"A new lens on human history outlining data's powerful role in governance and exploitation"--

"The untold story of Albert Sabin, who developed the oral polio vaccine and became a controversial public health advocate for children worldwide."-Inside book jacket flap.

"Here at Summer Haters Club, you'll learn how to master the art of crafting the perfect excuse to stay indoors, discover creative ways to beat the heat if you don't have an air-conditioned sanctuary, and explore the joy of embracing your inner winter lover in a world obsessed with sunshine and sandals. Self-proclaimed lifelong summer hater Lindsey Smith makes light of heavy sweat, writing features with whimsical illustrations like: Everyday Household Objects You Can Turn into a Portable Fan (like a leftover pizza box or tarot cards); A Venn Diagram showing the difference between Summer SAD and Winter SAD (spoiler: they both suck); and An emotional-support doll to show all the acupuncture spots that can chill you out when you feel heat-induced anxiety kicking in. Author and certified health coach Lindsey Smith returns with a refreshingly funny, practical guide to surviving summertime on a warming planet--a perfect gift for Seasonal Affective Disorder sufferers, the perennially climate anxious, and everyone who dreads a wet bulb temperature. Welcome to Summer Haters Club!"

"A 250th anniversary celebration of the United States featuring the 1,000 singular moments that shaped the American journey from pre-history to the present"-- Provided by publisher.

An illustrated travel guide to 100 small towns across the United States, featuring destinations in all 50 states. Provides recommendations for attractions, historic sites, restaurants, accommodations, outdoor activities, cultural experiences, and scenic routes. Includes suggested itineraries, practical travel information, historical background, and photography highlighting each destination.

"A travelogue that takes readers on a grand tour of the world's animal civilizations, resulting in a transformative new take on the animal kingdom and humanity's place in it. Maps and illustrations from award-winning cartographer Oliver Uberti will add never-before-seen layers to landscapes we thought we knew"-- Provided by publisher.

Blending lyrical prose with personal reflection, Kenneth Steven explores mountains and glens, rivers and rugged coasts in search of gemstones, rocks and crystals. He discovers gold glinting in Highland burns, agates nestling in riverbeds, and aquamarines, amethysts, garnets, amber and pearls in wild places where others rarely roam. Beguiled by their forms, colors, textures and sometimes glittering brilliance, he finds the thrill of unearthing natural riches more precious and delightful even than the gems themselves. Stone by stone, he considers the origins and allure of these treasures, revealing not only their geological stories but their place in history and imagination.

"A riveting exposé of the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines, the largest act of sabotage in modern history, told through unprecedented access and deep investigative reporting - part geopolitical thriller, part true-crime detective story, part gritty war chronicle. In September 2022, Scandinavian seismologists detected what seemed to be an undersea earthquake near the Danish Island of Bornholm. Instead, several powerful explosions had destroyed Nord Stream, the $20 billion pipeline system that transported cheap Russian gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea. The mysterious blasts shifted global geopolitics, disrupted European economies, and triggered a manhunt that strained relations within the NATO alliance. Drawing on years of firsthand reporting, award-winning Wall Street Journal correspondent Bojan Pancevski presents the definitive, behind-the-scenes account of this audacious operation. He secured exclusive access to the German investigators and their political overseers, as well as the Ukrainian operatives who executed the attack-a team of intelligence officers, military personnel, and civilian divers. The saboteurs, operating on a shoestring budget, used a small, rented yacht with a seven-member crew, and the plot also involved a failed attack on another key Russian pipeline in the Black Sea. Moreover, according to Pancevski's sources, the mission was authorized at the highest levels of Ukraine's leadership: President Volodymyr Zelensky and then commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces, General Valeriy Zaluzhny, at least initially, approved the mission. The Nord Stream Conspiracy addresses the two leading theories about who was responsible, Russia or the U.S., and explains how these narratives developed, including the popular U.S. theory involving the C.I.A (which knew about the plot) endorsed by prominent political and media figures. This gripping account exposes the human stories and moral complexities behind one of the most remarkable geopolitical mysteries of our time, which redefined modern warfare"-- Provided by publisher.

How and why right-wing Christian women have risen to the forefront of American politics.

"[The author] explores how Republicans have abused power, how Democrats have refused to exercise power when they held it, and how progressives should wield power if they are fortunate enough to win a free and fair election in a post-Trump world. This book is a wake-up call about the decades-long project that led to Trump's America. It's the playbook for progressives who want to do far more than restore the status quo. This is how we build a stronger country, with hope and opportunity for all -- before our democracy slides into a distant memory."--Publisher's website.

