Non-fiction
The Queen of Laughs
Stephen Clarke
If there is one thing typically British about Queen Elizabeth II, it’s that she has a sense of humor. It’s not always very subtle, and she laughs loudest at the antics of animals, but she does like to…
The Library of Ice: Readings from a Cold Climate
Nancy Campbell
A vivid and perceptive book, The Library of Ice is about one of our planet’s defining resources. It combines scientific and cultural history with memoir. From the world’s northernmost museum in Greenl…
The White Darkness
David Grann
Henry Worsley was a devoted husband and father and a decorated British special forces officer who believed in honor and sacrifice. He was also a man obsessed. He spent his life idolizing Ernest Shackl…
Janet Flanner
Michèle Fitoussi
Janet Flanner’s story is intimately linked to that of the The New Yorker for which she was the Paris correspondent for over half a century. A feminist, lesbian, pacifist, seductress and leading figure…
The Billionaire Raj
James Crabtree
The Billionaire Raj tells the story of the twenty-five years since India opened its economy to the world. It argues that like America before it, it is mid-way through a battle to define how its societ…
The French Revolution
Stephen Clarke
In 1789 almost no one wanted to oust King Louis XVI, let alone guillotine him. People wanted democratic reform within a monarchy, and initially that was what they got. But as power-hungry populists us…
Giving
Alexandre Mars
Alexandre Mars, one of the New York Observer’s top 20 philanthropists under 40, takes us to the heart of a new revolution: the revolution of sharing. Alexandre Mars is not a typical entrepreneur. His…
The Hidden Powers of the Liver
Gabriel Perlemuter
What’s large, reddish-brown, and absolutely necessary for human survival? The liver. It is the only organ to fully regenerate, and thus the most resilient player in the human body. A healthy liver is…
Fatigue
Léonard Anthony Adrian Chaboche
“I’m tired” is ingrained into the psyche of the 21st century adult. But why are we so tired? We work too hard. We’re exhausted by the constant quest for true love. We’re drained by our children. We’re…
When You Kant Figure It Out, Ask A Philosopher
Marie Robert
Kant, Spinoza, and Plato walk into a bar… Imagine they’ve come to talk over some of life’s big (and not-so-big) challenges. How can Kant comfort you when you get ditched via text message? How can Ar…