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A surgeon, storyteller, and vice president of the famous Explorers Club explains what happens to the human body in the…

This collection of essays offers a humorous and poignant exploration of the United States, seen through the eyes of an…

It's easy to give someone some golden advice or a piece of your mind, but much harder to hear it. This book is…

  •  Why are you kind at all?   •  Why aren't you kinder? This Book Will Make You Kinder is an examination of…

In this exploration of three powerful plants, author Michael Pollan takes the reader on a journey through the world of…

People in the 21st century have access to more scientific knowledge than any generation ever before, but it doesn't lead…

A celebration of urban trees and the Americans—presidents, plant explorers, visionaries, citizen activists,…

Weekend trips to the coast or a nearby canyon or mountain are fine, but imagine if you could take a hike on the red…

Reading this book is like getting swept up in the mental zone that you only find on a long walk. Poetical connections…

Susan Fowler was just twenty-five years old when her blog post describing the sexual harassment and retaliation she’d…

“When you turn an election into a three-ring circus, there’s always a chance that the dancing bear will win,” says…

Who invented the wheel? Who told the first joke? Who drank the first beer? In this humorous and critical book, uncover…

Noam Chomsky presents a state-of-the-world look at American global politics and shows how policy makers have proprotozed…

From Penguin's series of "Great Ideas," author George Orwell - best known for his work of 1984 - comes to shed light on…

The second in author Karl Ove Knausgaard's quartet of autobiographical volumes, Winter continues Knausgaard's series…

Imagine knowing what the brain craves and what keeps readers transfixed. The vast majority of writing advice focuses on…

This is the extraordinary account of Donner-Grau's experiences with doña Mercedes, an aged healer in a remote…

The internationally bestselling phenomenon with over 7 million copies sold! Paint, poke, create, destroy, and wreck—to…

A kind, quirky, illustrated guide to getting over a broken heart. Reflections, recipes, lyrics, lists, text-message…

You don’t have to know how to draw well, stretch a canvas, or mix a paint color that perfectly matches that of a…

This bestselling book offers a fresh and humorous perspective on George Washington, challenging traditional views of the…

Eugen Herrigel, a German professor of Philosophy who was living in Tokyo, couldn't wrap his head around the tenants of…

Schoolhouse Rock called this number its hero, and it's been making huge impacts and stirring up controversy since long…