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Old British estates are famous for being the epitome of cleanliness. But what was the secret behind this white-gloved…

In this fascinating book, bestselling author Mary Roach travels the world and talks to dozens of people in order to…

In this fascinating book, bestselling author Mary Roach takes a long look at the strange science behind war and combat.…

This illustrated volumes takes readers on a journey through the little known world of elephants and their riders.…

Primatologist Frans de Waal explores the fascinating world of animal and human emotions. Author Frans de Waal has…

Starting in the mid-nineteenth century, African American performers began acting as blackface fools to entertain…

This comprehensive resource is a manual for professional therapists seeking to help a variety of patients through…

There is a rift between the people who work in the environment, doing jobs like the titular Rancher, Farmer,…

The language of finance can be frustratingly difficult to understand for those who aren't immersed in it. Full of jargon…

In this exploration of the current culture war controversies surrounding literature in public schools, author Deborah…

Bruce Springsteen and the Promise of Rock 'N' Roll is a colorful and cogent biography of one of rock and roll's most…

Louis Bromfield was known as many things - a World War I ambulance driver, a Paris expat, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning…

Though we tend to think of forests as stationary biomes, the trees within are actually mobile and even somewhat…

Many of Darwin's scientific advances were tested and proven in his own garden and greenhouse, using simple tools to…

This Edward Gorey-inspired cartoon history explores the deaths of the ancient Roman emperors ranging from Romulus…

In this masterpiece of journalism on one of the most talked about Supreme Court cases of all time, author and reporter…

Popular astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson gets a ton of letters every day, and writes back to many of them. For this…

In recent decades scientists have discovered life in places where no one imagined it was possible. Single-celled algae…

Diane Arbus was renown for her unsettling photographs that inspired and polarized viewers, and she was already a…

Recent surveys show a large number of Americans believe a group of un-elected military and government officials secretly…

This book presents a provocative new theory that mixes physics and biology to suggest that quantum mechanics gives…

The automobile has shaped American lives and this book traces its history and considers its future. Combining…

This anthology collects writing that shows why knitting holds such an important place in the hearts of so many writers…

With compelling evidence from one of nature's most fascinating activities, this book demands that we rethink the…

Start every day with intention. This book contains over 150 bite-sized quotations and reflections designed to inspire,…

A rigorous, but fun-to-read philosophical primer that unpacks over two hundred years of feminist thought. Professor…

One of those fun popular science books where the author presents counterintuitive, even shocking claims, and then makes…

Bracingly intellectual, this book by a philosophy professor makes the argument that all higher meaning and purpose…

It's never easy getting employees to do their best work, and the challenges of management are only greater for knowledge…

A journalist, spurred by a sleepwalking injury, got obsessed with sleep, and this book is the result. Delving into the…