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"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...
A collection of urban myths that have stood the test of time. A fascinating, creepy, frightening, disgusting, and hilarious collection of some of the world's most popular and enduring tall tales. With themes that run the gamut from funny to sick, risqué to...
The "fascinating" #1 New York Times bestseller that awakened the world to the destruction of American Indians in the nineteenth-century West (The Wall Street Journal). First published in 1970, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee generated shockwaves with its frank and...
"Not only an engrossing read about the distant past, both informative and entertaining, but also a profoundly thought-provoking view of our not-really-so-ânewâ present . . . All medieval history is here, beautifully narrated."âWall Street Journal"A lively history . ....
A tour of clocks throughout the centuriesâfrom the sandglass to the telomereâto reveal the physical, biological, and social nature of time.Named one of Book Riot'sSix Great Nonfiction Books about TimeWhat is time? This question has fascinated philosophers,...
From two renowned scholars, an "enjoyable and intellectually stimulating" look at how metaphors shape our perceptions and actions (Language). The now-classic Metaphors We Live By changed our understanding of metaphor and its role in language and the mind. Metaphor,...
The Pulitzer Prizeâwinning author's "analysis of both Shakespeare and the Renaissance is informative and often original" (Financial Times).Shakespeare lived in a world of absolutesâof claims for the absolute authority of scripture, monarch, and God, and the authority...
A collection of newspaper stories by award-winning Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffardâincluding âDirty John,â the basis for the hit podcast and the upcoming Bravo scripted series starring Connie Britton and Eric Bana.Since its release in fall 2017, the...
A selection of Seneca's most significant letters that illuminate his philosophical and personal life. Â "There is only one course of action that can make you happy. . . . rejoice in what is yours. What is it that is yours? Yourself; the best part of you."Â Â In the year...
A New York Times Book Review Editorsâ ChoiceA Food & Wine Best Book of the YearAn Eater Best Food BookâA thoughtful, compelling read about whyâŠfood traditions matter and are worth preserving.â âBettina Makalintal, EaterAmerican food traditions are in danger of being...