Choosing My ReligionChoosing My Religion is a luminous memoir, crafted with the eye of a journalist and the art of a novelist by New York Times Magazine writer and editor Stephen J. Dubner. By turns comic and heartbreaking, it tells the story of a family torn apart by religion, sustained by faith, and reunited by truth.

who all live in a cozy log cabin in the big woods of Wisconsin in the 1870s

“An unforgettable debut

with an air of mystery and melancholia

about longevity

He is asked to betray his friends—the first real friends he's ever had—for the sake of his country

Marine Corps lieutenant colonel Roger G

Palmer was a brilliant entrepreneur off it

and his contributions through two critical years of the emerging Cold War—including the transformative Marshall Plan

and controversial figures ever to set foot on the battlefields of World War II

journalist Sarah DiGregorio explores the fascinating evolution of neonatology and its significant breakthroughs—modern medicine can now save infants at five and a half months gestation who weigh less than a pound

a healthy sense of humor

Both provocative and timely