The tragic collision between civilization and nature in the Gulf of Mexico becomes a uniquely American story in this environmental epic.
From the editors of the widely influential The Stone Reader comes the most thorough and engaging guide to modern ethical thought available.
Will Boast's long-anticipated first novel is an "outrightmarvelous debut [that] breathes fresh vigorinto timeless questions of love and risk" (Lauravan den Berg). Born with a rare condition in which she suffersdegrees of paralysis when faced with intense emotion, Daphnehas had few close friends and fewer lovers. Like her mythicnamesake, one touch can freeze her. But when Daphne meetsshy, charming Ollie, her well-honed defenses falter, and she'sfaced with a critical choice: cling to her protective isolation orrisk the recklessness of real intimacy. Set against the backdropof a San Francisco flush with money and pulsing with protest,Daphne is "an amiable exploration of how humans might cometo manage their raucous hearts" (NewYorker.com).
Separating historical fact from fantasy, the story of Kishinev, a riot that transformed the course of twentieth-century Jewish history, is retold.
Discover the secrets of styling your home with reclaimed materials.
Artist and teacher Cher Kaufmann's unique, holistic approach to essential oils.
The astonishing science of black holes, and their role in understanding the history and future of our universe.
All the answers clinicians need to work effectively with LGBTQ clients.
This translation of Confessions enlivens the beguiling world of late antiquity.
With wry humour, Shakespearean profundity and trenchant insight, Yunte Huang brings to life the story of the famous Siamese twins.
Runner-up winner of the Hamilton Book Author Award, this book is a comprehensive overview of the neurobiology behind addictions.
A practical how-to guide for promoting positive classroom cultures.
Understanding shame as a signal that things we enjoy are being impeded.
Young children can surprise us with tough questions. Tominey's essential guide teaches us how to answer them and foster compassion along the way.
Effective techniques for fashioning pleasurable and satisfying sex lives.
A novel approach to understanding personality, based on evidence that we share more than we realise with other mammals.
A deliciously diverse anthology of essays, stories, poems and graphic memoirs, exploring the deeply human act of kissing.
In this captivating bestseller, Korea's first paleoanthropologist offers fresh insights into humanity's dawn and evolution.
A leading social critic recounts capitalism's finest hour and shows us how we might achieve it once again.
The epic clash of two American legends-their brutal war and a battle of ideas that defined America after Reconstruction.
Award-winning translator Sholeh Wolpe recaptures the beauty of one of Persian literature's most celebrated masterpieces.
"A people's history of the Olympics."-New York Times Book Review
"An audacious and revisionary sequel to Twain's masterpiece. It is both true to the spirit of Twain and quintessentially Cooveresque." -Times Literary Supplement
A bold exploration of the Holocaust by a pre-eminent scholar in the field.
"Ari Banias is one of the best living poets, and this book in your hands is our proof. Anybody is the courage of a poet who trusts the strength of poetry to make room in our world for everybody." -CAConrad
An engaging and frank guide to writing the very short story, full of sound advice, exemplary models and provocative exercises.
A New York Times Notable Book of 2018 What happens when one attempts to exchange the life one is given for something better? Can we transform the possibilities we are born into?
The definitive biography of the iconic twentieth-century photographer, pioneering documentary modernist, author and inventor.
China's single women-are they the source of its future?
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