People have been drinking alcohol for 12,000 years. But why, when we know it destroys lives? In Drunk, Edward Slingerland says it’s about a lot more than getting shitfaced.

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Pete Davis got 30 million views of his Harvard Law commencement speech by confronting us with how paralyzed we are by endless choices. His book Dedicated advocates for making deep and lasting commitments.

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The LA Times calls him “the finest rock songwriter after Bob Dylan” and “the best electric guitarist since Jimi Hendrix.” Discussing his memoir Beeswing, the master musician gets personal about his roots, his influences, and the tragedies of his career.

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Erika Engelhaupt is a science reporter who covers the ‘gross’ beat for National Geographic’s popular Gory Details blog. Her new book reveals all the taboo science you never knew you were dying to know.

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According to UTexas Prof Dr. Kate Biberdorf in It’s Elemental, chemistry is at the core of every aspect of our lives from the bedroom to the tavern and it’s a lot more fun than people think.

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Diana Jones’ Song to a Refugee channels the stories of the homeless and unwanted. How she came to record it—with some of the biggest names in folk music after a chance meeting with a mega movie star—is a tale in itself.

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Was Frank Sinatra in the Mafia? Was he Ronan Farrow’s father? What really happened between Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe? 23 years after The Chairman’s death, Sinatra’s best friend and manager spills the beans in Sinatra and Me.

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In Upper Bohemia, Frida Kalho biographer Hayden Herrera writes about being raised by land-rich/money-poor American aristocrats who lived for beauty, sex, and travel while the kids were an afterthought.

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In her new book Period. End of Sentence. bestselling author Anita Diamant talks about dismantling menstrual stigma…one pad a time, one joke at a time.

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