by Laura | Nov 29, 2011
The Husbands and Wives Club is a strikingly intimate, thoughtful snapshot of a year in the life of American marriage. Laurie Abraham, a senior Elle editor who has written widely about relationships, got to do something I’d love to do; for a year she sat in on...
by Laura | Nov 28, 2011
Alexander Sanger is the grandson of renowned reproductive rights activist Margaret Sanger. He has carried on her tradition by serving as President of Planned Parenthood of New York. In Beyond Choice he bravely forges a new set of principles…capable of breaking...
by Laura | Nov 28, 2011
This slim but dense report continues William Rees’ efforts to provide usable tools for assessing our impact on the planet. In 1992, William Rees wrote the first academic paper about the concept of an ecological footprint. The basic idea is to try to measure...
by Laura | Nov 26, 2011
If you love stories of people living true in delightfully unusual ways, Celebrations of Curious Characters is for you. Author Ricky Jay is a famous performer, actor and author. He is also quite the historian, and consults to the theater, film and television...
by Laura | Oct 25, 2011
Terri Casey’s book intentionally steps out to reclaim the phrase “pride and joy”—typically used to describe a woman’s children—as equally valid in describing a childfree woman’s many other possible contributions to the world. While other...
