Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes on the World, Gordon G. ChangNorth Korea, an isolated communist state in possession of nuclear weapons, not only threatens its neighbours but has missiles capable of reaching the United States. Chang's book explores the strange, closed world of North Korea to uncover the possible consequences should America fail to act in time.

The First Forty Days

she disappears into another city to raise the child herself

Susan Cain's new book will help us to name and value the experience of loss

" by Manish Goyal

These are remarkable achievements

- Remind you that he or she would be fine without you

Claire Randall

Updated to reflect the complexities of relationships today

In an era when everything is speeding up

'Compulsively readable

1714: in a moment of desperation

Connor offers a look at his Midwestern upbringing as one of four children in the home and one of five in the classroom