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We are such volatile creatures that we finally feel the sentiments we feign. First published in 1816, Adolphe is the story of a young man with all the privileges and advantages of a noble birth, bt

Set mostly in Manhattan - although also featuring Atlantic City, Brooklyn, GMail Chat, and Gainsville, Florida - this autobiographical novella, spanning two years in the life of a young writer with a

This is the book that led to Hans Fallada’s downfall with the Nazis. The story of a young couple struggling to survive the German economic collapse was a worldwide sensation and was made into an acc

But my father, my beloved and most wretched father... Would he never overcome the fierce passion that now held pitiless dominion over him?With its shocking theme of father-daughter incest, Mary Shell

While still concerned with the depiction of the underside of Parisian life, as is most of Balzac's oeuvre, The Girl with the Golden Eyes considers not the working lives of the poor, but the sex lives

A bold new look at justice and ethics in America, told through interwoven lives of condemned prisoners and the men and women who come to visit themIn 2018, after a decade’s hiatus, the state of Tennes

What would a fair and equal society actually look like? The world-renowned economist and bestselling author Yanis Varoufakis presents his radical and subversive answer in a work of speculative fiction

A fast-paced, suspenseful thriller based on one of the biggest (and still unsolved) bank-robberies in history, written by a former IRA bank robber.Nobody robs banks in Belfast without the IRA getting

** A New York Times Bestseller **“A complex, smart and ambitious book that at first reads like a self-help manual, then blossoms into a wide-ranging political manifesto.”—Jonah Engel Bromwich, The New

"At last--a global plan that actually adds up."--James Hansen, former director, NASA Goddard Institute for Space StudiesThe world must reach negative greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change. Yet no single plan has addressed the full scope of the problem--until now. In The 100% Solution, Solomon Goldstein-Rose--a leading millennial climate activist and a former Massachusetts state representative--makes clear what needs to happen to hit the 2050 target: the manufacturing booms we must spur, the moonshot projects we must fund, the amount of CO2 we'll have to sequester from the atmosphere, and much more. Most importantly, he shows us the more prosperous and equitable world we can build by uniting the efforts of activists, industries, governments, scientists, and voters to get the job done. This is the guide we've been waiting for. As calls for a WWII-scale mobilization intensify--especially among youth activists--this fully illustrated, act

Berlin’s hip present comes up against the city’s dark past in these seven supernatural tales by the son of the great filmmaker who “shares his father’s curious and mordant wit” (The Financial Times).I

The Aeronauts is the true story behind the forthcoming Major Motion Picture of the death-defying adventures of pioneering Victorian balloonist and scientist James GlaisherIn 1862, ambitious scientist

The Female Monster is alive and well in the pop-cultural imagination. What does she tell us about ourselves and how we live today?Funny, smart and encyclopedic, nimbly addressing everyone from the bib

A charming and insightful look at Barrack Obama, Keanu Reeves and the mixed-race experience in our divided world.At once personally revealing and politically astute, author Will Harris reflects on the

A masterful new novel brings us more of the "strange brilliance" that has captivated readersFrom the wildly inventive author of the novels How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive and Golden Delicious comes

A dazzling, inventive literary adventure story in which Captain Ahab confronts Captain Nemo and the dark cultural stories represented by both characters are revealed in cliffhanger fashion.A sprawling

In honor of the great American bard's bicentennial, a collection of his writing on his beloved Brooklyn.Walt Whitman lived and worked and matured as an artist and thinker in Brooklyn, NY. The bustling

A book about what the Cambridge Analytica scandal shows: That surveillance and data privacy is every citizens’ concernAn important look at how 50 years of American privacy law is inadequate for

Debut coming-of-age novel from the "indelible, shrewd and frank and real" (Emily Gould) writer DAZED describes as "a combination of Denis Johnson and Joan Didion"It's 1997, and 14-year-old Juliet has

A deep look into the raging social media battles between red and blue Americans and the growing threat to US democracy from right-wing extremism.The Far Right’s rise to power has ignited a digit

An urgent examination of one of the biggest global crises facing us today--air pollution--looking at the return and drastic worsening of the problem, and what we can do about it.A shocking realization

A completely original guide to the screenwriter's art -- as only the writer of Blade Runner could concieve it.The master speaks, in this unique guide for screenwriters -- and writers and artists of al

Palestinian Book Award-winning author explores the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a unique lens: the animals who try to survive and flourish in a fragmented landIn August of 2016 Israeli police

The Freakonomics of the sociology world. This book shows how deeply irrational we humans are, and what we can do about itWhen we try to understand our world, we ask “why?” a specific event

The 2017 Miami Book Fair/de Groot Prize winner, this debut fiction introduces a distinctive new American voiceFunny, tender, and wholly original, Death & Other Holidays is a year in the life of a

A humorous and bizarre artifact from the Victorian culture of manliness, and the perfect gift book for the man in your life -- bearded or not.The Philosophy of Beards is a curious look into the Victor

This first biography of Cy Twombly, one of the most important and least understood American artists of the 20th Century, explores the enduring mysteries of his work and life.Chalk follows the life and

From a former Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent, an exuberant memoir of life, love, and transformation on the frontlines of conflicts around the worldGrowing up in 1970s Detroit, Lynda Sc

Health Justice Now dispels the myths around the single-payer system, and shows how we can make healthcare work for all of us. Single-payer is the tool; health justice is the goalThe sun is setting on

Hilarious, wry, and charming, Shaun Bythell's tales of bookselling in remotest Scotland are sure to delight readers of all stripes.The funny and fascinating memoir of Bythell's experiences at the helm

'Intimate, ruthless, tender: this book is like medicine for the soul.' Nina George, author of The Little Paris BookshopA beautifully poignant and poetic debut about love, loss, friendship, and ultimat

The dramatic expose of how the University of Oregon sold its soul to Nike--and what that means for the future of academics and college sports.In the world of college sports, winning means big dollars.

"Read this book and learn how best to protect our democracy." --Tom Steyer, NeedToImpeach.orgConstitutional attorneys cut through the partisan rhetoric to make a clear, concise case that the US Consti

“For sheer reading pleasure Ladee Hubbard’s original and wildly inventive novel is in a class by itself.” —Toni Morrison “The Talented Ribkins is a charming and deli

“[Evokes] both Jeanette Winterson and Ian McEwan . . . an elegiac and uplifting novel about the indissoluble bonds between mothers and daughters, and a reminder of how the imagination can set yo

Like Rebecca Solnit's Hope in the Dark and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's We Should All Be Feminists, The Marginalized Majority delivers a plan to not just survive but also push back in Trump's Ameri

A Hugo Award-winner explores the massive influence that science fiction has had on popular music, particularly on David Bowie and the heady, experimental 1970s sceneIn the 1960s and 70s old mores and

In the model of David Cay Johnston's MAKING OF DONALD TRUMP, a shocking examination by an acclaimed investigative journalist of the history of collusion between Russia and the President of the United

From the award-winning author of Motherless Brooklyn and The Ecstasy of Influence comes a new collection of essays that celebrates a life spent in books More Alive and Less Lonely

From Ars Technica senior business editor Cyrus Farivar, a critical and historic look at how 50 years of American privacy law is inadequate for the near-future of surveillanceShow me the data! Until th