"If you want flashes and particular experiences of romantic love, read novels. If you want to understand this central quality of human nature to its roots, read Why We Love." —Edward O. Wilson
From bestselling author Michael Shermer, an investigation of the evolution of morality that is "a paragon of popularized science and philosophy" The Sun (Baltimore)A century and a half after Darwin f
"Jacoby accomplishes her task with clarity, thoroughness, and an engaging passion." -Los Angeles Times Book Review At a time when the separation of church and state is under attack as never b
For decades, the phrase bone loss has conjured up images of age and frailty. But researchers now know that osteopenia - the condition of low bone density that precedes osteoporosis - begins robbing w
A completely revised and expanded edition of the New York Times bestselling guide to putting things in order Getting organized is a skill that anyone can learn, and there's no better teacher than Ame
A thoroughly updated and expanded edition of the definitive guide to managing and freeing up time Applying the groundbreaking from-the-inside-out approach that made Organizing from the Inside Out a N
With logic that is his trademark, Chomsky tracks the US government's aggressive pursuit of "full spectrum dominance" and vividly lays out how the most recent manifestations of the politics of global
In The Survival Game, David P. Barash synthesizes the newest ideas from the exciting world of game theory - an amalgam of logic, psychology, economics, and biology - to explore and explain why people
Martha Gellhorn's heroic career as a reporter brought her to the front lines of virtually every significant international conflict between the Spanish Civil War and the end of the Cold War. The preem
The mandate for L.A.'s unique police unit, Homicide Special, is to take on the toughest, most controversial, and newsworthy cases. In this insider's account, acclaimed writer Miles Corwin uses unprec
Renowned primatologist Robert Sapolsky offers a completely revised and updated edition of his most popular work, with nearly 90,000 copies in print Now in a third edition, Robert M. Sapolsky's accla
A comprehensive, practical reference guide to the idiosyncrasies of the English language No one knows grammar like Michael Strumpf. For over a quarter of a century, as creator and proprietor of the
Now completely revised and updated-the bible for the thousands who contract Lyme disease each year Lyme disease, transmitted through the bite of a tick, is one of our nation's fastest-growing epidem
“This book is a testament to the extraordinary depth, powers, and resiliency of children’s spirits.” —Marion Wright Edelman, president, Children’s Defense Fund If I Get
A comprehensive guide to finding and winning scholarships from a student who won more than $400,000 for college In this thoroughly revised third edition of Winning Scholarships for College, Marianne
The acclaimed British historian offers a majestic, single-volume work incorporating all major fronts-domestic, diplomatic, military-for "a stunning achievement of research and storytelling" (Pu
Passionate, succinct, chilling, closely argued, sometimes hilarious, touchingly well-intentioned, and essential.” —Margaret Atwood, The New York Review of BooksNearly fifteen years ago, i
“Groundbreaking research . . . Women Who Think Too Much tells why overthinking occurs, why it hurts people, and how to stop.” —USA Today It’s no surprise that our fast-paced,
Having chronicled the horrors of Nazi-dominated Europe in major works on the Holocaust and the Second World War, the distinguished historian Sir Martin Gilbert now turns his attention to the subject
Two headache specialists offer their innovative Headache Reduction Program, for treating and preventing recurring headachesTwenty-eight million people in the United States suffer from chronic, recurr
“A thoughtful and valuable resource for parents and teachers looking for alternative approaches to education.” —Booklist As our children are pushed harder than ever to perform so th
Drawing on studies that bring scientific fact to such phenomena as out-of-body experiences, coincidence, and extrasensory perception, best-selling author and science historian Michael Shermer dissect
A pain-relief expert reveals a proven and unique seven-step program for alleviating arthritis painAlthough sixty-six million American adults suffer from arthritis, Pain-Free Arthritis is the first bo
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 spe
“Novelist Denise Gess and historian William Lutz brilliantly restore the event to its rightful place in the forefront of American historical imagination.” —Chicago Sun-TimesOn Octob
Now in paperback, the beloved humorist’s latest and funniest collection of essays ever—“McManus at his curmudgeonly best” ( Spokane Spokesman-Review ) Patrick F. McManusR
Now available for the first time in trade paperback, the bestselling account of America’s worst naval disaster—and of the heroism of the men who, against all odds, survivedOn July 30, 194
A new edition of the bestselling book for fibromyalgia sufferers-with information on the latest medications and alternative and complementary therapies Fibromyalgia, with its constant severe muscle pa
“Delightful . . . Easy to understand and hard to resist, it’s sex education at its prime—accurate, comprehensive, and hilarious.” —NewsweekAn uproarious and authoritativ
“One of the most delightful natural history studies in decades.” —The Boston GlobeEye of the Albatross takes us soaring to locales where whales, sea turtles, penguins, and shearwaters flourish in thei
All the information you could possibly need for your time in Italy, whether a week or a decade, in a completely updated and revised edition So, you want to move to Italy for six months but you don't
A revised and updated edition of this popular step-by-step guide to baby development When Baby Steps was first published in 1993, it was named one of the 10 Best Parenting Books by Child magazin
From the leading expert in gluten-free cooking, more than two hundred recipes for delicious cakes, cookies, pies, and other desserts Bette Hagman's four cookbooks have sold more than 220,000 copies a
The most innovative and creative screenwriting book yet, from an author who knows first-hand what it takes to get a movie made. Based on an award-winning website hailed as "smart enough for professi
An updated edition of this definitive guide to dietary health and nutrition for expectant mothersNutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy is a reliable reference for women who want more than just a "how to
Revised and Expanded Edition.In this age of supposed scientific enlightenment, many people still believe in mind reading, past-life regression theory, New Age hokum, and alien abduction. A no-holds-b
A dynamic yoga program for new mothers and their babiesHow does a new mother get back her shape without giving up precious time with her baby? In Baby Om, authors Laura Staton and Sarah Perron -- bot
The Father of Spin is the first full-length biography of the legendary Edward L. Bernays, who, beginning in the 1920s, was one of the first and most successful practioners of the art of public relati
From Organizing from the Inside Out for Teens:Jessi Says What's My Payoff?My bedroom is my home base and keeping it organized is a must. If my room isn't in solid condition, it's difficult to keep th
In this graceful, incisive book, writer-philosopher Andr? Comte-Sponville reexamines the classical virtues to help us understand "what we should do, who we should be, and how we should live." In the
