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Memoirs, essays, and deep dives into everything from psychology to platypuses. Smart reads for curious minds.
A Next Big Idea Club Must Read of February 2025"Von Hippel presents a radically new way to understand why human happiness has diminished. What’s more, he offers superlative advice for how to get back on track.” —Sonja Lyubomirsky, New York Times bestselling author of...
The renowned philosopher and political theorist presents a summation of his influential work in this series of Columbia University lectures. A pioneer in the fields of modern linguistics and cognitive science, Noam Chomsky is also one of the most avidly read...
A newly updated edition of a classic in the history of medicine with information on Covid-19. Arising from collaboration between a doctor and a historian, Disease and History offers the general reader a wide-ranging and accessible account of the ways in which disease...
Finalist for the James Beard Foundation Book Award and the IACP Cookbook Award"[A]s good a read on the science of cooking as there is." —Mark Bittman, author of How to Cook Everything“Wolke, longtime professor of chemistry and author of the Washington Post column Food...
The popular comedian, social commentator, and star of Red State Blue State tackles the condition of our union today: “Thoroughly entertaining.” —Booklist (starred review)Utah: The Church of StatesVermont: The Old Hippie StateFlorida: The Hot Mess StateArizona: The...
Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. This time in Australia.His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller A Walk in the Woods. In A Sunburned Country is his...