Two fiery new books argue that female anger is an important catalytic force for activism, a demand for accountability and a vital form of communication.
Ron Chernow's biography, now in paperback, makes it clear: If Grant’s image doesn’t belong on Mount Rushmore, it should at least be acknowledged that if not for him, Lincoln’s might not be there.
A new book makes the bold claim that "the public school has served as the single most significant site of constitutional interpretation within the nation's history."
You've seen "Gimme Shelter," but have you heard of Meredith Hunter? A new book re-examines one of the epochal events of the 1960s.
Bob Woodward paints a harrowing picture of an unhinged president and a White House where, as one aide put it, the staff was "walking along the edge of the cliff perpetually."
A new memoir offers a unique glimpse into the mind of one of our most visionary filmmakers. Just don't expect him to explain "Twin Peaks."
African-American historian Nell Painter's inspiring and captivating memoir tells of her going to art school at age 64 after a brilliant academic career.
The author of this lacerating debut novel about war and heroin won't be going on book tour; he's got two more years to serve in prison.
A tiny dot of land whose residents overwhelmingly supported Trump and who do not believe in global warming may be the first community in America to be wiped out by climate change.
As with almost every technology that first seemed a miracle before becoming commonplace, GPS navigation followed a tortured and convoluted path to ubiquity.
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