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Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation

by Daniel J. Siegel

Published: 2010-12-28

Paperback: 336 pages

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This groundbreaking book, from one of the global innovators in the integration of brain science with psychotherapy, offers an extraordinary guide to the practice of “mindsight,” the potent skill that is the basis for both emotional and social intelligence. From anxiety to depression an...

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The Struggle for Catalonia: Rebel Politics in Spain

by Raphael Minder

Published: 2017-10-01

Paperback: 256 pages

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Every year on 11 September, Catalonia celebrates its Diada, its National Day. But the Diada of 2012 was like none other, as an enormous crowd calling for Catalan independence took over the heart of Barcelona. Despite the carnival-like atmosphere that day, the people were very serious about...

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The Cave and the Light: Plato Versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization

by Arthur Herman

Published: 2014-06-03

Paperback: 704 pages

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Arthur Herman has now written the definitive sequel to his New York Times bestseller, How the Scots Invented the Modern World, and extends the themes of the book—which sold half a million copies worldwide—back to the ancient Greeks and forward to the age of the Internet. The Cave and t...

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Beyond the Rice Fields

by Naivo

Published: 2017-10-31

Paperback: 368 pages

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The first novel from Madagascar ever to be translated into English, Naivo’s magisterial Beyond the Rice Fields delves into the upheavals of the nation’s past as it confronted Christianity and modernity, through the twin narratives of a slave and his master’s daughter.Fara and her fat...

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The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves (P.s.)

by Matt Ridley

Published: 2011-06-07

Paperback: 480 pages

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“Ridley writes with panache, wit, and humor and displays remarkable ingenuity in finding ways to present complicated materials for the lay reader.” — Los Angeles Times In a bold and provocative interpretation of economic history, Matt Ridley, the New York Times-bestselling author of ...

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Catastrophic Happiness: Finding Joy in Childhood's Messy Years

by Catherine Newman

Published: 2016-04-05

Hardcover: 224 pages

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A comic and heartwarming memoir about childhood's second act from Real Simple journalist Catherine Newman. Much is written about a child's infancy and toddler years, which is good since children will never remember it themselves. It is ages 4-14 that make up the second act, as Catherine Ne...

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Come to the Oaks: The Story of Ben and Tobias

by Bryan T. Clark

Published: 2017-03-06

Paperback: 274 pages

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In 1845, as America is drowning in its own racial conflict, in a time when forbidden love has to remain a secret, can two young men find love when one has everything to lose, and the other has nothing? For Tobias, a young African man, life has ended before it began. Snatched abruptly from his homeland...

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Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House

by Michael Wolff

Published: 2018-01-05

Kindle Edition: 328 pages

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With extraordinary access to the Trump White House, Michael Wolff tells the inside story of the most controversial presidency of our timeThe first nine months of Donald Trump’s term were stormy, outrageous—and absolutely mesmerizing. Now, thanks to his deep access to the West Wing, bes...

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Prairie Nocturne: A Novel

by Ivan Doig

Published: 2005-05-10

Paperback: 371 pages

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Prairie Nocturne is the epic saga of two former lovers sired in the pages of Ivan Doig's acclaimed Montana Trilogy. Susan Duff -- the bossy, indomitable schoolgirl with a silver voice from Dancing at the Rascal Fair-- has reached middle age alone, teaching voice lessons to the progeny of H...

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When Lions Roar: The Churchills and the Kennedys

by Thomas Maier

Published: 2014-10-28

Hardcover: 784 pages

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The first comprehensive history of the deeply entwined personal and public lives of the Churchills and the Kennedys and what their “special relationship” meant for Great Britain and the United States When Lions Roar begins in the mid-1930s at Chartwell, Winston Churchill's country e...