New York Times bestselling author Sarah Vowell explores the Puritans and their journey to America in The Wordy Shipmates. Even today, America views itself as a Puritan nation, but...
Connected: The Surprising Power Of Our Social Networks And How They Shape Our Lives
A colleague’s husband’s sister can make a person fat, even if they don’t know her. A happy neighbor has more impact on happiness than a happy spouse. These...
Britain Etc.
Mark Easton's Britain Etc.looks at the UK through its relationship to 26 subjects - one for each letter of the alphabet. From Alcohol, Beat Bobbies, Cheese and Dogs through...
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Endgame: Solving The Iraq Crisis [abridged]
The resignation of Scott Ritter as chief weapons inspector for UNSCOM in August 1998 made front-page news around the world. Now Scott Ritter draws on his seven years' experience...
Who Owns The Future?
The “brilliant” and “daringly original” (The New York Times) critique of digital networks from the “David Foster Wallace of tech” (London...
Quilombola Communities And Land Overlapping Challenges In Brazil
"Quilombola Communities and Land Overlapping Challenges in Brazil" delves into the complexities of quilombola communities in the Brazilian context. The author explores the...
Punishing Putin: Inside The Global Economic War To Bring Down Russia
An in-depth, authoritative, and timely look at the unprecedented economic war the US and its European allies are waging against Russia after Putin’s invasion of...
I'm Only A Child: Stories Of Abuse And Mistreatment In The Denied Childhood Of Child Brides
Child brides sold as objects, with a rite of marriage or a simple exchange of money, to people of adult age, suffer real abuse, an act which aids paedophilia. The stories told in...
Smart But Scattered Teens: The "executive Skills" Program For Helping Teens Reach Their Potential
"I told you, I'll do it later.""I forgot to turn in the stupid application.""Could you drive me to school? I missed the bus again.""I can't walk the dog--I have too much...
Peatlands Of Southern Espinhaço Mountain Range, Brazil: Ecosystem Services, Biotic Interactions And Paleoenvironments
Peatlands are transition ecosystems between terrestrial and aquatic environments, formed by the accumulation in time and space of plant tissues under conditions of excessive...
