Non fiction Archives
Stealing Lincoln's Body, Thomas J. Craughwell - I'd forgotten that it took Abraham Lincoln all night to die.
Strange Piece of Paradise, Terri Jentz -     Strange Piece of Paradise Terri Jentz In the spring of 1977, Terri Jentz was finishing her freshman year at Yal
Strength in What Remains: A journey of remembrance and forgiveness, Tracy Kidder - I can’t be the only one who noticed the juxtaposition of photographs in the news. In Washington, four Wall Street CEOs, sleek in Dunhill suits a
Stuff White People Like, Christian Lander - A cup of Fair Trade java is brewing in the kitchen. Your six-year-old is reciting the alphabet --- in French.
Stumbling on Happiness, Daniel Gilbert - I was nearing the thrilling conclusion of  “Stumbling on Happiness” when I came across a sentence so brilliant, so subtle, so gen
Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society, Danny Fingeroth -     Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society
The Omnivore's Dilemma (2), Michael Pollan -   The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
The Best of I.F. Stone - Guest Butler Eric Jason Silverman is a New Yorker, a published poet, and at work on a novel about a spiritual leader living in suburbia.
The Book of Dead Philosophers, Simon Critchley - If only the examined life is worth living, the best job on the planet is to be a philosopher. But it's not just life that the philosopher comes to und
The Book of General Ignorance, John Lloyd and John Mitchinson -     The Book of General Ignorance John Lloyd and Joh
The Conflict: How Modern Motherhood Undermines the Status of Women , Elisabeth Badinter - Elisabeth Badinter has been voted “the most important intellectual” in France.   Why, you wonder, would American women hate a French
The Dog Dialed 911, The Smoking Gun -   The Dog Dialed 911 The Smoking Gun Remember James Frey?
The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon - The Russians had been driven out of Afghanistan, and now the militias that had defeated them were in charge.
The Economist Book of Obituaries, Keith Colquhoun and Ann Wroe - No fun is more welcome than unlikely fun.
The Genius of America: How the Constitution Saved Our Country, Eric Lane and Michael Oreskes - The right of habeas corpus, established in England in 1215, is a glory of the American Constitution.
The Good School: How Smart Parents Get Their Kids the Education They Deserve, Peg Tyre - The Head Butler Slogan: I forgot to announce I was having a slogan contest, so I won. Look up to the gray line at the top of this screen and you&
The Greening of America, Charles Reich; edited by Jesse Kornbluth - The New Yorker issue of September 26, 1970 contained a 70-page, 39,000-word excerpt from "The Greening of America" --- the longest book
The Harvard Psychedelic Club: How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America, Don Lattin - Guest Butler Stephen Mo Hanan is an award-winning actor, singer and playwright.
The Joy of Drinking, Barbara Holland - The Joy of Drinking Barbara Holland   Civilization, said William Faulkner, began with fermentation. This makes sense.
The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement, Taylor Branch - In 200 words, complete this thought: “If Martin Luther King Jr.