Black Elk Speaks
"Black Elk Speaks," originally published in 1932 and edited by John G. Neihardt, is a profound and poignant work that presents a unique perspective on Native American spirituality, culture, and history.
God Is Not Great
In "God Is Not Great," Christopher Hitchens critiques religion as a man-made construct that leads to repression, advocating for a secular life grounded in science and reason.
A Distant Mirror
In this revelatory work, Barbara W. Tuchman examines not only the great rhythms of history but the grain and texture of domestic life.
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Understanding is more often used to try to alter an outcome than to repeat or perpetuate it. That’s why psychologists try to understand the minds of murderers and rapists, why social historians try to understand genocide, and why physicians try to understand the causes of human disease. Those investigators do…