Mackay's story of Pinkerton (1819-1884), founder of the famous Pinkerton Detective Agency is much more than a biography. It is a colorful history of 19th-century America that is told through the Continue reading »
This biography of Michael Collins (1890-1922) is the first since Tim Pat Coogan's definitive Michael Collins: The Man Who Made Ireland in 1992, and admirers of Collins will find verification here for Continue reading »
The Language of Climate Politics: Fossil-Fuel Propaganda and How to Fight It
Genevieve Guenther
Climate scientists, advocates, and journalists have unwittingly absorbed propagandistic definitions and narratives that subtly shape the news narrative in favor of fossil fuels, Continue reading »
More, Please: On Food, Fat, Bingeing, Longing, and the Lust for Enough
Emma Specter
In this smart first outing, Vogue writer Specter braids journalism and autobiography to unpack her battle with binge-eating disorder. The chronological narrative begins with her Continue reading »
The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower
Michel Paradis
Dwight Eisenhower’s steady wartime leadership is limned in this meticulous account of the planning of D-Day. Historian Paradis (Last Mission to Tokyo) tracks Eisenhower’s Continue reading »
Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section
Rachel Somerstein
This excellent debut investigation from Somerstein, a journalism professor at SUNY New Paltz, explores the history of and controversies surrounding the C-section. She explains Continue reading »