Books High and Low

  In this deeply researched book about the effects of climate change, environmental and labor economist Park (Univ. of Pennsylvania) warns...

  I enjoyed this novel by Emily St. John Mandel. Loosely related to the happenings in her earlier novel, The Glass Hotel , Sea of Tranquilit...

  I finished the last of the Inspector Morse mystery novels a few weeks ago, and wrapped it all up with this collection of entertaining shor...

  The is the 13th and final Inspector Morse novel by Colin Dexter. Morse is feeling his age and suffering from a number of debilitating illn...

  Autumn song is a collection of essays “on absence.” It is organized into four major sections: dwelling, living, understanding, and changin...

In this uneven account of the evolution of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, journalist Walter Marsh presents meticulous reporting on the tan...

  This is another complex Inspector Morse mystery set in Oxford, England. Similar to his other books, Morse jumps to conclusions about how t...

  University of Delaware professor of entomology and wildlife sciences presents a convincing case for why everyone should create a haven for...

  This book opens with the author describing the drive to the hospital in France where his white French wife gave birth to their first child...

  In the 11th Inspector Morse mystery, an Oxford don has been stabbed to death and Inspector Morse has been brought in to work on the case a...

  I enjoyed this novel about a woman (Violette) who was orphaned as a child and lived with a series of foster parents. At 17, she's work...

  When author Shoji Morimoto decided to change careers, he struggled to find the perfect fit. After leaving an unsatisfying career in a co...