Capital Beer: A Heady History of Brewing in Washington, D.C.

A chatty account of Washington’s storied beers and brewmasters.

Why Science Does Not Disprove God

A mathematician defends the integrity of science by demonstrating its limitations

Michael Gross

House of Outrageous Fortune: Fifteen Central Park West, the World’s Most Powerful Address

Building a home for the super-rich and exploring how they dwell in it

Louis Barthas

Poilu: The World War I Notebooks of Corporal Louis Barthas, Barrelmaker, 1914-1918

Life in the trenches of World War I, recorded by one who endured four years there.

But Enough About You: Essays

Christopher Buckley

But Enough About You: Essays

Witty and irreverent, Buckley’s essays range from the treatment of goldfish to thoughts on major political figures.

By Sam Willis

In the Hour of Victory: The Royal Navy at War in the Age of Nelson

Dispatches from seven naval battles of the Napoleonic Era illuminate the years when Britannia ruled the seas.

By Wendy Ruderman and Barbara Laker

Busted: A Tale of Corruption and Betrayal in the City of Brotherly Love

Two Philadelphia reporters use hard-nosed, old-school reporting to uncover police corruption.

Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution

A former Supreme Court Justice offers his personal adjustments to the Constitution.