Few concepts are more unshakable in Western culture than free will, the idea that people are fundamentally free to make good or bad decisions. Scholar Heidi M. Ravven throws a wrench into this convent
When Dr. John Snow first traced an outbreak of cholera to a water pump in the Soho district of London in 1854, the field of epidemiology was born. Ernest Drucker’s A Plague of Prisons takes the same
Modernism, referring to the period dating roughly from the late 19th century through 1970, is regarded as a crucial moment in the history of American art. Although Modernist artists adopted a wide ran
Samantha Moon Rising follows your favorite suburban-mother vampire to where she’s never gone before as she tackles her most frightening case yet. Someone is leaving victims drained of blood, and all s
Bounty hunter Luca Bennett is back and so is a woman from her past, asking for favors. Unable to resist a woman in need, Luca barrels headlong into an intricate web of organized crime. Just when she t
After a lifetime of moving and change, Jan Carroll wants nothing more than to settle down and build a home. Then her father gets sick, and the stable?if solitary?life she’s made as a high school geome
Princess Katya Nar Umbriel’s uncle Roland rose from the grave, kidnapped her cousin, and stripped her of her greatest weapon?her Fiendish power. Without her Fiend, Katya doubts her ability to weather
What does it take to survive in a world built on lies?Sixteen-year-old Rubric loves her pampered life in the Academy dormitory. She’s dating Salmon Jo, a brilliant and unpredictable girl. In their all
Heart disease has long been thought of as a men’s issue, when it is actually the leading cause of death in both men and women. In fact, since 1984, more American women than men have died of heart dise
Christian Sutter is a broken woman. After the loss of her lover, she is plagued by survivor guilt and struggles to engage contact with others in the simplest relationships. Seeking refuge, she turns t
Harrice Simons Miller is an author and consultant of vintage and couture costume jewelry. Her first book, The Official Identification and Price Guide to Costume Jewelry, (Random House, 1990), continue
The field of robotic surgery is dynamic and fascinating. Surgical robots currently perform a wide range of procedures across a diverse group of specialties, and they have proven to exhibit a number of
Who's your celeb style match? Which Hunger Games character are you? What would you bring to a deserted island?B.F.F Quizzes is filled with hundreds of fun, clever quizzes that cover music, boys, frien
Rationing: it’s a word?and idea?that people often loathe and fear. Health care expert Henry Aaron has compared mentioning the possibility of rationing to ?shouting an obscenity in church.” Yet societi
What happens when you eat an apple? The answer is vastly more complex than you imagine.Every apple contains thousands of antioxidants whose names, beyond a few like vitamin C, are unfamiliar to us, an
The China Study, with 850,000 copies sold, has been hailed as one of the most important health and nutrition books ever published. It revealed that the traditional Western diet has led to our modern h
The Yukon River Quest is a race to the Midnight Sun. Nearly five hundred miles of Canadian wilderness confronts the competitors. FBI Agent Tabitha Knowles has trained with her work partner Victoria fo
Seeing and Believing is an illustrated overview of the work of contemporary Canadian artist Luis Jacob. The book invites the reader to consider what is behind the image, and how it is informed by the
A lighthearted story about an only child who learns to appreciate being ?just one”In this winsome story, a likeable young narrator explores the perks and pitfalls of being an only child. Comparing hi
Who is sovereign in the United States? Is it the people themselves, or is it an elite determined to rule citizens who are seen as incapable of making choices about their own lives? This is the central
Agent Harper ?Shield” Kennedy’s specialty within the Elite Operatives Organization is security, although she’s long lost any gratification from babysitting most VIPs. However, her new assignment?to sa
Starr Spenser can’t handle another day in Las Vegas trying to cope with messes made by her irresponsible brother and low-down dad, especially after being ?Text Dumped,” by Alana, the girl she’d thoug
?How could this happen in a country we helped liberate?” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pondered in the aftermath of the September 11, 2012 attacks in Benghazi that left American ambassador to Lib
The Anne Fontaine Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization created in 2011 by fashion designer Anne Fontaine. Through the combination of environment, fashion, and art, the foundation aims to con
In her newest collection of wide-ranging meditations on our intertwined personal, spiritual, and political destinies, Alice Walker writes that ?we are beyond a rigid category of color, sex, or spiritu
It’s the summer of ’82 and college dropout Heavenly Wilcox has found the perfect apartment in an idyllic California beach town. A job in the public defender’s office pays the bills and life looks to b
In June 2012, President Obama’s executive order enforcing parts of the Dream Act and the Supreme Court’s decision to block components of Arizona’s draconian immigration law propelled the immigration d
Even in times of economic hardship, perfume is an affordable luxury, recognized for its ability to make us not only smell good but also feel great. No woman’s dressing table or bathroom cabinet is com
The last thing detective Gwen Meyers expected to examine was the body of her former classmate?and lover?Kathy Wright. One look and Gwen knows the scene is staged. For Gwen, the long Wisconsin winter j
Newtown, Connecticut. Aurora, Colorado. Both have entered our collective memory as sites of unimaginable heartbreak and mass slaughter, perpetrated by lone gunmen. Meanwhile, cities like Chicago and W
"Do not underestimate the power of the book you are holding in your hands."?Michelle AlexanderMore than 2 million people are now imprisoned in the United States, producing the highest rate of incarcer
In this luminous collection of poems, Walker casts her eye on history, politics, and nature, as well as world figures. In tributes to such people as Jimmy Carter, Gloria Steinem, and the Dalai Lama, s
The Let's Leap Ahead series provides kids with hundreds of fun, educational activities, all based on national educational standards. The books are easy to carry and transport anywhere for hours of lea
In the fickle world of fashion, little is certain except the sure knowledge that fashions come and go, and today’s unfashionable styles are likely to be back in vogue tomorrow. Bikinis, Bell-Bottoms a
The Let's Leap Ahead series provides kids with hundreds of fun, educational activities, all based on national standards. Plus, the books are easy to carry and transport anywhere for hours of learning
A world of violent passions and inhuman hungers explodes as ancient taboos and primal desires collide.Wolf Were Alpha Sylvan Mir wants nothing more than to keep her pregnant mate Drake safe in their s
Hearts Unleashed is Julia Dumont's third novel in the Second Acts contemporary romance series. Cynthia Amas, matchmaking guru to everyone but herself, has just opened the new offices of her highly per
From the founding of the Ottoman dynasty by Osman Gazi to Suleyman the Magnificent’s legendary territorial conquests, the legacy of the 36 Ottoman sultans has undeniably left its mark throughout the c
From Art Nouveau to the brink of the new millennium, fine jewelry historian Vivienne Becker selects the 100 bijoux that represent the milestones of jewelry design of the last century. This exclusive h
Celebrants and skeptics alike have produced valuable analyses of the Internet’s effect on us and our world, oscillating between utopian bliss and dystopian hell. But according to Robert W. McChesney,
