Books like Dispatches from the tenth circle by Robert Siegel

Richard Preston’s nonfiction account investigates the biology, history, and global impact of African hemorrhagic fevers such as Ebola and Marburg, weaving scientific analysis with the stories of outbreaks and laboratory research.

William E. Dodd, America's first ambassador to Nazi Germany, arrives in Berlin in 1933 to chronicle the early rise of Hitler—and the diplomatic tightrope his nation must navigate.

The Orphan Master's Son follows a man's journey through propaganda, identity, and state power in North Korea.

Tom Wolfe's seminal work on the counterculture, featuring the tale of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters and the acid-fueled bus tour that shaped the '60s.

A gripping nonfiction account of 26 men who attempted to cross the Mexican border into Arizona’s desert in May 2001, of which only 12 returned.

"A compilation of the most important, most influential, and glossiest magazine covers ever produced by the hand of humankind. Seen by tens of billions worldwide, these are the unforgettable 'Onion magazine' covers that altered the course of human history and radically defined your trivial life anew every weekend."--Front jacket flap.

When a young writer discovers his grandfather’s tale of a military deserter risking life in wartime Leningrad, he learns how they gathered hard‑to‑find ingredients for a wedding cake destined for a powerful colonel’s daughter.

Jay Leno has compiled some of the strangest, most outrageously funny clippings from America's newspapers for his regular "headlines" segments on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." Jay Leno's police blotter focuses in on material from the world of cops and robbers, where there's no shortage of ridiculous goings-on. "Ventriloquist leaves town -- heads of 2 dummies missing" reads a headline from Nevada County, California. "Toy gun scares robber using toy gun," proclaims the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. The strangest thing of all may be that these stories were spotted by "Tonight Show" viewers in the nation's leading newspapers. It's hard to believe that some of them made it past the editor's desk -- but they did! Following on the heels of the best-selling Headlines series, Jay Leno's Police Blotter is guaranteed to generate big laughs. - Back cover.

Joshua Bigg, a brief chief investigator at a quirky law firm, uncovers a connection between a client's suicide and another’s disappearance that leads to a widow‑loving lay minister.