Betting on Earth

April 22: “Instead of reading Paul Ehrlich’s clash with Julian Simon as a simple…morality tale, their story can move us beyond stereotyped portrayals of environmentalists and conservatives.”

A Private Venus

Dubbed “the Italian Simenon,” Giorgio Scerbanenco (1911-1969) began his crime-writing career with books set in the USA, but quickly shifted scene closer to home, the city of Milan.  In this adventure, appearing in English for the first time, his...