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From acclaimed archaeologist and bestselling author Eric Cline, a breathtaking account of how the collapse of an ancient civilized world ushered in the first Dark Ages

Why the social character of scientific knowledge makes it trustworthy

From the author of American Philosophy: A Love Story, a compelling introduction to the life-affirming philosophy of William James

From Nobel Prize–winning economist and New York Times bestselling author Robert Shiller, a groundbreaking account of how stories help drive economic events—and why financial panics can spread like epidemic viruses

How the legendary debate between a civil rights firebrand and the father of modern conservatism illuminates America's racial divide

An unprecedented history of Brooklyn, told through its places, buildings, and the people who made them, from the early seventeenth century to today

The groundbreaking classic that explores how women can and should negotiate for parity in their workplaces, homes, and beyond

From the New York Times bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved, a fascinating look at the world of Christian women celebrities

A revealing look at the intersection of wealth, philanthropy, and conservation

From one of our finest writers and leading environmental thinkers, a powerful book about how the land we share divides us—and how it could unite us

How poor urban youth in Chicago use social media to profit from portrayals of gang violence, and the questions this raises about poverty, opportunities, and public voyeurism

A guide to AI’s thorniest implications that asks: How shall we navigate our brave new world?

The gripping story of how the end of the Roman Empire was the beginning of the modern world

A translation that captures the power of one of the greatest war stories ever told—Julius Caesar’s account of his brutal campaign to conquer Gaul

The computer science problem whose solution could transform life as we know it

Reflections on a lost poem and its rediscovery by contemporary poets

A revelatory history of twentieth-century poetry by prize-winning poet and memoirist John Burnside

Invaluable wisdom on living a good life from the founder of modern economics

A surprising look at the role of menopause in human history—and why we should change the ways we think about it

The extraordinary story of the scientific expeditions that ushered in the era of relativity

A landmark comparative history of Europe and China that examines why the Industrial Revolution emerged in the West

A mathematical journey through the most fascinating problems of extremes and how to solve them

A readable and entertaining look at how Einstein’s special theory of relativity gives us a new understanding of the nature of time

A remarkable look at the rarest butterflies, how global changes threaten their existence, and how we can bring them back from near-extinction

A new look at the first few seconds after the Big Bang—and how research into these moments continues to revolutionize our understanding of our universe

A candid explanation of how the labor market really works and is central to everything—and why it is not as healthy as we think

How the financial pressures of paying for college affect the lives and well-being of middle-class families

A global history of human rights in a world of nations that grant rights to some while denying them to others

From Pulitzer Prize–winner Garry Wills, the story of Augustine’s Confessions

The surprising career of Joseph Smith's famous book

An in-depth look at the intersection of judgment and statistics in baseball

The first English translation of one of the earliest and most brilliant art-historical surveys, from one of the greatest modern art historians

An authoritative introduction to ISIS—now expanded and revised to bring events up to the present

The untold story of Michelangelo’s final decades—and his transformation into the master architect of St. Peter’s Basilica