Winner of the National Book Award “A novel in the honorable tradition of Billy Budd and Moby Dick…heroic in proportion… fiction that hooks into the mind.” — The New York Times Book Review “Long after
From National Book Award winner Charles Johnson, “the celebrated novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and essayist…comes a small treasure, one to be read and considered and reread&
Horse packing—using horses (and sometimes mules) as a form of conveyance for supplies and goods—was once a cornerstone of human transportation. Filled with precisely drawn illustrations a
Johnson (criminal justice, Washington State U.) offers a well-reasoned discussion of policing and the overwhelming need for improved communications. The author points out that police agencies typicall
Calvin Coolidge is one of our most underrated presidents. What principles of governance for our own time might we discern from examining his record, writings, and life? Coolidge's thought on topics li
The IRS scandal is far more complicated than it appears?and more pernicious. Its roots go back to its founding but modern technology has accelerated the harm that a few malicious IRS administrators ca
Chronic illness and pain are now, more than ever, seen asas major problems in the current health care system. Because they are unresponsive to both antibiotics and surgery, theyr are seen as elusive a
One night in the antebellum South, a slaveowner and his African-American butler stay up to all hours drinking Madeira and playing cards. Finally, too besotted to face their respective wives, they drun
