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Allan C. Hutchinson

Is Eating People Wrong? Great Legal Cases and How They Shaped the World

Considering cannibalism...and other food for thought

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By Joyce Carol Oates

A Widow’s Story: A Memoir

A surviving spouse chronicles her journey through grief.

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By Susan Jacoby

Never Say Die: The Myth and Marketing of the New Old Age

Revealing the lie of "forever young."

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Two Journeys Into the World of Tibet

Reviews of In the Shadow of the Buddha by Matteo Pistono and Tragedy in Crimson by Tim Johnson.

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By David A. Clary

George Washington’s First War: His Early Military Adventures

This account of the Founding Father’s youthful soldiering portrays him as arrogant, foolish, immature, thin-skinned, and frequently incompetent.

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By Douglas Waller

Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage

A story of bravado in early shadow warfare.

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By Amy Chua

This new book - Mommie Dearest with Chinese subtitles - has caused an uproar.

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