Max TegmarkThe ideas of one of the most original cosmologists at work today--accessible, anecdotal, animated by the author's wit and passion--which will fascinate readers of Brian Greene, Roger Penrose, and...

Karen Blixen Out of Africa is a memoir by the Danish author Karen Blixen. The book, first published in 1937, recounts events of the seventeen years when Blixen made her...

Kevin KellyOut of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic WorldOut of Control chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems...

Ken Robinson "It is often said that education and training are the keys to the future. They are, but a key can be turned in two directions. Turn it one...

Edward W Said   Edward Said experienced both British and American imperialism as the old Arab order crumbled in the late forties and early fifties. This account of his early...

Geoff Dyer Sitting down to write a book about his hero D. H. Lawrence, Geoff Dyer finds himself compelled to write about anything else. He is in fact compelled to...

Chief Rabbi Israel Meir Lau With a foreword by Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel!Israel Meir Lau, one of the youngest survivors of Buchenwald, was just eight years old when the camp...

Robert Raymond December 2, 2005 by Penn State University Press OS

IP Couliano This book takes the reader on a fantastic journey through a wide range of cultures and traditions to examine the phenomenon of ecstatic visionary experiences—from Sumerian Gilgamesh and...

Shirley MacLaineShirley MacLaine has found a perfect love in the furry bundle of canine charms that is Terry. With her winning terrier ways and an endless wellspring of love, Terry...

Malcolm Gladwell Learn what sets high achievers apart -- from Bill Gates to the Beatles -- in this #1 bestseller from "a singular talent" (New York Times Book Review).In this...

Rebbe Nachman of Breslov When the summer begins to approach, go out to meditate in the meadows. When every bush of the field begins to return to life and grow,...