Panic at the Pump: The Energy Crisis and the Transformation of American Politics in the 1970s

Recalling gas-station lines, embargoes, and all-around angst

Crush: Writers Reflect on Love, Longing, and the Lasting Power of Their First Celebrity Crush

Authors recall those bittersweet, one-sided romances of youth

The Mechanical Horse: How the Bicycle Reshaped American Life

A fascinating look at the two-wheeled wonder's place in society

The Genius of Birds

By Jennifer Ackerman

The Genius of Birds

Our winged brethren are a lot smarter than you think

You’re Better Than Me: A Memoir

A comedian recalls her early days with charming honesty and laugh-out-loud-funny insights

By Brady Carlson

Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nati

A fun, fascinating look at how late commanders-in-chief continue to serve from the sweet hereafter

By Bart D. Ehrman

Jesus Before the Gospels: How the Earliest Christians Remembered, Changed, and Invented Their Storie

Despite flaws in its premise, this readable treatise on Christ has much to recommend it