science and Discovery in the World’s First National Park

An informative, evocative compendium celebrating the famed predators.

Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Fishing Village

Compassionate realism illuminates this account of a working-class seaside town in England.

Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics

By Dolly Parton with Robert K. Oermann

Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics

An American treasure tells it like it is.