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The author of The Soul of an Octopus explores the science, wisdom, and lives of 3 legendary 20th-century female primatologists: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and BirutĂŠ Galdikas. Three astounding women scientists have penetrated the jungles of Africa and Borneo to...
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERâProvocative but perceptive . . . You can agree or disagree with Smilâaccept or doubt his âjust the factsâ postureâbut you probably shouldnât ignore him.ââThe Washington PostAn essential analysis of the modern science and technology...
Collected passages, phrases & proverbs, spanning five,zero years of history & culture, traced to their sources in literatureârevised & updated for its 18th edition.First published in 1855 and continuously in print since then, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations is the most...
A concise introduction to the history of cartography.In Maps & Civilization: Cartography in Culture and Society, Norman J. W. Thrower charts the intimate links between maps and history from antiquity to the present day. A wealth of illustrations, including the oldest...
"The stories of the wounded storytellers unfold smoothly on the page, as mesmerizing as any they themselves might have told." âThe New York TimesThe Bard meets House, M.D. in this fascinating untold story of the impact of disease on the lives and works of some the...
*A Town and Country Must-Read Book of Summer**A BUZZFEED BEST BOOK OF JUNE**A Washington Post âBook to Read This Summerâ**AN ADVOCATE BEST LGBTQ+ BOOK OF 2022**A USA Today "Book to Celebrate Pride Month"**A New York Times "Editor's Pick"**A Kirkus Reviews Hottest Book...
A New York Times Bestseller about the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and un-infested in the extreme circumstances of war.Grunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier's most challenging adversariesâpanic, exhaustion, heat,...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠The acclaimed author of How to Be an Antiracist and the National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning charts how âgreat replacement theoryâ has become a dominant political idea of our time and ushered in an antidemocratic age.âKendi...
A New York Times BestsellerFor Lady Gaga, kindness is the driving force behind everything she says and does. The quiet power of kindness can change the way we view one another, our communities, and even ourselves. She embodies this mission, and through her work,...
"Human beings are a superstitious lot; we see patterns everywhere. But as Hand makes clear in this enlightening book, it all comes down to the math." âJennifer Ouellette, The New York Times Book ReviewA Success Magazine Best Book of the YearIn The Improbability...