Top 18 July Nonfiction

by Peter Watson

Watson makes a fascinating case that while there may be a single human nature, long exposure to dissimilar landscapes, food,... Full review >

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by Caitlin Moran

Rapturously irreverent, this book should kick-start plenty of useful discussions. Full review >

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by Daniel Smith

A true treasure-trove of insight laced with humor and polished prose. Full review >

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by Keith Lowe

Authoritative but never dry, stripping away soothing myths of national unity and victimhood, this is a painful but necessary... Full review >

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by Gary Marmorstein

“Ev’rything I’ve got belongs to you,” goes one Hart lyric that now, thanks to the author’s thorough, affectionate research,... Full review >

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by Eric Manheimer

An exquisite—and often exquisitely depressing—patchwork of joy and pain. Full review >

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by David Crist

Some casual readers may be turned off by the page count, but this is likely to be the authoritative history of the origins... Full review >

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by Sam Kean

In an impressive narrative, the author renders esoteric DNA concepts accessible to lay readers. Full review >

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by Gerald Chertavian

Among recent publications on unemployment and education, this is a standout. Full review >

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by Carissa Phelps with Larkin Warren

A genuinely important book that casts the problem of sex trafficking in America into stunning, heartbreaking relief. Full review >

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by Tanner Colby

Occasionally thick with statistics and explication, but the author’s personal voice is compelling and his thesis is most... Full review >

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by Lois Banner

Surely not the last word, but a complete and honest effort and a good starting place. Full review >

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by Brian Castner

Scarifying stuff, without any mawkishness or dumb machismo—not quite on the level of Jarhead, but absolutely worth reading. Full review >

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by Stephan Talty

A lively, rollicking good read. Full review >

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by Oksana Marafioti

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