Kings and Presidents

By Bruce Riedel

Kings and Presidents

Untangling one of geopolitics' most fraught relationships.

Enlightenment Now

By Steven Pinker

Enlightenment Now

Don’t buy into the gloom and doom, the author argues. Things are better than they’ve ever been.

To Change the Church

By Ross Douthat

To Change the Church

The problem with liberal theology and the pontiff who trumpets it.

Building the Great Society

A timely reminder of what a disciplined, motivated West Wing can do to make lasting changes for the greater good.

Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at the Birth of Israel

Peeling back the cover on the little-known "Arab Section" and the men who inhabited it.

First: Sandra Day O’Connor

This marvelous chronicle of the former Supreme Court justice is worthy of its glowing cover blurb.

The Real Wallis Simpson: A New History of the American Divorcee who Became the Duchess of Windsor

Though engaging, this biography offers little fresh insight into the scandalous "royal."

Visionary Women

By Andrea Barnet

Visionary Women

A richly detailed look at four females who made sustainability a household word.