Laurence Gonzales
You have survived the crisis—trauma, disease, accident, or war—now how do you get your life back?More
Richard Conniff
“Hilariously informative. . . . This book will remind you why you always wanted to be a naturalist.”—OutsideMore
Terrence W. Deacon
"A work of enormous breadth, likely to pleasantly surprise both general readers and experts."—New York Times Book ReviewMore
Seth Shulman
"A stellar example of historical investigation at its probing best."—Chuck Leddy, Boston GlobeMore
Rachel Herz
“A lively look at all things revolting.”—New York TimesMore
Andrew Kolbasovsky
Everything mental health clinicians need to know about the medical conditions of their patients.More
Patricia S. Churchland
A trailblazing philosopher’s exploration of the latest brain science—and its ethical and practical implications.More
Maclyn McCarty
Forty years ago, three medical researchers—Oswald Avery, Colin MacLeod, and Maclyn McCarty—made the discovery that DNA is the genetic material. With this finding was born the modern era of molecular biology and genetics.More
Kekuni Minton, Pat Ogden, Clare Pain, Et Al.
The body, for a host of reasons, has been left out of the "talking cure."More
Ronald J. Diamond, Patricia L. Scheifler
This book is a guide for three groups of people: the psychologists and
social workers who send clients to psychiatrists; the psychiatrists who
prescribe the drugs; and the clients who are often caught in the
middle.More
Robert M. Post, Gabriele S. Leverich
“Robert Post is one of the modern pioneers and towering figures in the investigation and treatment of bipolar illness. This volume is a master class in bipolar disorder.”—Russell T. Joffe, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, New Jersey Medical School.More
Edzard Ernst, Simon Singh
“For anyone who has ever wondered about the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of . . . alternative therapies.”—Susan Okie, Washington PostMore
Stephen Jay Gould, David Halberstam
"Scientific analysis intersects with flat-out fandom. [Gould] could write, he was funny, and he loved, loved baseball."—BooklistMore
Ralph Leighton
As a stamp-collecting boy always fascinated by remote places, Nobel Prize–winning physicist Richard Feynman was particularly taken by the diamond-shaped stamps from a place called Tannu Tuva deep within Outer Mongolia. He hoped, someday, to travel there.More
William T. Vollmann
“Highly personal and philosophical . . . the next best thing to reading Copernicus.”—Publishers WeeklyMore