How much of Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous book, Treasure Island, was pure fiction? In Sailing by Starlight, Swiss novelist Alex Capus takes us on an exploratory journey via the loss of a ship in the South Seas, the burial of treasure, an ancient map, and a long and dangerous voyage across the Pacific to prove that Robert Louis Stevenson's "treasure island" exists, albeit in a place quite different from the imaginings of generations of treasure-hunters....

"The White Rose (German: die Weiße Rose) was a non-violent, intellectual resistance group in Nazi Germany, consisting of students from the University of Munich and their philosophy professor. The group became known for an anonymous leaflet and graffiti campaign, lasting from June 1942 until February 1943, that called for active opposition to dictator Adolf Hitler's regime. The six most recognized members of the group were arrested by the Gestapo...