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"A meditation on the 'art of reading' . . . [and] a celebration of 'the reader's whims—trust in pleasure and faith in haphazardness.'" —The New YorkerHere are thirty-nine reflections on the joy and solace of reading by the internationally celebrated author Alberto...
A mathematician and a poet explore fractals as they appear in nature, art, medicine, and technology in this "instant classic" introduction (David Peak, Utah State University)."Fractal Worlds portrays math as math lovers know it: a beautiful garden, a place of...
A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The refreshingly original and “startlingly hopeful” (Lisa Taddeo) debut memoir of an overachieving young lawyer who reluctantly agrees to group psychotherapy and gets psychologically and emotionally naked in a room...
“[An] extraordinary and urgent book.” —Jonathan Haidt“The Mattering Instinct is a masterpiece. I wept, I laughed out loud, I came face-to-face with the wellsprings of my life, but mostly I marveled at Rebecca Goldstein’s genius. This book should ignite a revolution.”...
"Makes the science of plant processes accessible to home gardeners." —The American GardenerWhy do container plants wilt even when they've been regularly watered? Why did the hydrangea that thrived last year never bloom this year? Plant physiology—the study of how...
"Fifty-one columns, short in length but long on wisdom" from the bestselling author of My Brilliant Friend, an HBO original series (Minneapolis Star-Tribune).Collected here for the first time are the seeds of future novels, the timely reflections of this...
Marking the one hundredth anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s magnificent tomb, its incredible treasures are revealed as never before.In 1922, after fifteen years of searching, archaeologists finally discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. There, buried...
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A fascinating, first-of-its-kind exploration of Stephen King and his most iconic early books, based on groundbreaking research and interviews with King—all conducted by the first scholar to be given extended access to his private archives“A treat...
All golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic growth; yet no two are the same. Their beliefs, societies and place in the wider world all vary. Despite this, all previous golden...
An irresistible and enchanting journey through human history—from mankind’s earliest fires to the latest smart phones—that tells the surprising and untold story of storytelling.Joan Didion told us, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” And yet, the story of...
