The Manhunter: The Astounding True Story of the U.S. Marshal Who Tracked Down the World's Most Evil Criminals
John Pascucci
During his 11 years with the U.S. Marshals Service, Pascucci was responsible for tracking down two wanted war criminals: Ukrainian Bohdan Koziy, called the Child Killer, whom he found in Costa Rica, Continue reading »
Brain Longevity: The Breakthrough Medical Program That Improves Your Mind and Memory
Dharma Singh Khalsa
Deepak Chopra, Andrew Weil and... Dharma Singh Khalsa? Warner is betting on this little-known physician, a graduate from Creighton Univ. School of Medicine, as the next big healer. Judging by Continue reading »
Look Out: The Delight and Danger of Taking the Long View
Edward McPherson
Guggenheim fellow McPherson (The History of the Future) presents a charming, idiosyncratic meditation on the human urge to see further, and more, in this cultural history of the Continue reading »
Japanese studies scholar Sheftall turns to the bombing of Nagasaki in this harrowing follow-up to Hiroshima. In his opening passages, Sheftall briefly surveys Nagasaki’s Continue reading »
Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur
Jeff Pearlman
Biographer Pearlman (The Last Folk Hero) chronicles the brief, chaotic life of rap legend Tupac Shakur in this excellent biography. Shakur was born in 1971 to mother Afeni, a Continue reading »
The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding
Joseph J Ellis
This incisive history from Pulitzer winner Ellis (American Sphinx) probes the contradiction between the Revolutionary era’s defense of universal rights and its complicity in Continue reading »