"Turning from the Iraq War, author and journalist Laufer (Mission Rejected: U.S. Soldiers Who Say No to Iraq) decided to focus on the presumably innocuous business of butterflies. Fluttering across t
By 1941, a nascent statehood movement began to coalesce into an active and explicit secession campaign seeking to carve from Northern California and Southern Oregon a new State of Jefferson. Yreka,
"Part food narrative, part investigation, part adventure story, Organic is an eye-opening and entertaining look into the anything goes world behind the organic label. It is also a wakeup call about th
A fascinating exploration into the world of turtles across the globe; Laufer charts the lore, love, and peril to a beloved species.Dreaming in Turtle is a compelling story of a stalwart animal prized
Slow News: A Manifesto for the Critical News Consumer is a timely and provocative proposal for a revolution against instant news and for a ?Slow News” movement.
Exploring the fine line between amusements and abuse, an investigative journalist looks at the roles animals have played in entertainment and sports and examines the ways people have used animals for
Forbidden Creatures chronicles Laufer’s worldwide quest to penetrate the underworld network of hunters, traders, and customers who constitute the nefarious business of animal smuggling.
Part food narrative, part investigation, part adventure story, Organic is an eye-opening and entertaining look into the “anything goes” world behind the organic label. It is also a wakeup call to a