SHELF LIFE
SHELF LIFE
Dispatches From the Operating Room
An excerpt from The Invention of Surgery
By Katie Daniels Tuesday, March 3, 2020
An excerpt from The Invention of Surgery
Let It Snow
An excerpt from Snow: A Scientific and Cultural Exploration
By Katie Daniels Monday, December 9, 2019
An excerpt from Snow: A Scientific and Cultural Exploration
The Future of Silicon Valley
An excerpt from Beyond the Valley
By Katie Daniels Friday, November 1, 2019
An excerpt from Beyond the Valley
Food Fights
An excerpt from The Poison Squad
By Katie Daniels Tuesday, October 1, 2019
An excerpt from The Poison Squad
From the Office to Iceland
An Excerpt from Wild Horses of the Summer Sun
By Katie Daniels Thursday, September 5, 2019
An Excerpt from Wild Horses of the Summer Sun
A City in Crisis
An excerpt from Flint Fights Back by Benjamin J. Pauli
By Katie Daniels Tuesday, May 7, 2019
An excerpt from Flint Fights Back by Benjamin J. Pauli
On the Frontlines
An excerpt from Women Warriors: An Unexpected History by Pamela D. Toler
By Katie Daniels Thursday, April 11, 2019
An excerpt from Women Warriors: An Unexpected History by Pamela D. Toler
Going With the Flow
An excerpt from Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives by Mark Miodownik
By Katie Daniels Wednesday, March 20, 2019
An excerpt from Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives by Mark Miodownik
The Reading Hordes
An excerpt from The Library: A Fragile History by Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen
By Charlie Lee Tuesday, November 9, 2021
An excerpt from The Library: A Fragile History by Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen
Writing in the Wings
An excerpt from A Story That Happens: On Playwriting, Childhood, & Other Traumas by Dan O’Brien
By Jayne Ross Tuesday, September 14, 2021
An excerpt from A Story That Happens: On Playwriting, Childhood, & Other Traumas by Dan O’Brien
The Word—and Weird—of God
An excerpt from A Most Peculiar Book: The Inherent Strangeness of the Bible by Kristen Swenson
By Jayne Ross Thursday, February 11, 2021
An excerpt from A Most Peculiar Book: The Inherent Strangeness of the Bible by Kristen Swenson
Second-Class Students No More
An excerpt from Point of Reckoning: The Fight for Racial Justice at Duke University by Theodore D. Segal
By Jayne Ross Tuesday, January 26, 2021
An excerpt from Point of Reckoning: The Fight for Racial Justice at Duke University by Theodore D. Segal
Filling in the Blanks
An excerpt from How Schools Really Matter: Why Our Assumption About Schools and Inequality Is Mostly Wrong by Douglas B. Downey
By Jayne Ross Thursday, November 5, 2020
An excerpt from How Schools Really Matter: Why Our Assumption About Schools and Inequality Is Mostly Wrong by Douglas B. Downey
A Writer by Nature
An excerpt from World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
By Jayne Ross Tuesday, September 29, 2020
An excerpt from World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Home Is Where the HOA Is
An excerpt from The Sprawl by Jason Diamond
By Jayne Ross Thursday, September 17, 2020
An excerpt from The Sprawl by Jason Diamond
Tolerance in a Dark Place
An excerpt from Plague Years: A Doctor’s Journey Through the AIDS Crisis by Ross A. Slotten
By Jayne Ross Thursday, August 27, 2020
An excerpt from Plague Years: A Doctor’s Journey Through the AIDS Crisis by Ross A. Slotten
A Lifetime in Verse
An excerpt from Land’s End: New and Selected Poems by Gail Mazur
By Jayne Ross Wednesday, July 29, 2020
An excerpt from Land’s End: New and Selected Poems by Gail Mazur
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