Rupert Thomson On a sunny day in July 1964, Thomson returned home from school to discover his mother had died suddenly while playing tennis. 20 years later, Thomson and his...

Isabel De Madariaga Ivan IV "the Terrible" (1533-1584), is one of the key figures in Russian history, yet he has remained among the most neglected. Notorious for pioneering a policy...

Eric Schlosser In Reefer Madness, the best-selling author of Fast Food Nation investigates America's black market and its far-reaching influence on our society through three of its mainstays -- pot,...

Michael Lerner and Cornel West Examining the issues that have united Blacks and Jews in the past and now separate them, two long-time friends and leading intellectuals try to restore...

Marc Benioff All across the globe, companies large and small are making a tremendous difference in the lives of others and, in turn, are enhancing employee performance, boosting morale, lowering...

Andrew Bennett Fresh, original and compelling, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory is the essential guide to literary studies.The market-leading introduction to literature, criticism and theory, this book provides a comprehensive...

C Norman Coleman, MD The greatest need for anyone facing cancer is understanding the disease—its diagnosis, treatment options, and the challenges that come with it. In Understanding Cancer, Dr. C....

Laura Hillenbrand On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of...

Daniel Pinchbeck A dazzling work of personal travelogue and cultural criticism that ranges from the primitive to the postmodern in a quest for the promise and meaning of the psychedelic...

Sherwin B Nuland A runaway bestseller and National Book Award winner, Sherwin Nuland's How We Die has become the definitive text on perhaps the single most universal human concern: death. This new...

De Nichols "Start making. Start being the change you want to see in this world." De NicholsFrom the psychedelic typography used in 'Make Love Not War' posters of the 60s,...

Tim Wu In this age of an open Internet, it is easy to forget that every American information industry, beginning with the telephone, has eventually been taken captive by some...