Shelf Life

In a new book, Michael Patrick F. Smith reflects on his time working on an oil field in North Dakota.

In her new book, "The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together," Heather McGhee looks at how racism drained not only public pools, but also public support for universal healthcare and other "big government" policies.

In a new book, sociologist Reuben Jonathan Miller explores the punishments formerly imprisoned people face after their release. Read an excerpt here.

Read an excerpt from the new book “White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind,” by Koa Beck.

Will that make it better or worse? Scott Galloway, professor at the NYU Stern School, weighs in with his new book, "Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity."

In this book excerpt, veteran style journalist Elizabeth Holmes writes about how Meghan Markle used fashion to respond to media criticism.

Like all Kentucky bourbons, the famous whiskey brand owes its origin to American tax law.

In this book excerpt, Deborah Stone examines the way we calculate unemployment numbers.

In this book excerpt, author Benjamin Lorr explains how cardboard boxes, cardstock and tin cans led to a revolution in consumer products.

In this book excerpt, Dianne Stewart writes about the costs facing Black women with incarcerated partners.