Letters to a Young Scientist

By Edward O. Wilson

Letters to a Young Scientist

With his distinctive passion and exuberance for knowledge, the author shares his advice to future discovers.

Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution

The personalities, politics, and strategies of the Revolutionary War’s first pivotal battle.

Declaring His Genius: Oscar Wilde in North America

A chronicle of the famed writer’s 11-month lecture tour across the continent in 1882.

My Mother’s Wars

Lillian Faderman

My Mother’s Wars

In this work of creative nonfiction about the life of a Latvian Jewish immigrant and her experiences in early-20th-century New York City, the author turns voluminous research into flowing action and imagery.

The Age of Edison: Electric Light and the Invention of Modern America

An insightful account of the scientific innovation and passion that transformed an idea into a modern technological system.

By James Salzman

Drinking Water: A History

Should access to water be considered a human right, available free to consumers, or a commodity that can be sold for profit?

By Janet Groth

The Receptionist: An Education at the New Yorker

Dreams of writing, and of a sparkling life in the big city, don’t quite pan out for a child of the Midwest who goes to work at the famed magazine.

Sonia Gandhi: An Extraordinary Life, An Indian Destiny

Meet a lesser-known member of the iconic family.