Books

Focusing primarily on his contributions to linguistics, Introducing Chomsky traces Noam Chomsky's understanding of…

Scott Nearing was a radical economist, historian and activist who wrote many books, but Helen Nearing's own books and…

This is the book that predicted the 1992 LA riots. Mike Davis gives us a full bore analysis of Los Angeles culture,…

After so long living in awe of the mysterious fungi we call mushrooms, chefs, health enthusiasts, and home cooks alike…

"He doesn't mean to hurt me-he just loses control.""He can be sweet and gentle.""He's scared me a few times, but he…

This updated study of the economics, politics, and ecology of water explores more than a century of both public and…

Ryan Hunter and Taige Jensen know how to make people laugh in the best of ways. Their YouTube video, Hipster Olympics,…

Cartoonist Ellen Forney chronicles and explores her journey through a life of ups and downs in this graphic memoir.…

A manual for parents seeking direction to help their daughters looks to education and help with addiction recovery. Step…

We all know that history is written by the winners—and the powerful—but how much of it is actually fiction? And who…

Jessica Valenti, internet feminist extraordinaire, has written this handy guide to spotting a particular and pervasive…

It's one of the biggest fights against injustice you've never even heard about. In 1891, coal companies in eastern…

Ian Brady and Myra Hindley's spree of torture, sexual abuse, and murder of children in the 1960s was one of the most…

Valerie Solanas may have been dismissed but will never be forgotten. She has become, perhaps unwittingly, a figurehead…

Unlikely Friendships meets Marley and Me in this heartwarming gift book. Author Rebecca Ascher-Walsh presents a…

Sometimes all that's left to do when grading is throw your hands in the air and resignedly declare "I guess!" From the…

The hidden story behind the shaping (and mis-shaping) of twentieth-century New York, and makes public what few have…

Most of us probably think of disasters as times when social order breaks down, when neighbors turn on each other, when…

One of punk’s most significant political achievements was to expose the operations of power in British entertainment…

If all the world's a stage, then maybe all of life is just an experiment. The Good Life Lab is the story of a couple…

Once, Tammy Strobel and her husband were living a normal middle-class lifestyle. They drove two cars, commuted long…

What is the true nature of reality? What are human beings really like? What is all that special about the human mind and…

Teens and adults alike will appreciate and learn a ton from this amazing sex ed comic book, Not Your Mother's Meatloaf.…

Science shows that cultivating a positive attitude, while it can't solve life's bigger problems, really does make an…

We all have pet problems. From pee stains on the carpet and barking at all hours of the night, to that embarrassing…

This hilarious collection of essays by Carol Leifer charts her extraordinary three-decade journey through show business,…

Funny, sad, touching, realistic, strange—you'll find here a wide range of short stories about our relationships with…