A wonderful, sprawling, and informative book that follows the author, his wife, and faithful dog as they trace the long and winding carriage journey of George Washington through New England and the Deep South after his inauguration as the first President of the United States. Mr. Philbrick is a widely…

On Trails is just a stunning, vivid, compelling piece of work by an accomplished hiker, wanderer, and writer. Mr. Moor digs deep into the history of trails of all sorts of different species — human, mammal, animal, insect, and even ancient Precambria — and he does this mainly out of…

The perfect book for anyone who loves books and/or the libraries that house them, Susan Orlean tells the fascinating and devastating story of the Los Angeles Central Public Library fire of 1986, the single biggest library fire in the history of the United States — and one that remains unsolved…

I don’t do much grocery shopping at the store anymore — used to all the time, of course — but now the quick, easy, depersonalized convenience of clicking a few buttons on my iPhone and having food delivered to my doorstep is not only time saving and freakishly efficient, but…

Somehow this book made it into the bargain bin at my local bookstore, and since I really enjoyed The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson I thought I would enjoy this one as well. In The Genome Odyssey, Dr. Ashley recounts his personal history as a doctor in the so-called ‘genomics’…

Last year I created a college-level class called Eating, Moving, and Sleeping, a pass/fail course meant to give students a bit of a fact-or-fiction primer on some of the common misnomers that exist in the health and wellness world. Most of the students enjoyed the class, but some others remarked…

One of the newest (and best) books I’ve read about the links between exercise, movement, sleep, brain health, mental and emotional health, and overall wellbeing. I try to keep as up-to-date as I can on all of this material for my classes and clients, and Move is packed with some…

I remember as far back as middle school I had a very, very difficult time comprehending or understanding anything that even resembled “philosophy”, or any book, assignment, or lecture that broached upon the teachings of Socrates, Plato, or Aristotle — to name just a few of the guys that we…

A book based on the popular podcast of the same name, Raz does a wonderful job here telling the stories of the trials, tribulations, successes, failures, errors, and lessons learned from the founders of some of the world’s most well-known and noteworthy companies and brands: Southwest Airlines, Clif Bar, Spanx…