Knopf, June 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower, and the pandemic novel The End of October: an unprecedented, momentous account of Covid-19--its origins, its wide-ranging repercussions, and the ongoing global fight to contain it A book of panoramic breadth ... managing to surprise..... More
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Custom House, January 2022. Hardcover. From the fearless defense attorney and civil rights lawyer who rose to fame with Netflix's The Staircase comes a stellar--and often shocking--report on a broken criminal justice system. (Kirkus, Starred Review) In the past thirty years alone, more than 2,800 innocent American prisoners - their..... More
W. W. Norton & Company, January 2022. Hardcover. Inside our heads we carry around an infinite and endlessly unfolding map of the world. Navigation is one of the most ancient neural abilities we have--older than language. In Dark and Magical Places, Christopher Kemp embarks on a journey to discover the..... More
Harper Paperbacks, April 2008. Trade Paperback. Why can't you remember where you put your keys? Or the title of the movie you saw last week? Anyone older than forty knows that forgetfulness can be unnerving, frustrating, and sometimes terrifying. With compassion and humor, acclaimed journalist Cathryn Jakobson Ramin explores the..... More
Duke University Press Books, February 2002. Trade Paperback. Three Faces of Beauty offers a unique approach to understanding globalization and cultural change based on a comparative, ethnographic study of a nearly universal institution: the beauty salon. Susan Ossman traces the images and words of the beauty industry as they developed..... More
Vintage, April 1995. Trade Paperback. At once a true psychological detective story, a family tragedy and a mordant comedy about what happens when modern psychiatry succumbs to hysterias as old as Salem. This is the story of Paul Ingram, a sheriff's deputy in Olympia, Washington, whose grown daughters suddenly accused..... More
Penguin (Non-Classics), December 2007. Trade Paperback. "Fascinating. Doidge's book is a remarkable and hopeful portrait of the endless adaptability of the human brain."--Oliver Sacks, MD, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat What is neuroplasticity? Is it possible to change your brain? Norman Doidge's inspiring guide..... More
Vintage, August 2001. Trade Paperback. With sharp and soulful insight, T. M. Luhrmann examines the world of psychiatry, a profession which today is facing some of its greatest challenges from within and without, as it continues to offer hope to many. At a time when mood-altering drugs have revolutionized the..... More
Penguin Books, September 2015. Trade Paperback. #1 New York Times bestseller "Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding and treating traumatic stress and the scope of its impact on society." --Alexander McFarlane, Director of the Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies A pioneering researcher transforms our understanding of trauma and offers..... More
Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, January 2022. Hardcover. The United States is coming to an end. The only question is how. "Should be required reading for anyone interested in preserving our 246-year experiment in self-government." --The New York Times Book Review * "Well researched and eloquently presented." --The..... More
Adams Media, January 2022. Paper Back. Discover how--and why--Black, Indigenous, and people of color in America experience societal, economic, and infrastructural inequality throughout history covering everything from Columbus's arrival in 1492 to the War on Drugs to the Black Lives Matter movement. From reparations to the prison industrial complex and..... More
Simon & Schuster, January 2022. Paper Back. A "sharp and entertaining" (The Wall Street Journal) exploration of fashion through the ages that asks what our clothing reveals about ourselves and our society. Dress codes are as old as clothing itself. For centuries, clothing has been a wearable status symbol; fashion..... More
Doubleday, April 2021. Hardcover. NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE NOMINEE - A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR - NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - A grand, devastating portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, famed for their philanthropy, whose fortune was built by Valium and whose reputation..... More
Plume Books, November 1994. Trade Paperback. This is the astonishing memoir of a young woman called only "Renee," whose descent into schizophrenia began at the age of five. Written with a diamond-sharp precision that lends it an eerie power, it tells the story of Renee's long sojourn in what she..... More
Penguin Press, January 2022. Hardcover. "A warm, profound and cleareyed memoir. . . this wise and sympathetic book's lingering effect is as a reminder that a deeper and more companionable way of life lurks behind our self-serious stories.--Oliver Burkeman, New York Times Book Review A remarkable exploration of the therapeutic..... More
Basic Books, December 2003. Trade Paperback. The Washington Monthly 2002 Annual Political Book Award WinnerThe Rise of the Creative Class gives us a provocative new way to think about why we live as we do today-and where we might be headed. Weaving storytelling with masses of new and updated research..... More
Octagon Books / Farrar Straus Giroux, 1979. Reprint. Hardcover. 2nd printing of this English edition. Octavo. Dustjacket is missing. Blue cloth covered boards with slightly faded gold lettering on spine & Octagon colophon gold front panel. Tight binding. Clean, sound & without markings. Original publishing, Die Bione, 1938 by Sexpol..... More
Pantheon, January 2022. Hardcover. A sweeping and captivatingly told history of clothing and the stuff it is made of--an unparalleled deep-dive into how everyday garments have transformed our lives, our societies, and our planet "A masterpiece . . . panoramic and richly particular"--Geraldine Brooks, bestselling author of Years of Wonder..... More
Verso, January 2022. Hardcover. A furious denunciation of America's coronavirus criminals Hundreds of thousands of deaths were caused not by the vicissitudes of nature but by the callous and opportunistic decisions of powerful people, as revealed here by John Nichols. On March 10, 2020, president Donald Trump told a nation..... More
Random House Trade Paperbacks, January 2022. Paper Back. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the author of Salt Sugar Fat comes a "gripping" (The Wall Street Journal) exposé of how the processed food industry exploits our evolutionary instincts, the emotions we associate with food, and legal loopholes in their pursuit..... More
Beacon Press, January 2022. Hardcover. A powerful look at the impacts of anti-Black racism and a practical guide for overcoming racial trauma through radical self-care as a form of resistance Over the past 15 years, radical psychologist Guilaine Kinouani has focused her research, writing, and workshops on how racism affects..... More
Crown, January 2022. Hardcover. Our ability to pay attention is collapsing. From the New York Times bestselling author of Chasing the Scream and Lost Connections comes a groundbreaking examination of why this is happening--and how to get our attention back. "The book the world needs in order to win the..... More
St. Martin's Press, October 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. In AN ABOLITIONIST'S HANDBOOK, Cullors charts a framework for how everyday activists can effectively fight for an abolitionist present and future. Filled with relatable pedagogy on the history of abolition, a reimagining of what reparations look like for Black lives and real-life..... More
Riverhead Books, February 2022. Hardcover. Goodreads Members Most Anticipated Books of 2022 Forbes's 10 Must-Read Career and Leadership Books for 2022 One of Newsweek's 22 Books to Look Forward to in 2022 Inc's 22 Books to Read in 2022 "I love that Daniel Pink is taking on one of the..... More
