The Wire
Book
Frequently described by creator David Simon as a novel for television, The Wire redefined the police...
Totally Awesome: The Greatest Cartoons of the Eighties
Andrew Farago and Russi Taylor
Book
Totally Awesome: The Greatest Cartoons of the Eighties is the ultimate guide to '80s cartoon...
Television cartoons
Seeking Refuge: Birds and Landscapes of the Pacific Flyway
William Cronon and Robert M. Wilson
Book
Each fall and spring, millions of birds travel the Pacific Flyway, the westernmost of the four major...
The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future
Book
A revelatory look at our national power grid--how it developed, its current flaws, and how it must...
The Framers' Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution
Book
Most Americans revere their Constitution yet know relatively little about its origins. Indeed, until...
The New Boys of Summer: Baseball's Radical Transformation in the Late Sixties
Book
The 1960s were among the most compelling years in the history of the United States, from the...
WWI in Cartoons
Book
In an age before TV and radio the impact and importance of cartoon art was immense, especially when...
The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace
Book
From New York Times bestselling author H. W. Brands, a masterful biography of the Civil War general...
Cuba Cars: Classic Cars of the Caribbean
Book
Cuba is worth a visit. Or, as the authors of this book discovered, several. The average package...
Wise Trees
Diane Cook, Len Jenshel and Verlyn Klinkenborg
Book
Leading landscape photographers Diane Cook and Len Jenshel present Wise Trees--a stunning...
