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What choices does one have as a young person: the subjects we study in school, the friends we hang out with, the morals we adopt or the religions we practice, and the wars we fight. Some are choices, and some we have thrust upon us. Marwan Hisham and Molly Crabapple’s Brothers of the Gun is... Continue Reading →
I’ve seen Bridge of Spies. I’ve even seen Spies Like Us. What else do I need to know about the Cold War? But seriously, books like The Brotherhood of Spies are exactly why I read nonfiction. This work cuts through the history books, connects the dots, and fleshes out the story with entertaining profiles, facts,... Continue Reading →
'There’s a salmon colored girl Who’s set my heart awhirl...' Adam Weymouth’s Kings of the Yukon combines parts travelogue, science journal, history, and serious warning in the compelling story of his canoe trip down the Yukon River in the summer of 2016. Weymouth presents a startling case for the protection of the king salmon in... Continue Reading →
‘Where you are bound to spend each day on a roller coaster, alternately charmed, intrigued, disgusted, amused, terrified—often all of these at once.’ American Travis Jeppesen spent the summer of 2016 studying Korean in Pyongong, North Korea, and the result is this book, See You Again in Pyongyang. Jeppesen seamlessly cuts his narrative with snatches... Continue Reading →
James Crabtree’s The Billionaire Raj reads as equal parts exposé, profile of the ultra-wealthy, and author’s journey. Crabtree examines the question of how so many Indians have reached the highest ranks of the Forbes’ billionaire list in the last ten years. Looking sharply at India’s history since independence, the author points directly at cronyism in... Continue Reading →
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