What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures by Malcolm Gladwell $27.99

This anthology of Gladwell’s “New Yorker” essays is like a greatest-hits compilation from one of the most gifted and influential journalists in America and author of the bestsellers “The Tipping Point, Blink,” and “Outliers.”

The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins $30.00
In a brilliant follow-up to his blockbuster “The God Delusion,” world-renowned evolutionary biologist and author Dawkins lays out the evidence for evolution.

The Medicine Cabinet of Curiosities by Nick Bakalar  $15.00

In this addictive collection of trivia, Bakalar shares the wonders of medicine, takes a tour of diseases that belong in horror movies, and tickles the curiosity of both the healthy and the hypochondriac.

Dead in Their Tracks by John Annerino  $17.95

Dead in Their Tracks is a first hand account of the perils associated with crossing the desert on foot. John Annerino recounts his experience making that trek with four illegal immigrants—and his return trips to document the struggles of those who persist in this treacherous journey. In this spellbinding narrative, he takes readers into the “empty quarter” of the Southwest to meet the migrant workers and drug runners, the ranchers and Border Patrol agents, who populate today’s headlines.

Herbal Medicine: Trends and Traditions by Charles W Kane   $24.95

For the both the enthusiast and the professional Herbal Medicine: Trends and Traditions is a comprehensive sourcebook detailing the essentials of contemporary herbal medicine. Over 100 of the most popular herbal medicines are covered in depth. Medicinal use, indication, chemistry, dosage, caution, botanical description, and collection method are broadly discussed for each plant.

The Man Who Loved China by Simon Winchester  $15.99

In sumptuous and illuminating detail, the bestselling author of “The Professor and the Madman” and “Krakatoa” brings to life the extraordinary story of Joseph Needham, the brilliant Cambridge scientist who unlocked the most closely held secrets of China.

American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham

From the “New York Times”-bestselling author of “Franklin and Winston” and “American Gospel” comes a magnificent portrait of Andrew Jackson, the man who shaped the modern presidency.

Proust was a Neuroscientist by Jonah Lehrer  $14.95

Lehrer argues in this original book that science is not the only path to knowledge. In fact, where the brain is concerned, art got there first. Focusing on a group of artists, Lehrer shows how each one discovered an essential truth about the human mind that science is only now rediscovering.