Current Affairs
Science on Trial: The Clash of Medical Evidence and the Law in the Breast Implant Case
Paperback
"An accessible, passionate indictment of the ignorance, opportunism and social indifference that enriched lawyers and a few plaintiffs, though the available scientific evidence was against them." —New York Times Book Review, Notable Books of 1996
Sincerity: How a moral ideal born five hundred years ago inspired religious wars, modern art, hipster chic, and the curious notion that we all have something to say (no matter how dull)
Paperback
“A serious and engaging cultural history painted on an admirably large canvas.”—Laura Kipnis, New York Times Book Review
Sincerity: How a moral ideal born five hundred years ago inspired religious wars, modern art, hipster chic, and the curious notion that we all have something to say (no matter how dull)
Hardback
A cultural and intellectual history of sincerity, from its emergence during the Protestant Reformation to its present incarnations and adversaries.
The Soul of Iran: A Nation's Struggle for Freedom
Paperback
The truths about Iran; quite different truths from versions put forward by Washington, Tehran, and the media.
Sweet Heaven When I Die: Faith, Faithlessness, and the Country In Between
Hardback
Linked narrative nonfiction from the best-selling author of The Family.