Dr. Henry Cloud, whose new book, "The One-Life Solution," addresses work-life balance, talks about the disappearing boundary between the office and home.

What clinical trials tell us about alternative medicine.

The quarter-century friendship between Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson, who co-edited her work for publication after she died, is the focus of Brenda Wineapple's prismatic literary double portrait, "White Heat."

In "How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?" Moustafa Bayoumi gives twentysomething Arab-Americans the chance to talk about their victories and defeats.

From Shakespeare to John Wilkes Booth, Fellini and Caesars Palace.

David Day on essential books about historical conquest.

Readers ages 9-14 who enjoy literary fantasy are likely to savor Marie Rutkoski's debut novel "The Cabinet of Wonders," which was inspired by the grisly legend associated with the famous astronomical clock in Prague's Old Town Square.

Gail Fenske's "The Skyscraper and the City" is a history of the Woolworth building that is accompanied by a host of beautiful photographs and drawings.

Mark Kingwell's "Concrete Reveries" reads like a truce between architectural critics and their targets. His book is skeptical of the unfettered egos of architects, but he is not content to treat cities like museums.