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The Edge of Physics
A Journey to Earth's Extremes to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2010
A tour of the exotic and remote outposts where scientists seek answers to the great mysteries: “A thrilling ride around the globe and around the cosmos.” —Sean Carroll, author of From Eternity to Here
In The Edge of Physics, a science writer journeys to the ends of the Earth—visiting...
Life Everlasting
The Animal Way of Death
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2012
An enlightening look at animal behavior and the cycle of life and death, from “one of the finest naturalists of our time” (Edward O. Wilson).
When a good friend with a severe illness wrote, asking if he might have his “green burial” at Bernd Heinrich’s hunting camp in Maine, it inspired...
The Homing Instinct
Meaning & Mystery in Animal Migration
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
“A noted naturalist explores the centrality of home in the lives of humans and other animals . . . A special treat for readers of natural history” (Kirkus Reviews).
Every year, many species make the journey from one place to another, following the same paths and ending up in the same places....
Coyote
Seeking the Hunter in Our Midst
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2005
A “beautifully written” tribute to this tenacious and much-misunderstood creature of the wild (Bill McKibben).
When Catherine Reid returned to the Berkshires to live after decades away, she became fascinated by another recent arrival: the eastern coyote. This species, which shares some...
Blood Matters
From BRCA1 to Designer Babies, How the World and I Found Ourselves in the Future of the Gene
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2009
A National Book Award winner’s personal journey through the ethical dilemmas and unsettling choices raised by the new frontier of DNA testing.
Several years after Masha Gessen’s mother died of breast cancer, she discovered she too had the BRCA1 gene mutation, which predisposes women to...
Health and Healing
The Philosophy of Integrative Medicine and Optimum Health
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2004
A comprehensive handbook on alternative treatments from the New York Times–bestselling author of Mind Over Meds.
In Health and Healing, Harvard-trained physician Andrew Weil explores the full spectrum of alternative healing practices available today, including holistic medicine, homeopathy,...
by Joseph A. Citro
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 1994
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 1994
Take a chilling tour of spooky New England legends . . .
Visit Vermont with this comprehensive collection of tales, legends, folklore, ghost stories, and strange-but-true facts—and enjoy supernatural side trips to the surrounding areas of New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Quebec—with...
Mind Over Matter
Conversations with the Cosmos
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2004
“Ruminations on every scientific subject over the sun—and plenty beyond it”—from the bestselling author of The Universe and the Teacup (The Boston Globe).
A San Jose Mercury News Best Book of the Year
A recipient of the American Institute of Physics Award for Best Science Writer,...
Rational Mysticism
Spirituality Meets Science in the Search for Enlightenment
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2004
The author of The End of Science chronicles the most advanced research into such experiences as prayer, fasting, and trances in this “great read” (The Washington Post).
How do trances, visions, prayer, satori, and other mystical experiences “work”? What induces and defines them? Is...
by Thomas Merton
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2002
This diary of a monastic life is “a continuation of The Seven Storey Mountain . . . Astonishing” (Commonweal).
Chronicling six years of Thomas Merton’s life in a Trappist monastery, The Sign of Jonas takes us through his day-to-day experiences at the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, where...
The Rise and Fall of the Bible
The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
A professor of religion offers an “engrossing and excellent” look at how the Good Book has changed—and changed the world—through the ages (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
In a lively journey from early Christianity to the present, this book explores how a box of handwritten scrolls...
Concussions and Our Kids
America's Leading Expert on How to Protect Young Athletes and Keep Sports Safe
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
A leading doctor “shines the light” on concussions, CTE, and keeping youth sports safe (Gregg Easterbrook, ESPN football columnist).
See the movie Concussion. But first read the classic book from the acclaimed concussion doctor who’s changing how America thinks about safety in youth sports....
My Michael
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2005
“Thoughtful, self-assured and highly sophisticated, full of the most skillful modulations of tone and texture. A modern Israeli Madame Bovary.” —The New York Times Book Review
Set in 1950s Jerusalem, My Michael is the story of a remote and intense woman named Hannah Gonen and her marriage...
3 Nights in August
Strategy, Heartbreak, and Joy Inside the Mind of a Manager
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2006
This inside view with the Cardinals’ Tony La Russa by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Friday Night Lights “should appeal to any baseball fan” (Publishers Weekly).
A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year
“Plenty of books have taken us inside baseball, but August takes...