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“A cheerful manifesto on removing obstacles between yourself and the income of your dreams.” —New York MagazineFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of You Are a Badass®, a life-changing...

“A powerful book, a harrowing case study made all the more so by Madigan's skillful, clear-eyed telling of it.” ―Adam Nossiter, The New York Times Book ReviewOn the morning of June 1, 1921, a white...

Grace Lindsay reveals the value of describing the machinery of neuroscience using the elegant language of mathematics.The brain is made up of 85 billion neurons, which are connected by over 100...

Do small but wealthy interest groups influence referendums, ballot initiatives, and other forms of direct legislation at the expense of the broader public interest? Many observers argue that they do,...

In this exuberant sequel to his prize-winning The Jazz Age, Arnold Shaw captures virtually every aspect of popular music during the Depression.Here is a colorful year-by-year chronicle of music in...

Warm, insightful, and witty, the first book of advice from New York Times–bestselling author Jenny Lawson—aka the BloggessJenny Lawson is full of contradictions. She’s a celebrated author but battles...

The first comprehensive history of sex education around the world Too Hot to Handle is the first truly international history of sex education. As Jonathan Zimmerman shows, the controversial subject...

The enchanting new novel by the multimillion-copy bestselling author of What You Are Looking For Is in the Library, about five strangers who each seek comfort from a healing hippo ride. Nestled at...

An introduction to high-energy physics that prepares students to understand the experimental frontierThe new experiments underway at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland may significantly...

White supremacists determined what African Americans could do and where they could go in the Jim Crow South, but they were less successful in deciding where black people could live because different...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Most appealing... technical accuracy and lightness of tone... Impeccable.”—Wall Street Journal“A porthole into another world.”—Scientific American“Brings science...

Longlisted for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardRiveting stories of the brain on the brink, from an acclaimed cognitive neurologist.Our brains are the most complex machines known to...

A unique look into the life and art of Sean Scully, an internationally celebrated artist and creative practitioner at the height of his powers.Sean Scully’s paintings of brushy stripes and blocks of...

Why the dollar is—and will remain—the dominant global currencyThe U.S. dollar's dominance seems under threat. The near collapse of the U.S. financial system in 2008–2009, political paralysis that has...

“This is one of the best books on writing that I've ever read. I couldn't put it down.”—Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim CrowThe Sentences That Create Us provides a road map for incarcerated...

A powerful movement is happening in farming today—farmers are reconnecting with their roots to fight climate change. For one woman, that’s meant learning her tribe’s history to help bring back the...

The evolution of a Frank Gehry building, from planning and design and architect-client interaction to construction; with color illustrations throughout.This stunning, lavishly illustrated book...

Chef, restaurateur, and television personality Tom Colicchio celebrates the 25th anniversary of his first cookbook with a stunning anniversary edition featuring a new author's noteA groundbreaking...

How religious barriers stalled capitalism in the Middle EastIn the year 1000, the economy of the Middle East was at least as advanced as that of Europe. But by 1800, the region had fallen...

"In this book, Melissa Lane argues that the concept of political office should be central to our understanding of Greek politics and political theory. Yet discussions of the Greeks tend to focus on...