Paying with Their Bodies: American War and the Problem of the Disabled Veteran

An unflinching look at the true cost of battlefield bloodshed.

All Who Go Do Not Return: A Novel

An inquisitive mind and growing skepticism brand the author a heretic in his Hasidic community.

Raising Kids Who Read: What Parents and Teachers Can Do

A practical manual for instilling a love of books in children.

Abandoned in Hell: The Fight for Vietnam’s Firebase Kate

A debate about strategy — but not courage.

A Fine Romance: A Memoir

By Candice Bergen

A Fine Romance: A Memoir

The famed actress reveals that great success is not a golden ticket to happiness.

Mastering the West: Rome and Carthage at War

This lively retelling of the Punic Wars takes aim at the myth of inherent Roman supremacy.

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

A masterful account of the doomed ship whose sinking prefaced America's entry into the Great War.

The Age of Acquiescence: The Life and Death of American Resistance to Organized Wealth and Power

A cutting study of how American workers lost the will to battle for their well-being.