A fun, easy-to-read guide to Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. Filled with illustrations, graphs, and comics,…

While reeling from one of the most creative—but at times self-destructive—outpourings of his life, Tao Lin…

Imagine a US corporation telling you that they own your rain water and will sell it back to you—and you don't even…

Jane Goodall's research on chimpanzees in the African wilderness was a huge milestone and just the beginning of her…

In 1936, originally intending merely to report on the Spanish Civil War as a journalist, George Orwell found himself…

Laws - especially labor laws - are often written in difficult to parse language. However, it doesn't have to be…

The 10th Anniversary Edition of the most comprehensive, up-to-date and thoroughly researched book on the topic of…

Among other things, #38 features a new column by Joel Crawford on carfree conversions; a special on carfree activities…

If you're looking to gain agency while you sleep, this deck will will help you get there. Lucid dreaming is about…

This book is so nerdy and weird and fun and interesting. I'd say it makes the history of presidential assassinations…

Who gets to shape the narrative of our times? In the latest collection of essays by Rebecca Solnit, Whose Story Is This?…

Learn to slow down by training your frazzled mind to embrace calm. The author, a meditation teacher, offers stories,…

The Rust Belt is home to all kinds of culinary traditions, brought over the Atlantic by immigrants at various points in…

Workable writing exercises and advice for all creative minds alike. Filled with doodles, collaged images and texts and…

He starts the decade a teenage pop idol, but the one-hit wonder who sang ‘Space Oddity’ is still very far from…

From the author of This Book is Anti-Racist, The Antiracist Kid is the essential illustrated companion guide to activism…

At the end of the 19th century, young botanist David Fairchild set out to find foods from around the world that U.S.…

Dear Fashion Diary is an illustrated diary full of fashion assignments for young people (or anyone, really) to explore…

Sarah Glidden is a progressive Jewish American twentysomething who is both vocal about and critical of Israeli politics…

For anyone who has wondered what the details of their dreams mean, Dream Decoder is here to answer all your questions.…

This book chronicles how Bananeras, the female banana workers in Latin America, have been waging a powerful revolution…

Learn from the experts—a pet shop owner, a veterinarian, a wildlife photographer, and a reptile handler—how to pick…

In the second half of the 1800s, it was a glorious time to tie up some supplies in a bindlestiff, hit the rails, and…

A classic for good reason, the story of the quirky, independent, Civil war-era March sisters is as appealing to young…

The history of work in the last three centuries has been a history of exploitation and slow gains. But the biggest of…

Since its first publication, Why Gender Matters combines rather than chooses sides in the argument of nature versus…

This new translation of the Hindu text, the Bhagavad Gita, brings translator Stephen Mitchell's keen mind for language…

Birds are beautiful, majestic, and face anxiety throughout their daily lives. This picture book uses incredible animal…

In this collection of essays Hanif Abdurraqib interprets the world through music and culture. He writes about Chance…

Today the social, environmental, and political stakes are larger than ever, but so is the impact activists can have.…