The Department of Obvious Reforms by Ram Rajcoomar is a manifesto on how to turn public policy into a simple exchange between state and citizen: reduce public cost, then receive public reward. Ram builds that case through reforms that treat responsibility as something recorded, priced,...

Shameful Silence: What You Don’t Know About Domestic Violence by Alexandra Lozano examines an often-overlooked aspect of intimate partner violence: male victims and the barriers they face in seeking recognition, support, and justice. Drawing on her experience as an immigration attorney, Lozano shares stories of...

In his book, When Lies Become Virtues, Robert John Popoff writes for Christians who believe that Scripture has God’s authority when popular opinion treats biblical teachings as outdated. He uses Revelation, the final book of the Bible, to explain how deception changes the names people...

Good Enough Parent by Dr Bill Senyard is the kind of parenting book you didn't know you needed until the weight of raising a teenager finally humbles you. Written by a pastor and a once-teen parent, this book is structured in a common style called list...

FBI Snitches, Blackmail, and Obscene Ethics at the Supreme Court by Alex Charns is one of those rare books that reads like a legal thriller. Charns, a criminal defense attorney who spent over four decades pursuing secret FBI files through federal courts, reveals how J....

Human Sounds Thesaurus by KJ Walt is a wide-ranging reference guide for writers, students, bloggers, and anyone seeking stronger, more colorful language. The book gathers hundreds of descriptive terms, expressions, sound effects, and conversational alternatives into an organized collection that moves alphabetically from A to...

Dogs are pretty smart. Though most of us dog owners already know that simple fact. In Bruce Miller’s The Science and Secrets of Dogs, dogs will reveal some of their clear-thinking methods, from sensing a chemical change in their owner’s body that might signify a...

Black Divinity: Institutes of the Black Thearchy Shahidi Collection Vol 1 by Shahidi Islam is a bold, densely layered work of Black theology that sets out to do something few books attempt: build an entirely new philosophical and spiritual framework rooted in the idea that...

J.P. Taylor’s The Story Behind the Eyes: Exploring the Interdependence of All Living Things tells readers that life on Earth survives through dependence, not independence. Taylor believes people have trained themselves to see all other life as separate pieces of existence when they actually function...

In Michael W. Cook’s Faith in Flux, Cook takes a hard look at what happens when people begin censoring themselves long before anyone openly demands silence. Using Saint Augustine’s attempt to redirect Alypius after public entertainment disrupted his studies, the book follows a larger argument...