"Black women are facing a systemic gynecological health crisis. This book gives them the tools needed to unlearn the medical normalization of their suffering and offers a path forward to healing -- by a foremost physician, surgeon, researcher, and gynecological cancer expert. When Dr. Kemi Doll first began training to be a gynecologic cancer surgeon, she quickly noticed that the level of care being offered to women was rarely equal. She started to ask herself: Whose pain was believed? Who was "high maintenance" vs. "angry and non-compliant"? Who died? White women's pain was doubted, but Black women's pain was often outright denied. And the locus of this crisis was the womb. Day by day, fibroids, bleeding, inflammation, and cancer struck Black women the hardest, yet the medical field cared very little about their fate. When student physicians would explicitly bring up these alarming disparities, Dr. Doll's teachers would reply: "Black women just don't do well with this," followed by, "We don't really know why." Since then, Dr. Doll has made it her goal to give Black women the tools they need to unlearn what she calls "womb suffering." For all women navigating gynecologic care, and the medical professionals who care for them, this comprehensive, authoritative book of science-backed information and lived experience covers: -The mechanisms behind the four primary conditions that affect the womb -- often with fatal consequences -- including Endometriosis, Fibroids, Heavy Bleeding, and Endometrial cancer. -An overview of the research conducted on reproductive health outside pregnancy -- the lack of which has caused healthcare inequity and obstructed access to care -Gripping stories of smart, successful women struggling with and overcoming Womb Suffering -What good gynecologic health looks like and why it is vital to reclaiming a full, healthy life; how to feel and respond to your body's signals; and the tools and vocabulary needed to help advocate and prepare for medical visits. A Terrible Strength links women's health care to timely conversations on racial justice and healthcare inequity, arming women with the power to secure vibrant health and well-being for the rest of their lives." --

"Outcast: A History of Leprosy, Humanity, and the Modern World reveals leprosy as the world's foundational stigma, underlying the colonialism, exclusion, and exploitation that has shaped contemporary life. After hearing leprosy being used as an anti-immigration dog whistle, Oliver Basciano began a journey into the past, uncovering how this ancient disease has been weaponized, used to justify forced exile and social ostracism around the world. Traveling from the last leprosarium in Europe to remote villages in Mozambique, from Siberian settlements to Brazil's hinterlands, Basciano builds a history that centers the voices of patients and those forced into the colony system. Along the way, he finds communities formed in exile, patient activism, and the persistent human capacity for joy. In this pulsating, compassionate book, the trope of medieval suffering is transformed into a bitingly relevant study of hope and solidarity"-- Provided by publisher.

When Danielle Allen unearthed a parchment of the Declaration of Independence buried away in Sussex, England, little did she know that she had discovered a story of historical magnitude that would alter our understanding of British and American history. Revealing that the Age of Revolution began earlier than we thought--not with the Boston patriots nor with the Parisian Jacobins, but in Britain itself--Allen demonstrates in Radical Duke that the rights of man, the theory of revolution, and calls for popular sovereignty all emerged from the radical energies of London before they spread across the Atlantic and the Channel. At the center of this new age was Charles Lennox, the progressive Third Duke of Richmond, a rarely cited historical figure who becomes the biographical focus of Allen's groundbreaking work. Even with royal blood coursing through his veins, the handsome, gallivanting Duke (1735-1806) preferred to rub shoulders with ordinary folk--supporting the rights of jurors, freedom of the press, and religious toleration. As Allen shows, from 1767 to 1782, he was England's leading voice of opposition to the Crown, and, as the leader of the Sussex militia, even a threat to the King's power. But the Duke did not challenge the Crown alone. The archives have long hidden the covert alliance between the young Duke and his age-mate Thomas Paine, the future author of Common Sense. While working as an obscure tax collector, Paine was engaged by the Duke to contribute to the most influential but anonymous newspaper essays of the age, The Letters of Junius, which spawned sedition trials, defined the rights of man, and brought England to the brink of revolution. Along with a small cadre of radicals, Paine and the Duke fired hearts across two continents and secretly stoked a burgeoning political movement. Throughout Radical Duke, Allen sets the record straight. Through archival evidence, confirmed with computational tools, she reveals the anonymous authors of the inflammatory Junius letters; she also identifies a new Paine work, his first book, The Juryman's Touchstone, cowritten in 1771. In the end, the Duke swerved. He did not advocate the overthrow of the monarchy but remained loyal to both Crown and people, launching an age of reform. With her penetrating prose, Allen resuscitates a seminal political figure who has been egregiously neglected throughout history.

