Narrative Economics by Robert Shiller
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The author describes a new theory of economic change driven by contagious narratives.
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Capitalism, Alone by Branko Milanovic
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Milanovic attempts to identify the key systemic, as opposed to incidental, social and economic features of two main variants of capitalism.
Read MoreWildhood by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz & Kathryn Bowers
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A genuinely thought-provoking broad-range inquiry into the strange, elastic period between youth and adulthood in humans and animals.
Read MoreUnravelling the Double Helix by Gareth Williams
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Williams fleshes out that story not only with clear explanations of the science involved but also with a broad, colorful gallery of personalities.
Read MoreThe Successor by Willemijn Van Dijk
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An account of Tiberius’ life before his reign that is about as full as it can be given the sources we have.
Read MoreImaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
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Chbosky’s clear intent to write from a child’s point of view devolves into writing at a child’s level.
Read MoreFor the Love of Music by John Mauceri
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Mauceri takes on the ambitious task of teaching the reader to listen to music.
Read MoreCursed by Thomas Wheeler
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A raw, often brutal book told in a taut prose-line and is copiously illustrated by comics legend Frank Miller.
Read MoreThe Photo Ark: Vanishing by Joel Sartore
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Here are the animals on their way off the planet.
Read MoreEquality by Charles Postel
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The progressive spirit of equal rights movements was often burdened by the ugly weight of racism, sexism, and xenophobia.
Read MoreIt’s a Mystery: “Constant togetherness is fine—but only for Siamese twins”
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A deftly wrought standalone that calls to mind Agatha Christie’s Miss Jane Marple.
Read MoreWill My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? by Caitlin Doughty
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A willingness to lean into the jovial worldview of a child makes this book so successful.
Read MoreSomething Deeply Hidden by Sean Carroll
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A smart and intensely readable undergraduate class in the history of quantum theory and the nature of quantum mechanics.
Read MoreThe Economists’ Hour by Binyamin Appelbaum
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His primary concern doesn’t appear to be that the government is staffed with economists, but that it isn’t pursuing the policies and ends he would prefer.
Read MoreBerta Isla by Javier Marías
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The difference between material conservatism (née antiquarianism) and good old-fashioned, the-kids-aren’t-alright cultural conservatism is often hardly a difference at all.
Read MoreThomas Jefferson’s Education by Alan Taylor
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Taylor tells this university story with cool skill and a very discerning eye for personal detail.
Read MoreNotes for a Star Trek Bibliography: The Antares Maelstrom
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Cox not only captures well the feeling of a frontier boom-town but also clearly enjoys himself injecting a little Deadwood-style hyperbole into the speech of his many seedy characters
Read MoreSaving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-Luck Jay By Julie Zickefoose
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We don’t simply get to know Jemima; we get to be Jemima as we are welcomed into Julie’s family home.
Read MoreCrossfire Hurricane by Josh Campbell
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The author gets quickly down to business, pursuing his main theme about Trump’s war against his own intelligence agencies.
Read MoreA Dangerous Engagement by Ashley Weaver
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Readers will recognize the trusty formula, but Weaver injects a dose of the unfamiliar into this cozy mystery.
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