How Many Is Too Many? The Progressive Argument for Reducing Immigration into the United States

An interesting — if not airtight — take on one of today’s trickiest hot-button issues.

Lincoln and the Jews: A History

By Jonathan D. Sarna and Benjamin Shapell

Lincoln and the Jews: A History

A well-researched, heartening look at the president's embrace of an oft-maligned people.

Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C.: The Civil War and America’s Great Poet

An energetic study of the famed writer’s time in the nation's capital and the loves of his life.

The Shepherd’s Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape

A sheep farmer's disarming chronicle of life in the fields.

Under the Bus: How Working Women Are Being Run Over

A call to action for those left behind in the fight to secure fair labor standards.

Schubert’s Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession

A leading British classical tenor sets out to explore one of the most moving musical works of the 19th century.

Michelle Obama: A Life

By Peter Slevin

Michelle Obama: A Life

A premature retrospective on a subject whose time has yet to come.

Luther’s Fortress: Martin Luther and His Reformation under Siege

A portrait of the reformer during a perilous time both for him and his movement.