Sarah’s Shelf – Sarah Adams

Tony Moon

Rooftop Korean: A Memoir of the 1992 L.A. Riots

Tony Moon’s memoir of family, community, survival, and the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

Richard Kerbaj

The Defector

Richard Kerbaj’s account of espionage, defection, and the intelligence struggle surrounding one of the most consequential cases of its kind.

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Erik J. Dahl & David Strachan-Morris, editors

Predictive Intelligence for Tomorrow’s Threats

Edited by Erik J. Dahl and David Strachan-Morris, this collection examines how intelligence can better anticipate emerging threats.

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Carlos Yebra López

Understanding Spanish Jihadist Terrorism: The Ideology Behind the Metaphors

Carlos Yebra López examines the ideology and framing behind Spanish press coverage of jihadist terrorism.

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Laurie Neverman

Common Sense Preparedness: Building Resilience for Uncertain Times

Laurie Neverman offers a practical approach to building everyday resilience, household capability, and preparedness without hype.

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Charles Randolph, Jonathan Wackrow & Fred Burton

The Protector’s Edge: Leadership Through Strategy and Action

Charles Randolph, Jonathan Wackrow, and Fred Burton connect protective intelligence, leadership, strategy, and action in the modern risk environment.

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Scott Mann

The Generosity of Scars

Scott Mann writes about what adversity leaves behind and how scars can define us by what we become afterward.

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Simon Conway · Spy Pick

The British Agent

Simon Conway’s current espionage thriller brings together a veteran American spymaster, stolen air-defense missiles from Ukraine, a terrorist cell, and a British agent operating…

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Allie Mellen · Intel Pick

Code War

Allie Mellen examines how nation-state cyber operations function as instruments of power and how geopolitics shapes the digital battlefield.

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Hamidreza Azizi · Middle East Pick

The Axis of Resistance

Hamidreza Azizi traces the rise, transformation, and fragmentation of Iran’s regional network and its struggle with Israel and the wider Middle East order.

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John Arquilla · Defense Pick

The Troubled American Way of War

John Arquilla examines American military strategy from Hiroshima through the age of algorithms, including the growing role of information, computation, and AI.

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Reena Simon & Rebecca Lawson · Nordic Pick

Scandi Modern: Calm, Cosy Living

Reena Simon and Rebecca Lawson explore light, natural materials, texture, simplicity, comfort, and intentional Scandinavian living.

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Nichole Accettola · Lifestyle Pick

Scandinavian Everyday

Nichole Accettola pairs more than 85 recipes with a Scandinavian approach to seasonality, simplicity, nourishment, and everyday enjoyment.

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Amy Edelman & Chris Begley

The Emergency Playbook

Amy Edelman and Chris Begley offer a practical, bunker-free guide to resilience built around households, community networks, disaster psychology, and recovery.

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Alex Joske

Spies and Lies

Alex Joske examines Chinese intelligence and influence networks through open-source research into the Ministry of State Security and its global fronts.

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Eva Dou

House of Huawei

Eva Dou traces how technology, industrial strategy, state power, intelligence collection, and one company became intertwined in geopolitical competition.

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Patrick Radden Keefe

London Falling

Patrick Radden Keefe explores crime, politics, institutions, and the machinery underneath the headlines.

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Jason Burke

The Revolutionists

Jason Burke examines extremist movements and the revolutionary ideas that shaped the modern era.

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Rana Dasgupta

After Nations

Rana Dasgupta asks what happens as technology, migration, corporations, and non-state actors reshape the international order.

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Michael Pollan

A World Appears

Michael Pollan offers a reason to read outside your usual lane and make room for curiosity, wonder, and different questions.

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