This has to be one of (if not the) definitive book about ancient Rome. If you only have time for one, it should be this one.

It’s a bit of a rollercoaster to read, equal parts frustrating and sad and enlightening, and by the end surprisingly hopeful and helpful.

Another poignant read uncovering the chaos of the past. And one I just couldn’t put down.

I wouldn’t have guessed a true story about mental illness, genetics, and science could hold my attention so effectively, but this did.

Amongst the points and anecdotes and advice, it all boils down to one thing: just sit down and do the dang thing.

It’s dense, it’s thorough, and it’s drastically important.

Words that sound so powerful today, but sting knowing they were meant to resonate 50 years ago.

This book will enrage you. And it should.

In a book showcasing internet-sleuthing at its best, a woman lays out the case to track down one hell of a predator.

Steve Martin. Comedian for humans, dogs, and clearly a man meant to write things.

"Why worry what comes after death, when better men than you have done it before."

Interesting and depressing in a 'the-truth-hurts' kind of way.