A playful guide to raising kids who love readingperfect for parents trying to fill educational gaps at home How can you turn your distracted, plugged-in child into a voracious reader eager to devour e
An epic evolutionary history of cephalopods: from the ancient mollusks that invented swimming five hundred million years ago, to the octopuses, squid, and other inscrutably intelligent animals of toda
Elite endurance athletes share their life-changing cognitive strategies for success in any big endeavor Along the path to any goalcompleting a marathon or a thesis paper, winning a medal or a contract
China is a much-storied land: the home of the red dragon; a sleeping lion; the Middle Kingdom, or "land between." For centuries, China led the world in science, technology, astronomy, and math. The Ch
Learn the secret to a truly healthy body and mind: the teeming world of microbes inside and all around usScience has made huge leaps in prolonging life through disease prevention and treatment, but biochemist Brett Finlay and gerontology expert Jessica Finlay offer a different—and truly revolutionary—solution to the quest for the fountain of youth. Through their research into the human microbiome, they’ve discovered that microbes play a crucial role in how we age. In The Whole-Body Microbiome, this father-daughter pair: Explores the unique composition of all the microbiomes in the human body (not just in the gut!), and explains the health risks and benefits associated with eachPresents current and emerging research on microbial interventions for the full spectrum of age-related conditions, from sun spots to Alzheimer’s, cancer, and moreProvides simple, at-home tips to improve your microbiotic health, at any age.In this eye-opening update on the significance of the microbiome, the
Unlikely best friends will melt hearts in this wry, gentle tale that grapples with death and finds solace in memory Little bird Hopper lives on top of Reggie the rhinoceros, feasting on all his pesky
Starting as a one-man operation, short on experience and with modest expectations, Keith Stewart soon found that life on an upstate farm, despite its numerous challenges, suited him better than the N
Medical doctor and researcher Kris Verburgh is fast emerging as one of the world’s leading research authorities on the science of aging. The Longevity Code is Dr. Verburgh’s authoritative
From the author of the award-winning The Boy in the Moon comes a wickedly honest and brutally funny account of the year in which Ian Brown realized that the man in the mirror was actually . . . sixty.
It’s 1965, and in Primrose Hill, north London, a beautiful young woman of twenty-nine has just gassed herself to death, leaving behind a suicide note, two small children, and an about-to-be-published
100 lovable dogs—sweetly drawn and aptly captioned—deliver advice to inspire optimism and appreciation for life’s simple pleasuresFriendship can be easyWhoever coined the phrase "a dog's life" should'
From an author whose mission is to get families to ditch processed foods: Vegan, gluten-free, whole-food recipes that take the guesswork out of making quick, easy, make-ahead, and crowd-pleasing meals
A science writer, mourning the recent loss of her father, finds solace in citizen science, with its promise to slow and reverse another kind of loss she’s been deeply grappling with—the unprecedented
An artfully designed, highly detailed guide to the inner workings of birds―what they’re made up of inside and out, and whyA beautifully illustrated, intricately detailed guide to the form and function
Now in paperback: From the author of the acclaimed A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived (57,000 copies in print), a magisterial exploration of the paradox of our identity as animals―both within
From the internationally bestselling author of Own It, an accessible and empowering self-help guide to working with your fear―not against it―to become more confident and take control of your lifeBecom
