The Fever of 1721: The Epidemic that Revolutionized Medicine and American Politics

How a devastating smallpox outbreak forever changed people, healthcare, and journalism

And Then All Hell Broke Loose: Two Decades in the Middle East

"An unexpected, suspenseful page-turner."

At the Existentialist Café: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails

“In existentialism, there are no excuses. Freedom comes with total responsibility.”

By Patrick K. O’Donnell

Washington’s Immortals: The Untold Story of an Elite Regiment Who Changed the Course of the Revolution

A gritty recounting of the most battle-hardened soldiers in the Continental Army.

Forty-Seven Days: How Pershing’s Warriors Came of Age to Defeat the German Army in World War I

Recalling a seminal battle — and the actions of a famed American general — during the Great War.

The Cabaret of Plants

By Richard Mabey

The Cabaret of Plants

A fascinating, compulsively readable look at the lives — both outer and inner — of the flora all around us.

Arcadian Nights: The Greek Myths Reimagined

A unique, sometimes tedious retelling of ancient tales

Incarceration Nations: A Journey to Justice in Prisons around the World

Taking a hard look at the U.S. and other countries' ill-conceived embrace of confinement.