Shovel Ready

A garbageman-turned-assassin roams a terrorist attacked New York of the not-so-distant future, searching for the evangelist’s daughter he’s been hired to kill, and the shocking motives of his employers.  Adam Sternbergh’s gritty dystopic...

Scouting Report

January 24: “And at the back of the parade, the message of the Eagle ranks was: Here’s what Scouting can do. But many people were no longer listening.”  

Danubia

The Middle Ages come alive in this humorous history of the strange Habsburg dynasty, who ruled central Europe for centuries: a motley crew of sorcerers, warriors, musicians, and eccentrics who lived wildly and left immeasurable impact our modern world.

Spy Cruise Interrupted

January 23: “As we unleash spies and covert operations against a growing list of twenty-first-century adversaries, we’d do well to remember the painful lessons of the Pueblo.”