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A powerful account of the tragic and brutal consequences of the Communist Party/KBG control over Soviet scientists and intelligentsia

A Holocaust survivor and sociologist sheds light on, and celebrates, the motivations behind the benevolent actions of ordinary people

A veteran art critic helps us make sense of modern and contemporary art

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger-now Pope Benedict XVI-joins Marcello Pera, President of the Italian Senate, to offer a provocative critique of the spiritual, cultural, and political crisis afflicting the West

The noted civil rights activist uses allegory and historical example to present a radical vision of the persistence of racism in America. These essays shed light on some of the most perplexing and vexing issues of our day: affirmative action, the disparity between civil rights law and reality, the racist outbursts" of some black leaders, the temptation toward violent retaliation, and much more.

"Mean Genes is brilliant-well-grounded evolutionary biology, clear-eyed realism, and advice that is both practical and moral. Delightfully readable."-E.O. Wilson

From Roxane Gay to Leslie Jamison, 30 brilliant writers share their timeless stories about the everlasting magic -- and occasional misery -- of living in the Big Apple, in a new edition of the classic anthology

A "bracingly iconoclastic" (New York Times) critique of global development that points a way toward respect for the poor and an end to global poverty

A vivid portrait of Boston in the throes of World War I, and three men whose lives were forever changed by it

A preeminent classics scholar revises the history of medicine.Medical thinking and observation were radically changed by the ancient Greeks, one of their great legacies to the world. In the fifth century BCE, a Greek doctor put forward his clinical observations of individual men, women, and children in a collection of case histories known as the Epidemics. Among his working principles was the famous maxim "Do no harm." In The Invention of Medicine, acclaimed historian Robin Lane Fox puts these remarkable works in a wider context and upends our understanding of medical history by establishing that they were written much earlier than previously thought. Lane Fox endorses the ancient Greeks' view that their texts' author, not named, was none other than the father of medicine, the great Hippocrates himself. Lane Fox's argument changes our sense of the development of scientific and rational thinking in Western culture, and he explores the consequences for Greek artists, dramatists and the first writers of history. Hippocrates emerges as a key figure in the crucial change from an archaic to a classical world. Elegantly written and remarkably learned, The Invention of Medicine is a groundbreaking reassessment of many aspects of Greek culture and city life.

A groundbreaking history of the Apollo program as a stunning achievement in space and a brilliant Cold War gambit here on Earth

The first biography in a quarter century of the intellectual father of Southern secession

A respected educator offers a completely new, scientifically-based solution to every teacher's biggest problem: getting students to pay attention

The science of what makes you, you

From a New York Times-bestselling author, a sweeping history of the American West

Dogs in verse -- from Homer to Wordsworth to Gwendolyn Brooks

The next generation of robots will be truly social. How can we make sure that they play well in the sandbox?

A leading doctor unveils the groundbreaking potential of virtual medicine

From Aristotle's Physics to quantum teleportation, the story of the pursuit of causes that happen faster than the speed of light

An award-winning sociologist reveals the unexpected link between overwork and inequality

An essential guide for parents navigating the new frontier of hyper-connected kids

A parenting expert reveals the four biggest threats to girls' psychological growth and explains how parents can help their daughters develop a healthy sense of self

From an award-winning historian, the outlandish story of the man who gave rights to animals

The definitive history of presidential lying, revealing how our standards for truthfulness have eroded -- and what makes Trump's lies especially dangerous

A smart, opinionated appreciation of the woman who rescued Great Britain from socialism and proved that American-style conservatism could work around the world.

A leading conservative intellectual defends charter schools against the teachers' unions, politicians and liberal educators who threaten to dismantle their success

The groundbreaking examination of the construction of sexual identity -- now updated to reflect the latest research

An urgent expose of the mental health crisis in our courts, jails, and prisons

Reissued with a new preface: the Pulitzer Prize-winning book that is "quite simply the best book ever written on the Scopes Trial and its place in American history and myth."