Civil Rights

Bravery, suffering, tragedy, and triumph, with ideals—and lives—on the line.

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Football

Gridiron legends, stories, strategies, and laughter.

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Wine

From the encyclopedic to the personal, five books to help you uncork the mysteries of wine.

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Resolutions

Inspirations and aspirations to greet the new year.

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Winter

Snowflakes, icebergs, hardship, and imagination.

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Christmas

From Scrooge's transformation to the physics of reindeer flight, a holiday sampler

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Toy Stories

The plaything's the thing.

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Sherlock Holmes

Essential reading for those who wish to follow The Great Detective on his investigations.

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World War II Survival

Tales of suffering, endurance, and inspiration amidst a global conflict.

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The Beatles

Five titles to shed light on the Fab Four’s lives and music.

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French Cooking

French flavor in big and small packages.

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American Revolutionaries

Before they were founders, they were fighters.

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Mark Twain

An invitation to the enduring genius of Mark Twain.

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The Supreme Court

Understanding the rulings that have made history, and the men and women who fashioned them.

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Mario Vargas Llosa

A reader's guide to the Nobel Laureate.

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Plato and Aristotle

Five books to illuminate two of history's greatest minds.

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Prohibition

Was the 18th Amendment a "noble experiment" or self-righteous folly?

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Latino Literature

Essential documents of the Latino experience in the U.S. and elsewhere.

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Pasta

The shapely pleasures of a favorite food.

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Skyscrapers

Chronicles of ambition, architecture, history, and labor.

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James Baldwin

Five essential reads from one of the defining voices of a century.

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The Bomb

Reading to illuminate and remember the beginning of the Atomic Age, and its attendant nightmares.

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Hawaii

Five volumes to accompany an island sojourn—real or imagined.

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Motorcycles

Good reading for easy riders.

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Beer

Five foamy reads.

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Carl Jung

(His 135th birthday is July 26.)

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Sailing

Voyages, stories, and adventures at sea.

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Video Games

Stories and histories of new virtual playgrounds.

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Independence Day

A historical, biographical, and literary celebration.

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Weddings

The path to the altar isn't all rose petals.

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June 18: George Orwell's "As One Non-Combatant to Another" was published on this day in 1943. Orwell's poem arguing against pacifism quotes from Churchill's "finest hour" speech, delivered to Parliament and the nation on this day in…

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Hour of the Red God

In this searing African crime novel, former Maasai warrior Detective Mollel must defy a corrupt Nairobi government to solve the case of a murdered tribe woman.

The Wonder Bread Summer

This Tarantino-esque thriller finds shop girl Allie and a Wonder Bread bag full of cocaine on the run from a vindictive hit man - after she discovers her dress shop is a front for a narcotics ring.

 

The Redeemer

Christmas caroling turns deadly in this new Scandinavian thriller, where detective Harry Hole must travel from Oslo to former Yugoslavia to track the perp of the holiday homicide.