"A comedic play-by-play of historic gridiron failure marked by stunning almost wins and saw-it-coming losses that positions Detroit Lions lore as the backdrop for exploring themes of generational trauma, addiction, mental illness, and deathThe city of Detroit and its football team have been a punchline since the 1960s-the Same Old Lions seem to have losing baked into their DNA. Joel Walkowski is a poor kid from the Midwest, cut from the same cloth as his loveable, eccentric father, Banjo Bob, who pushes forward down the field amidst his autism, alcoholism, and severe childhood trauma. They see each other most clearly on Sundays, coming together as the twelfth man on the sidelines of a team whose history looks a lot like theirs-seasons full of promise upended by a penchant for falling short. In Honolulu Blues Joel intertwines the fate of two losers-the Detroit Lions and himself-to explore the broader impact a city's football team can have on its residents, proving that you can overcome anything if you can learn to love what disappoints you. Born and raised to be an addict, Joel is hooked on Adderall by seven and hops on the fast track to a life of alcoholism, homelessness, and-worst of all-a career in stand-up comedy. He holds his head high because he, like his family and their beloved team, is supposed to lose. Learning from the Lions what his father couldn't teach him, Joel charts his journey to sobriety while caring for his dying father, coming to terms with the fact that there's a difference between failing and never having been set up for success. Honolulu Blues proves the Lions story is the story of being human-carving your own path out of the ruts of the past and accepting that you don't have to win to be worth rooting for"-- Provided by publisher.

"America's founding was contradictory one. When the Declaration of Independence was signed 250 years ago, it painted a beautiful vision of freedom and equality. It was quite the gutsy move, declaring freedom--especially economic and religious freedom--amind slavery and oppression of others. Indeed, for the majority of our nation's history, America hasn't lived up to its founding vision of freedom. Various movements have helped define and shape America, for good or bad, nudging us toward greater freedoms at times and pulling us back at others. In our current era, these contradictions feel even more profounds, and many of us are left wondering if America will ever live up to the promises of her founding or if we are moving even further away from those hopes. Yet, a deeper look at our history reveals key revolutionary moments in which the promise of America has been fully realized. We've Been Here Before draws together the stories of these movements as a powerful reminder that America has always been sustained and challenged by rebellion and activisim. Longtime journalists Michael I. Days and Angela P. Dodson compellingly profile the individuals who led those movements--the mavericks, rebels, outliers, and ordinary citizens who had extraordinary impact--paying particular attention to the women and people of color history has overlooked. At this important historical milestone, let us look back to celebrate thos moments and let them guide our future."-- Book jacket

Languages can be killed in many ways: war, the climate crisis, nationalism, and even quiet choices made at the dinner table. Around the world, an unprecedented shift is drawing speakers toward national and global lingua francas. For some, that means losing the language of parents or grandparents; for many, it is a permanent farewell to systems that carry knowledge, culture, and belonging. With half of our 7,000 languages due to disappear this century, linguicide is one of the most pressing cultural emergencies of our age. In How to Kill a Language, journalist Sophia Smith Galer travels across continents and generations to chart this phenomenon. In Ecuador, she sees firsthand how shame deters parents from passing Kichwa onto their children. In Oman, she learns about languages with roots older than Arabic but never officially recognized. And in Italy, she searches for her Nonna's dialët, which is vanishing from diaspora communities and Italy itself. But languages can also be reclaimed: We meet the Karuk tribe of California, pioneering a grassroots language immersion program, and the storytellers challenging the criminalization of Kurdish. And in her discussion of Hebrew, Smith Galer reckons with the unintended consequences of raising a language seemingly from the grave. Part investigation, part travelogue from a disappearing world, How to Kill a Language exposes the true costs of this mass extinction event. Brought to life by vivid storytelling and Smith Galer's own experience with language loss, it's a fierce rallying cry for a multilingual future.

"We all want to be known. Most of us just don't know how to begin. When Jess Janz found herself craving deeper conversations-but trapped in a world of small talk-she took a leap. What started as a casual idea in a hair salon soon became Dinner With Strangers: a growing movement where guests gather around a table, introduce themselves without ever mentioning work, and share who they are beyond the job title. No scripts, no expectations-just curiosity, courage, and a seat at the table. In The Table Where We Meet, Jess reflects on what she's learned from hosting dinners with more than a thousand strangers across North America. With essays that are both tender and practical, she explores what it means to belong, how to ask better questions, and why connection requires us to risk being truly seen. Alongside her insights are unforgettable stories-funny, heartbreaking, deeply human-that reveal how much we all have in common when we finally let our guard down. This is a book for anyone who's ever felt alone in a crowd, tired of surface-level chatter, or unsure how to bridge the gap between isolation and intimacy. The Table Where We Meet is a guide, a memoir, and a quiet revolution-one dinner at a time"-- Provided by publisher.

