David Wise

Tiger Trap: America’s Secret Spy War with China

A detailed look at some FBI operations designed to thwart Chinese espionage against the United States.

Ziad Fahmy

Ordinary Egyptians: Creating the Modern Nation Through Popular Culture

A timely look at the roots of national unity as revolution percolates in the Middle East.

By Elaine Sciolino

La Seduction: How the French Play the Game of Life

The hidden truth about the Gallic approach to living.

By Mark Seal

The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Impostor

In this real-life thriller, a reporter follows the trail of a remarkable deceiver.

By Mara Hvistendahl

Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys Over Girls and the Consequences of a World Full of Men

An analysis of Western accountability for Asia’s “missing” girls.

By Earl Swift

The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers Who Created the American Superhighways

A different kind of road trip chronicles the greatest public-works project in U.S. history.

Nina Sankovitch

Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading

Remembrance, life lessons and conversations with friends, all from a book a day.

By Julie Winch

The Clamorgans: One Family’s History of Race in America

A fascinating saga of the twists and turns of ever-evolving racial identity in our culture.