A leading geneticist explores what promises to be one of the most transformative advances in health and medicine in historyAlmost every week, another exciting headline appears about new advances in th
In this collaborative memoir a mother and trans son reflect on the emotionally complex journey they shared as Donald transitioned from female to male.In At the Broken Places, a parent and transgender
A compelling argument that the time has come to use what we know about the fascinating and diverse inner lives of other animals on their behalfWide-ranging studies of animal intelligence and emotions
Acclaimed naturalist Alex Shoumatoff issues a worldwide call to protect the drastically endangered rainforests of BorneoIn this wide-ranging narrative, seasoned travel and environmental writer Alex Sh
A new book, the first in over a decade, from acclaimed poet Jay PariniThis volume revolves around his deep connection to nature and underlines his concerns about the impacts of pollution and climate c
A lively exploration of the struggles faced by women in law enforcement and mystery fiction for the past 175 yearsIn 1910, Alice Wells took the oath to join the all-male Los Angeles Police Department.
A history of America’s Stand Your Ground gun laws, from Reconstruction to Trayvon MartinIn the aftermath of the 2012 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, conservative legislators and school admi
How refocusing conversations between doctors and their patients can lead to better healthDespite modern medicine’s infatuation with high-tech gadgetry, the single most powerful diagnostic tool is the
Acclaimed memoirists describe the process of writing their most painful memoriesIn her attempt to write a memoir about her father’s death from a secret AIDS infection in 1985, Melanie Brooks was left
An insider’s account of misogyny and rape in the US military and her extraordinary path to recovery and activismIn one of the worst scandals ever faced by the military, in 2003, six women went public
A timely and nonpartisan book on voter manipulation and electoral corruption—and the importance of stimulating voter turnout and participationThough voting rights are fundamental to American democracy
How the hidden trade in our sensitive medical information became a multibillion-dollar business, but has done little to improve our health-care outcomesHidden from consumers, patient medical data has
First-person account and rarely heard life story of the man known as “Daddy King,” the Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr.Born in 1899 to a family of sharecroppers in Stockbridge, Georgia, Martin Luther
Merging real stories with theory, research, and practice, a prominent scholar offers a new approach to teaching and learning for every stakeholder in urban education.Drawing on his own experience of f
A collection of poems exploring questions of religious and linguistic authority, from medieval England to contemporary AppalachiaA National Poetry Series winner, selected and with a foreword by Tracy
A generation before Brown v. Board of Education struck down America’s “separate but equal” doctrine, one Chinese family and an eccentric Mississippi lawyer fought for desegregation in one of the great
A modern-day civil rights champion tells the stirring story of how he helped start a movement to bridge America’s racial divide.Over the summer of 2013, the Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II led more
An urgent, on-the-ground look at some of the “new American radicals” who have laid everything on the line to build a stronger climate justice movementThe science is clear: catastrophic climate change,
A playbook for working with and training girls to be activists of their own social movementsArmed with a rich array of online media platforms, seemingly endless reserves of creativity, and a keen sens
"Premilla Nadasen recounts in this powerful book a little-known history of organizing among African American household workers. She uses the stories of a handful of women to illuminate the broader pol
Going from the inner city to the open desert, a seasoned environmental advocate looks at solar energy’s remarkable ascent and its promise for America’s future Solar power was once the domain of f
A guide for students, groups, and organizations seeking to foster interfaith dialogue and promote understanding across religious linesIn this book, renowned interfaith leader Eboo Patel offers a clear
An ordinary Gazan’s chronicle of the struggle to survive during Israel’s 2014 invasion of GazaThe fifty-day Israel-Gaza conflict that began in early July of 2014 left over 2,100 people dead. The overw
A history of African Americans in New York City from the 1910s to 1960, told through the life of Samuel Battle, the New York Police Department’s first black officer. When Samuel Battle broke the
A group of former gang members come together to help one another answer the question “How can I be a good father when I’ve never had one?” In 2010, former gang leader turned community activist Bi
Blends memoir and legal cases to show how contracts can create family relationships Most people think of love and contracts as strange bedfellows, or even opposites. InLove’s Promises, however, l
A moving and surprisingly funny memoir about finding the right balance between anger and compassion“Why aren’t you angry?” people often asked Martin Moran after he told his story of how he came to for
Between the ages of twelve and fifteen, Martin Moran had a sexual relationship with an older man, a counselor he'd met at a Catholic boys' camp. Almost thirty years later, at the age of forty-two, he
Why Social Security is not only sustainable but should be substantially expandedSocial Security is bankrupting us. It’s outdated. It’s a Ponzi scheme. It’s stealing from young people. These are some o
Boston Firsts is about everything (well, almost!) that happened first in Boston and changed life elsewhere: from the first lighthouse and public library to the first madam and ready-made suit. Boston-
For over a generation, conservative religion has seemed dominant in America. But there are signs of a strengthening liberal religious movement. For it to flourish, laypeople need a sense of their theo
A veteran teacher gives an “inside” view of the lives of juveniles sentenced as adults ? David Chura taught high school in a New York county penitentiary for ten years—five days a week, seven hours a
From a leading writer of the Black Arts Movement, poems of commemoration and loss for readers of all ages ? This new volume is music to the ears: a collection of haiku that celebrates the lives and m
An examination of privacy and the evolution of communication, from broken sealing wax to high-tech wiretappingAmerican Privacy traces the lineage of cultural norms and legal mandates that have swirled
The Pure Lover is David Plante’s elegy to his beloved Nikos Stangos, their forty-year life together, and its tragic end. Written in vivid fragments that, like the pieces of a mosaic, come together int
In an age of uncertainty about how climate change may affect the global food supply, industrial agribusiness promises to keep the world fed. Through the use of factory "farms," genetic engineering, an
For Orthodox Jews, immersion in a ritual bath—the mikveh—is the cornerstone of family life and is central to Jewish women’s practice of their faith. Yet women from across the Jewish spectrum frequent
Jeanine Cornillot was just two years old when her father, a former Cuban revolutionary turned anti-Castro militant, was sentenced to thirty years in a Florida prison for political bombings. His absenc
Finally in paperback, a collection of forty-six poems that delve into the mysteries of life, love, and death?Never afraid to shed the pretense of academic poetry, never shy of letting the power of an
The Boston Arts Academy comprises an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse student body, yet 94 percent of its graduates are accepted to college. This remarkable success rate, writes Principal Lind
