Book Stew

Historian and author William Hitchcock chronicles the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, whose time in the Oval Office is often overlooked yet filled with many crucial moments and big decisions such as foreign conflicts in Korea and Vietnam, the rising military-industrial complex, and the early days of the civil rights movement.

THE PERFECT STRANGER is on the hunt for its perfect match this Valentine’s Day! Will book and reader unite in a literary love story for the ages or will this go about as poorly as most every other speed dating experience?

“Someday I want to be an aviator, a ballerina, an astronaut, a painter …”

Forget the runway. These AWESOME WOMEN WHO CHANGED HISTORY by Carol del Angel, are dressed for the battlefields, the picket lines--and the White House! The paper doll likenesses of Sally Ride, Amelia Earhart, Frida Kahlo, Misty Copeland, and more, are sure to inspire awesome women of any age.

“The path to your success is not as fixed and inflexible as you think”—Misty Copeland

Succulents come in a variety of colors that look stunning paired with pumpkins of all shapes and sizes. A succulent-topped pumpkin makes a perfect, eye-catching centerpiece for Thanksgiving.

Craft this Succulent Topped Pumpkin decoration, inspired by the book DIY SUCCULENTS, and make a festive impression on family & friends!

With “an ordnance of wit” (Wells Tower) and “a prose style that feels both extravagant and exact, and a big, booming heart” (Maggie Nelson), UP UP, DOWN DOWN by Cheston Knapp signals the arrival of a truly one-of-a-kind voice.

Business leaders should study these lessons from a Navy SEAL if they want their businesses to thrive. Author and former SEAL Brent Gleeson explains that in business, as in war, calm is contagious. For more lessons from this Navy SEAL and business expert, read TAKINGPOINT, available wherever books are sold.

This authoritative and passionate primer on the three branches of government reveals the changes—political, cultural, constitutional, technological, institutional—that render our government completely dysfunctional, and the urgent need to fix our democracy before it’s too late.

This authoritative and passionate primer on the three branches of government reveals the changes—political, cultural, constitutional, technological, institutional—that render our government completely dysfunctional, and the urgent need to fix our democracy before it’s too late.

Author Moriel Rothman-Zecher discusses his acclaimed debut, SADNESS IS A WHITE BIRD.

Morten Hansen, author of GREAT AT WORK, explains how to master a work-life balance in the third installment of his Mastering Series.

Why do some people perform better at work than others? This deceptively simple question continues to confound professionals in all sectors of the workforce. Now, after a unique, five-year study of more than 5,000 managers and employees, Morten Hansen reveals the answers in his “Seven Work Smarter Practices” that can be applied by anyone looking to maximize their time and performance.