The American dream is at the center of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Díaz.

Jerome Donnelly reviews "Debriefing the President: The Interrogation of Saddam Hussein" by John Nixon.

On measures of well-being, residents of the United States fare worse than residents of countries like Canada, Sweden or Japan, all of which are less wealthy but more equal.

In 'Beyond 15,' Jonathan Rosenblum scolds Barack Obama for being “more invested in bailing out the financial sector than in expending political capital for workers’ rights.”

in 'The Virgin Eye,' Robin Daniels shares spiritual wisdom wherever he finds it.

“American Gods” looks primed to deliver interesting meditations on belief, as well as visually sumptuous storytelling.