Space Oddities: The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe
By Harry Cliff
This smart, highly technical work may be impenetrable to lay readers.
Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World
By David Van Reybrouck
An outstanding account of one nation's unsung fight for freedom.
Discipline: A Novel
By Debra Spark
This ambitious historical mystery mostly sticks the landing.
Women! In! Peril!: Stories
By Jessie Ren Marshall
A witty collection of subversive, sardonic tales.
The Ones We Love to Hate
By I.S. Berry
An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
By Doris Kearns Goodwin
An exquisite ode to a pivotal decade in America.