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The Apollo 11 moon landing and the men who made it happen鈥楽hoot for the Moon鈥� concentrates on the astronauts who carried out the historic mission, and 鈥楢merican Moonshot鈥� looks at the galvanizing power of聽President John F. Kennedy's vision.聽
How to save politically 鈥榤ixed marriages鈥� in Trump eraJeanne Safer鈥檚 book isn鈥檛 a 鈥淩epublicans are from Mars, Democrats are from Venus鈥� tract so much as it is a guide to what true love entails.
A geological detective story told through clues written in the iceJon Gertner鈥檚 鈥楾he Ice of the End of the World鈥櫬爄s an examination of scientists鈥� grit against the harsh backdrop of Greenland鈥檚 ice sheet.
Elizabeth Gilbert鈥檚 latest novel charts the friendships of womenIn 鈥楥ity of Girls,鈥� young protagonist Vivian鈥檚 indiscretions become steppingstones to self-realization.
His father was under F.B.I. surveillance. The family was never the same.In his book 'A Good American Family,' David Maraniss sorts through his parents' early communist sympathies and bears witness to the price they paid in the age of McCarthyism.
E.B. White鈥檚 essays argue eloquently against extremismA new collection, put together by his granddaughter, demonstrates what made him such a pointed observer of representative government.
Believing in the experiment of democracy, despite the setbacksIn her latest book, 鈥楾his America: The Case for the Nation,鈥� historian Jill Lepore affirms and celebrates the country鈥檚 foundational values.聽
Two early presidents raised warnings about the cult of personalityIn 鈥楾he Problem of Democracy,鈥櫬燗ndrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg write that John Adams and John Quincy Adams recognized the pitfalls of the U.S. political system.
He鈥檚 a reader on the run 鈥� a 56-mile runTo support school libraries, Marukgwane Moremogolo combines his two passions聽鈥� running and reading聽鈥撀燼t South Africa鈥檚 grueling Comrades Marathon.
Why do birds migrate? Ask the man who鈥檚 followed them.Kenn Kaufman, author of 鈥楢 Season on the Wind: Inside the World of Spring Migration,鈥� talks about the wonder of migration and the effects of climate change.
鈥楥harged鈥� examines the role of prosecutors in the U.S. justice systemWriter and lawyer聽Emily Bazelon argues that the election of more reform-minded prosecutors could help reduce America鈥檚 soaring incarceration rates.
Intimidated by verse? 鈥楧on鈥檛 Read Poetry鈥� explores how to enjoy poems.Stephanie Burt entices readers into an appreciation of poetry by demystifying the act of poetry reading.
Lee Krasner: abstract expressionist painter in her own rightMarried to famed 鈥榙rip鈥� painter Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner聽is being rediscovered by a new generation.聽
This summer鈥檚 buzziest book club read: The Mueller reportThe Mueller report can be intimidating. Book clubs have emerged to get Americans to read, and engage over, the divisive publication.聽
鈥楤ecoming Dr. Seuss鈥� opens up the author-illustrator鈥檚 worldBiographer Brian Jay Jones reveals the perfectionist who gained fame with his children鈥檚 books, but feared he was not taken seriously as an artist.
A restless, kaleidoscopic view of an empire鈥檚 legacyJournalist Alev Scott鈥檚 book 鈥極ttoman Odyssey鈥� traverses the cultural and social history of the region to explain the present.
鈥楯urassic Park鈥� fans could learn a lot about real dinosaurs in this bookMichael J. Benton聽distills a career鈥檚 worth of paleontology discoveries into the engaging and colorful 鈥楧inosaurs Rediscovered.鈥櫬�
The 10 best books of June to read while you soak up the sunThere are beach reads and exciting travel adventures galore in the June roundup of the Monitor鈥檚 top 10 book recommendations.
Wendell Berry takes a stand on stewardship of the earth鈥榃hat I Stand On,鈥� a collection of the poet-farmer鈥檚 essays, argues for a societal shift away from a culture of destruction and consumption.聽
Penguin Classics adds four books by Asian Americans to the canonWith four books by Asian American authors, Penguin Classics finally recognizes a long-overlooked genre of American literary and cultural tradition.
