ASSASSINATION VACATION finds Sarah Vowell further honing her trademark style, this time out she offers readers a roadmap that illuminates as never before the pit stops of American presidential devastation.

From the bestselling author of The Wordy Shipmates comes an examination of Hawaii, the place where Manifest Destiny got a sunburn. With her trademark smart-alecky insights and reporting, Vowell sets…

If family is often considered the backbone of civilization, it has undergone serious rethinking over the past few decades. Most disciplines, from sociology to psychotherapy to economics, have had their…