From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year Joe Spring, ...

In this prodigiously researched epic, Torigian details the life of Xi Zhongxun—the father of China’s current leader, Xi Jinping—to explain the history of the Chinese Communist Party. Along the way, ...

Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America. By Sam Tanenhaus. Random House; 1,040 pages; $40 and £33 A superb biography of William F. Buckley, the most influential American journalist ...

From romantasies and fantasies to horror, a spot of sci-fi, and a new Jack Reacher novel, we’ve got you covered, whatever you’re in the mood for. Missed October’s roundup, or want to see more of my ...

Correction: This story has been updated to correct a misspelling of Erin Kodicek's name. Get ready to get your tissues out – Amazon’s best books of the year list is full of heartfelt weepers that will ...

Two copies of a poetry book by formerly enslaved poet Phillis Wheatley are bound in human skin and housed in Cincinnati. The books were bound in the 1930s for a collector who reportedly smuggled the ...

There's no shortage of information and advice on how to start and run a business — you've got podcasts, blogs, conferences and, of course, books. Below, we rounded up some of the best books for new ...

The Java ecosystem brings you unmatched speed and stability. Here’s our review of seven top-shelf Java microframeworks built for modern, lightweight application development. Java microframeworks are ...

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