W. W. Norton & Company

A portrait of the hidden patterns in human society visualized through the world of data. Uncover truths about our past,…

This volume educates readers on how human behavior has led to an estrangement between humanity and the planet that…

What’s to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? Three hundred years…

With 50 million new mental illness diagnoses every year, we pretty much all know someone who's affected, and for many of…

From walking’s evolutionary origins, traced back millions of years to life forms on the ocean floor, to new findings…

Do old wives' tales about cures really tap into ancient wisdom, or does modern science provide the best answers to…

At last! A comprehensive guide on planting design fundamentals.  This book goes the extra mile with a deep look into…

This portable and concise guide offers a collection of short and practical techniques to help readers be more powerful…

Family farms are facing increased pressure and farmers are watching their way of life dissapear. Corporate ownership,…

A wisdom-filled book of 101 aphorisms that corrects the overly saccharine sayings usually trotted out at commencement…

An anthropologist and brain scientist traces the arc of evolution to explain the relationships between males and…

As a teenager, Molly Case underwent an operation that saved her life. Nearly a decade later, she finds herself in the…

Explore the profound history of writing from earliest carvings of Mesopotamia to the hypertext of multimedia today. The…

A detailed exploration into the leading philosophies of dog training that teaches how kindness motivates all animals,…

What circumstances and beliefs lead so many people in colonial North America during the 17th century to accuse women…

As gender becomes an increasingly visible topic of national conversation, more and more transgender people are choosing…

Fascinated by our pervasive fear of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin Doughty set out to discover how other cultures care…

All your extremely scientific questions about sex (and some you definitely have never thought up) are answered by…

 A round of interconnected fables that drive from antebellum New York to the late twentieth-century Timber Wars of…

Making decisions is hard. This book provides a framework for any choice, from what to eat for lunch to how to settle and…

"Men and women are just different!"  NOPE. Not according to science we aren't. This wickedly funny book lays out the…

When legendary artist R. Crumb discovered the Bible to be “a text so great and so strange that it lends itself…

The best-selling author of Stiff and Bonk trains her considerable wit and curiosity on the human soul. "What happens…

Meditations on death by poet and small town funeral director Thomas Lynch. This unique collection of essays gently,…

Swearing has a bad reputation among parents, teachers, and other authority figures, but guess what: it's actually really…

When you choose to smile, it often has positive effects on your own mood and social interactions. But some smiles happen…

How is personality correlated with preference for sweet or bitter foods? What genres of music best enhance the taste of…

The concept (and cover) may seem goofy, but this is actually a clever and well-written examination of class in the…

A helpful manual for would-be nonfiction authors. Learn to write effective non-fiction book proposals, tailor your…

Do you eat meat (or maybe your doctor's been telling you to) but feel qualms about the environmental and animal rights…