Modern Romance

By Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg

Modern Romance

A surprisingly well-researched "comic-ademic" guide to dating in the Internet age.

Private Doubt, Public Dilemma: Religion and Science Since Jefferson and Darwin

This accessible exploration of the science/religion conflict refuses to take sides in the debate.

Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles

A preeminent historical novelist offers a lavishly illustrated account of the seminal fight.

The Millionaire and the Bard: Henry Folger’s Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare’s First Folio

The riveting tale of an oil exec determined to amass one of the world's premier literary collections.

That’s the Way It Is: A History of Television News in America

Recalling a medium's glorious past and somewhat inglorious present.

One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway

This gripping account of a mass shooting in Scandinavia reads like a novel.

Goebbels: A Biography

By Peter Longerich; translated by Alan Bance, Jeremy Noakes, and Lesley Sharpe

Goebbels: A Biography

A stunning, encyclopedic study of Hitler’s propaganda minister.

The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth about Food and Flavor

Food today might look better, but that doesn't mean it is better.