"Mean Genes is brilliant-well-grounded evolutionary biology, clear-eyed realism, and advice that is both practical and moral. Delightfully readable."-E.O. Wilson
From Roxane Gay to Leslie Jamison, 30 brilliant writers share their timeless stories about the everlasting magic -- and occasional misery -- of living in the Big Apple, in a new edition of the classic anthology
A "bracingly iconoclastic" (New York Times) critique of global development that points a way toward respect for the poor and an end to global poverty
A vivid portrait of Boston in the throes of World War I, and three men whose lives were forever changed by it
A preeminent classics scholar revises the history of medicine.Medical thinking and observation were radically changed by the ancient Greeks, one of their great legacies to the world. In the fifth century BCE, a Greek doctor put forward his clinical observations of individual men, women, and children in a collection of case histories known as the Epidemics. Among his working principles was the famous maxim "Do no harm." In The Invention of Medicine, acclaimed historian Robin Lane Fox puts these remarkable works in a wider context and upends our understanding of medical history by establishing that they were written much earlier than previously thought. Lane Fox endorses the ancient Greeks' view that their texts' author, not named, was none other than the father of medicine, the great Hippocrates himself. Lane Fox's argument changes our sense of the development of scientific and rational thinking in Western culture, and he explores the consequences for Greek artists, dramatists and the first writers of history. Hippocrates emerges as a key figure in the crucial change from an archaic to a classical world. Elegantly written and remarkably learned, The Invention of Medicine is a groundbreaking reassessment of many aspects of Greek culture and city life.
A groundbreaking history of the Apollo program as a stunning achievement in space and a brilliant Cold War gambit here on Earth
The first biography in a quarter century of the intellectual father of Southern secession
A respected educator offers a completely new, scientifically-based solution to every teacher's biggest problem: getting students to pay attention
From a New York Times-bestselling author, a sweeping history of the American West
Dogs in verse -- from Homer to Wordsworth to Gwendolyn Brooks
The next generation of robots will be truly social. How can we make sure that they play well in the sandbox?
A leading doctor unveils the groundbreaking potential of virtual medicine
From Aristotle's Physics to quantum teleportation, the story of the pursuit of causes that happen faster than the speed of light
An award-winning sociologist reveals the unexpected link between overwork and inequality
An essential guide for parents navigating the new frontier of hyper-connected kids
A parenting expert reveals the four biggest threats to girls' psychological growth and explains how parents can help their daughters develop a healthy sense of self
From an award-winning historian, the outlandish story of the man who gave rights to animals
The definitive history of presidential lying, revealing how our standards for truthfulness have eroded -- and what makes Trump's lies especially dangerous
A smart, opinionated appreciation of the woman who rescued Great Britain from socialism and proved that American-style conservatism could work around the world.
A leading conservative intellectual defends charter schools against the teachers' unions, politicians and liberal educators who threaten to dismantle their success
The groundbreaking examination of the construction of sexual identity -- now updated to reflect the latest research
An urgent expose of the mental health crisis in our courts, jails, and prisons
Reissued with a new preface: the Pulitzer Prize-winning book that is "quite simply the best book ever written on the Scopes Trial and its place in American history and myth."
A sweeping history of America's long and fateful military relationship with the Philippines, amid a century of Pacific warfare
From an award-winning scholar, a vibrant portrait of a riotous age in the history of the feminist movement
A dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King that transforms our understanding of the twentieth century's most iconic African American leaders
From an esteemed historian, a riveting group portrait of international journalists in the interwar period
The fascinating three-thousand-year history of the census, revealing why the true boundaries of any nation today aren't lines on a map but columns in a census tabulation
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