Mark Miodownik examines the prominence of liquids (drinking water, bottled soap, the list goes on) and the critical roles they play in the modern world.
Bryson delves into the history of anatomy, examines the nature of disease and pain, and generally explores the ways in which our bodies function.
Though Nuar Alsadir set out to write a book about laughter, Animal Joy is a far deeper study of how we express and understand our most powerful emotions.
In American Rascal, Greg Steinmetz tells robber baron Jay Gould’s rags-to-riches story and gives a nuanced view of why he matters to American history.
A relationship is a living thing, and as Elizabeth Crane writes her way through the end of her marriage, she reveals pleasures mingled with pain.
Hugh Eakin’s rapturous storytelling makes Picasso’s War a spellbinding, page-turning read about the fight to bring Picasso’s work to America.
In 17 original essays, U.S. veterans share their reasons for deciding to serve, why they became disillusioned with the military and why they now feel the need to speak out against its misguided policies.
Hernández displays impressive storytelling skills in this masterfully researched volume about a rare disease, which won the 2022 PEN/Jean Stein Book Award.
Humanity glimmers throughout Eve Fairbanks’ portrait of South Africa’s turbulent apartheid history.
According to cognitive scientist Justin Gregg, we might be entirely wrong in our assumptions that human intelligence is a good thing.
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