David BerlinskySimply put, an algorithm is a set of instructions-it's the code that makes computers run. A basic idea that proved elusive for hundreds of years and bent the minds...

Susan Jacoby Combining historical analysis with contemporary observation, Susan Jacoby dissects a new American cultural phenomenon—one that is at odds with our heritage of Enlightenment reason and with modern, secular...

Plutarch “Plutarch regularly shows that great leaders transcend their own purely material interests and petty, personal vanities. Noble ideals actually do matter, in government as in life.” ―Michael Dirda, Washington...

William Dalrymple Featured in its pages are 15-year-old guerrilla girls and dowager Maharanis; flashy Bombay drinks parties and violent village blood feuds; a group of vegetarian terrorists intent on destroying...

Ray KurzweilRay Kurzweil is the inventor of the most innovative and compelling technology of our era, an international authority on artificial intelligence, and one of our greatest living visionaries. Now...

Bob Woodward Working behind the scenes for the 18 months following Bill Clinton's election, conducting hundreds of interviews with administration insiders & other key officials, & gaining access to confidential...

James Lovelock In his first book, A New Look at Life on Earth, James Lovelock proposed a startling new theory of the Earth, its rocks, oceans, atmosphere, and all living...

Joshua LevyThe Agony of the Promised Land is an excellent introduction to the fascinating and complex history of Israel and Palestine. Starting with the story of Abraham, it guides the...

Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen Personal happiness. Creative fulfillment. Professional success. Freedom from fear--and a new promise of joy that's yours for the asking.We have the ability at our...

Matti Friedman A thousand years ago, the most perfect copy of the Hebrew Bible was written. It was kept safe through one upheaval after another in the Middle East, and...

Dr Lynne Paige Walker and Ellen Hodgson Brown, JD Compares natural and conventional treatments for more than two hundred health conditions, assessing their relative effectiveness, side effects, and cost. September...

William Hedgepeth and Dennis Stock William Hedgepeth and photoessayist Dennis Stock offer a sensitive and astute penetration in depth into the new commune culture of the 1970s, from its roots...