Vaccine Nation: America’s Changing Relationship with Immunization

This book explores the social history of vaccination in the United States and reveals an underlying political agenda.

The Teacher Wars: A History of America’s Most Embattled Profession

An engaging account of how the hurdles faced by beleaguered educators are nothing new.

S.C. Gwynne

Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson

A new look at the man behind the myth of Stonewall Jackson and his role in the Civil War

Planet of the Bugs: Evolution and the Rise of Insects

What’s the most dominant species on the planet? Hint: It isn’t us.

Remarkable Plants That Shape Our World

By Helen and William Bynum

Remarkable Plants That Shape Our World

Exploring the profound — and often unappreciated — importance of flora.

An Empire on the Edge: How Britain Came to Fight America

Why the American Revolution happened, according to the Brits.

My Grandfather’s Gallery: A Family Memoir of Art and War

This remembrance of a WWII-era collector chooses facts over feelings and suffers in the process.

The Getaway Car: A Donald Westlake Nonfiction Miscellany

A deep dive into the musings of the prolific crime writer.