Dancing Through It: My Journey in the Ballet

A professional ballerina comes of age and discovers her true worth.

Michio Kaku

The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind

In a wonderfully lucid book, the author discusses growing knowledge of the brain to show how our minds may be headed for big changes.

By Terry Frei

March 1939: Before the Madness − The Story of the First NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions

A thoughtful look back at the origins of March Madness.

Things I’ve Learned From Dying: A Book About Life

Masterful lessons on persistence, realism, and tenderness from an author nearing the end of his life.

Burning the Reichstag: An Investigation into the Third Reich’s Enduring Mystery

A fascinating whodunnit about arson in pre-WWII Nazi Germany that created a dictator and changed the course of history.

By Joshua Zeitz

Lincoln’s Boys: John Hay, John Nicolay, and the War for Lincoln’s Image

A lively look at two young aides who parlayed early White House jobs into careers.

By Nicholas Epley

Mindwise: How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want

Sure you can read your partner’s thoughts? That confidence may be quite misleading, and could even cause an international incident.

Thom Hatch

Glorious War: The Civil War Adventures of George Armstrong Custer

Seemingly unfairly judged for the way he died, this biography of George Armstrong Custer argues he was a legend with a long and valiant military career.