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Prophets of the Past is the first book to examine in depth how modern Jewish historians have interpreted Jewish history. Michael Brenner reveals that perhaps no other national or religious group has...

Now in paperback! The first book in the laugh-out-loud series by children's literature legend Jon Scieszka. "Jon Scieszka, the groundbreaking storyteller and master of wit, brings us a smart and...

What is life? Is it just the biologically familiar--birds, trees, snails, people--or is it an infinitely complex set of patterns that a computer could simulate? What role does intelligence play in...

Steven Gould Axelrod, Camille Roman, and Thomas Travisano continue the standard of excellence set in Volumes I and II of this extraordinary anthology. Volume III provides the most compelling and...

Here is a balanced and up-to-date account of the whole field of enzymology, The authors discuss the properties of enzymes in systems of increasing complexity, placing extra emphasis throughout on...

A dazzlingly illustrated journey into the transformative world of sacred plants Indigenous communities have long revered certain plants and fungi as healers, storytellers, and spirit guides. This...

Enzymes are biological catalysts that have a number of remarkable properties. This book builds on the previous two editions to show how we can understand these properties and explain how enzymes work...

Agent-based modeling is a new technique for understanding how the dynamics of biological, social, and other complex systems arise from the characteristics and behaviors of the agents making up these...

One of the world's most important political philosophers, Jon Elster is a leading thinker on reason and rationality and their roles in politics and public life. In this short book, he crystallizes...

From Nobel Prize–winning economist Jean Tirole, a bold new agenda for the role of economics in societyWhen Jean Tirole won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Economics, he suddenly found himself being stopped...