From the New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Bugs and Wicked Plants comes a rousing tour through the botanical origins of our most cherished libations that is as entertaining as it is enlightening. Learn More
Austin Grossman; read by J. Paul Boehmer and Coleen Marlo
Soon I Will Be Invincible takes the fantastic genre of comic book adventure on an amazing literary ride as it explores power, celebrity, glory, responsibility, andof coursegood and evil. Learn More
by Andrew Solomon - foreword, Peter Catapano - editor; read by Coleen Marlo & Jonathan Todd Ross
Based on the pioneering New York Times series, About Us collects the personal essays and reflections that have transformed the national conversation around disability. Learn More
An engrossing new work of economic history, Small, Medium, Large will make scholars, students, and general audiences alike think differently about the history of mass production and consumption. Learn More
Krista K. Thomason draws on insights from the history of philosophy to show why bad feelings—feelings like anger, envy, spite, and contempt—are part of what makes life meaningful. Learn More
Well-known psychologist Amy Wenzel applies the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy, a thoroughly-researched approach for treating mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and stress-related disorders, to the experience of reproductive loss. She offers strategies for coping with loss and provides a step-by-step guide to reengaging in life. With warmth and compassion, she helps listeners journey toward healing. Learn More
Do you see women your age portrayed as puttering gardeners and docile grannies? Do you feel bombarded by anti-aging products that insist you must "defy" getting older? Do you feel invisible in professional and social situations? And have you had enough and are you ready to challenge the intertwining of sexism and ageism in our culture? Learn More
Come Out, Come Out, Whoever You Are systematically examines how coming out has moved beyond gay and lesbian rights groups and how different groups wrestle with the politics of coming out in their efforts to resist stigma and enact social change. Learn More
Body Leaping Backward is the haunting and beautifully drawn story of a self-destructive girlhood, of a town and a nation overwhelmed in a time of change, and of how life-altering a glimpse of a world bigger than the one we come from can be. Learn More
In a fascinating account combining policy expertise with compelling on-the-ground reporting, Susan Crawford reveals how the giant corporations that control cable and internet access in the United States use their tremendous lobbying power to tilt the playing field against competition, holding back the infrastructure improvements necessary for the country to move forward. Learn More
At home or work, do you find yourself in similar conflicts or situations again and again? Do your relationships seem fine—but you sometimes wonder if those around you might disagree? On an immediate level, have you ever wished for greater clarity, depth, and delight in all of your experiences? Learn More
The result of twenty years of research, Gene Smith's Sink is an unprecedented look into the photographer's beguiling legacy and the subjects around him. Learn More
Debriefing collects all of Susan Sontag's shorter fiction. The book ranges from allegory to parable to autobiography and shows her wrestling with problems not assimilable to the essay, her more customary mode. Learn More