Wild Women and the Blues by Denny S. Bryce | A Jazz Age Mystery That Still Echoes
Some books try to dance in two different times. Most stumble. Denny S. Bryce’s Wild Women and the Blues doesn’t…
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Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan | Cultural Identity and Wealth Dynamics
Kevin Kwan, the mastermind behind the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy, is back with Sex and Vanity, a whirlwind of love,…
Julian Fellowes’ Belgravia | Sex, Lies, and High Society
You think your family has secrets? Try being a Victorian aristocrat. Julian Fellowes’ Belgravia opens with a bang – literally.…
Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan | A Deliciously Satirical Swan Song
Su Yi, the iron-fisted matriarch of Singapore’s elite Shang-Young family, is dying. As she slips into a coma, her relatives…
China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan | A Wild Ride with China’s New Money Elite
Money changes everything—especially when you suddenly discover your biological father is a Chinese billionaire. That’s what Rachel Chu learns in…
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan | A Wild Ride Through Singapore’s Elite
Money can’t buy happiness, but in Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians, it sure buys everything else. This deliciously over-the-top novel…
Sandstorm by James Rollins | Scientists with Guns
Let’s talk about explosions. Sandstorm starts with a big one at London’s British Museum, and James Rollins never really takes…
Generation Kill by Evan Wright | Inside the Humvee with America’s First Warriors
Evan Wright’s Generation Kill isn’t your typical war story. Forget the sanitized version – this book throws you headfirst into…
Jarhead by Anthony Swofford | A Raw Chronicle of War’s Uncomfortable Truths
Marines watching Full Metal Jacket to get pumped up, knowing full well it’s an anti-war film. That’s just one of…
Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden | When War Goes Wrong
Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down hits you like a punch to the gut. It’s the kind of book that keeps…