New York Times Bestseller”A truth-riot of a book!”―Shonda RhimesComedian, activist, and hugely popular culture blogger at AwesomelyLuvvie.com, Luvvie Ajayi, serves up necessary advice for the masses in this hilarious book of essaysWith over 500,000 readers a month at her enormously popular blog, AwesomelyLuvvie.com, Luvvie Ajayi is a go-to source for smart takes on pop culture. I’m Judging You …
The Historical Atlas of New York City: A Visual Celebration of 400 Years of New York City’s History
A New York Public Library Outstanding Reference BookThe rich and eminently browsable visual guide to the history of New York, in an all-new second editionThe Historical Atlas of New York City, second edition, takes us, neighborhood by neighborhood, through four hundred years of Gotham’s rich past, describing such crucial events as the city’s initial settlement of 270 people …
The Outermost House: A Year of Life On The Great Beach of Cape Cod
The seventy-fifth anniversary edition of the classic book about Cape Cod, “written with simplicity, sympathy, and beauty” (New York Herald Tribune)A chronicle of a solitary year spent on a Cape Cod beach, The Outermost House has long been recognized as a classic of American nature writing. Henry Beston had originally planned to spend just two weeks …
The Louisville Slugger Complete Book of Women’s Fast-Pitch Softball
The definitive instructional book on the fastest-growing women’s sport in the country.Since the American women won Olympic Gold in 1994, there has been an absolute explosion in the sport’s popularity among girls and young women. It is a game that is quite different from not only baseball, but even from men’s softball. Now comes the first truly comprehensive …
From the Holy Mountain: A Journey among the Christians of the Middle East
In 587 a.d., two monks set off on an extraordinary journey that would take them in an arc across the entire Byzantine world, from the shores of the Bosphorus to the sand dunes of Egypt. On the way John Moschos and his pupil Sophronius the Sophist stayed in caves, monasteries, and remote hermitages, collecting the wisdom of the …
“A tour de force. If you read this book, you’ll never look at other people in quite the same way again.”―Malcolm GladwellRenowned psychologist Paul Ekman explains the roots of our emotions―anger, fear, disgust, sadness, and happiness―and shows how they cascade across our faces, providing clear signals to those who can identify the clues. As featured in Malcolm Gladwell’s …
The Genie in the Bottle: 67 All-New Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life
Looking for a headache cure? Try willow bark. Wondering how that ice cream got its color? Could be from bug juice. Giving us the lowdown on these and other chemical phenomena, The Genie in the Bottle reveals the fun and fascinating secrets collected by popular science writer Dr. Joe Schwarcz.Blending quirky chemistry with engaging tales from the history …
The Night the Bear Ate GoombawMore witty cautionary tales of outdoor life, by everybody’s favorite expert on the subject, Patrick F. …
For Women Only: A Revolutionary Guide to Reclaiming Your Sex Life
The groundbreaking New York Times bestseller now in a fully revised editionDr. Jennifer Berman, one of the few female urologists in the United States, and her sister, Dr. Laura Berman, a sex therapist, wrote this comprehensive handbook for the whole woman to examine all facets of her sexual health. They discuss surprising new information about how the female …
A New York Times Notable Book of 1996It was in tolling the death of Chief Justice John Marshall in 1835 that the Liberty Bell cracked, never to ring again. An apt symbol of the man who shaped both court and country, whose life “reads like an early history of the United States,” as the Wall Street Journal noted, …