Microhistories

Nothin' Thinks Like a Dame

Stories of the wives of college faculty and their struggles with lack of opportunity, unemployment, underemployment, as well as identity within, and belonging to the campus community.

Staring at the Blank Page Before You

Joel Halldorf traces the history of writing and reading from clay tablets to e-readers

Throw a Rope Around the Moon

A life long sailor dives deep into the history of rope and explores how central it has been to human progress.

The Only Thing in the World That Lasts

Prolific author Simon Winchester takes us through the story of land

North, South, East and West

Ruminations on the meanings and importance of the cardinal directions

Audiobook Review: Chip War: The Fight For The World's Most Critical Technology

Audiobook Review: A Short History of Drunkenness

Audiobook Review: Index, A History of the