"OCD is one of the most common, and debilitating, mental disorders, afflicting an estimated 3 to 8 million Americans. Though popular media tends to focus on the condition's zany quirks-like Detective Monk's obsessive handwashing-OCD manifests in a wide variety of ways, many of which are hidden from view and utterly destructive. OCD sufferers have vastly higher rates of depression and suicide. Left unchecked, this disease wreaks havoc on lives. But there is an effective treatment. Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) involves exposure to OCD triggers in a safe environment for increasingly long durations. And no one knows ERP better than Nathan Peterson. The internet's #1 OCD guide, Nathan has already helped hundreds of thousands of followers regain control over their lives. In this, his first book, he guides readers through effective treatment, then gives them a framework to maintain and build upon the gains they have made. Your OCD Will Hate This Book will be an essential resource for OCD sufferers-suitable for use both as a companion text that accompanies individualized work with a therapist, or as a stand-in for readers who need inspiration and support, whether they are early in their OCD journey or trying to manage an inevitable flare-up"-- Provided by publisher.

"A feminist scholar-activist, single mother of five, and queer advocate, amina wadud has led a struggle against Islam's patriarchal establishment that's been felt keenly all over the world. Like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X before her, wadud has mobilized faith's potential as an engine of equality. Yet this American trail-blazer's story has never been told in book form--until now." -- Provided by publisher.

"The New York Times bestselling author of Unfu*k Yourself helps you get out of the past, focus on the future, and build the life you've always wanted"-- Provided by publisher.

"When world-renowned scholar Thomas S. Mullaney 'lost' both his parents, he began thinking of how information--all the stuff that makes us, that we make, and that we leave behind--ultimately disappears. The information that makes up our lives, from mundane official documents, poignant family photos, and sentimental artifacts to the cues embodied in our genes, both defines us, and inevitably decays, no matter the medium. Everything that we put "in formation" eventually collapses into randomness. Never is this more evident than in the wake of a parent's death. Yet from all these elusive, even evanescent, data points, history is written and a future is made. How We Disappear is a wide-ranging examination of the micro and macro, toggling between storytelling from Mullaney's own life and his reflection on the science of entropy and the nature and history of information. Lyrical and poignant, the book offers inspiring and eye-opening insight on the miracle of existence, and on what it means to forge meaning from a chaotic universe"-- Provided by publisher.

"Our dogs are no longer just pets--they're family. This means, according to celebrity dog trainer Jaime Goodrich, that the way we train them needs to change. Unleashed argues that behavior problems worsen, not improve, with heavy discipline. If you instead address the source of a dog's anxiety or fear, problematic behaviors will naturally and permanently disappear. Goodrich provides techniques rooted in kindness and understanding rather than punishment and dominance. She addresses attachment in dogs--what normal attachment looks like and what it looks like when things go south. She teaches you how to identify your dog's particular coping strategy and how to identify stress signals your dog is giving you. You'll be able to recognize your dog's particular triggers and desires, and, most importantly, be able to figure out how to work within your dog's particular neurological level to make substantial change in their behaviors."--Provided by publisher.

"A romantic, life-affirming memoir about a young woman's solo honeymoon to Europe after her fiancé's sudden death weeks before their wedding, and the community of hope and wonder she built along the way When Laura and Devon sat down to plan their honeymoon, Castellina in Chianti, Italy, was the obvious destination. Four months later, Laura found herself standing in a secret spot at the edge of the village watching the sunset. It would have been perfect, if Devon had been there with her. But Laura's fiancé, the love of her life, had died in her arms a month before their wedding. The Solo Honeymoon follows Laura as she faces her fears and heartbreak by going alone on the honeymoon she had planned with Devon. From screaming from the mountaintops in Ireland to wandering the busy streets of London to dining on the French Riviera and watching the sun set over Castellina, Laura travels across Europe to find solid ground. Along the way, readers learn her unique love story and come to know Devon and what made their relationship so special. The result is a beautiful exploration of what it means to choose life in the face of unimaginable pain. The Solo Honeymoon shines a light on the joy of love, the depths of grief, and all the beauty there is in the world"--

In this cookbook, pastry chef Marie Frank presents 75 recipes for desserts, including cookies, cakes, frozen desserts, custards, and tarts. Drawing on professional pastry techniques, she explores the use of both sweet and savory flavor combinations and encourages readers to develop their own approaches to baking. The book includes recipes, flavor-pairing guidance, and a visual flavor chart designed to help home bakers experiment with ingredients and adapt desserts to their tastes.