"You're sick of the constant push-and-pull to get your kids to clean (which, let's be real, often ends up with you doing it yourself). With Notice and Do, there's a new way. Through accessible but revolutionary techniques, parenting coach Sam Kelly will teach you how to empower your entire family to share the mental load and proactively contribute at home with eight black and white illustrations and 14 photos. This proven, research-backed method breaks the cycle of burnout and inequitable partnerships, liberating moms from the burden of being the engine that keeps everything running, and sets your kids up to be self-motivated, resilient adults." --

"On the night of President Trump's second presidential victory, economist Isabella Weber tweeted: "Can we now finally have a serious conversation about an anti-fascist economics?" In her view, Democrats had missed the seriousness of the affordability crisis in the wake of pandemic-era inflation. By refusing to step in to protect their constituencies against corporate profiteering, they left room amidst the global crisis for the resurgence of the politics of resentment that Trump and the right reveled in. Her question, though, was a bold one with implications that reached far beyond one election. In a neoliberal world, we tell people at the same time: Democracy is the highest form of political organization. And: When it comes to the economy, to the material foundation of our life, the best the representatives of the people can do is to subordinate their constituencies to the corporate pursuit of profits. This basic contradiction between the rule of the people and the rule of the market makes neoliberal democracy vulnerable to the threat of fascism, she argues. Economists have too often acted as prophets of market subordination and ended up waxing the slippery slope to fascism. Isabella Weber knows that if we are serious about saving democracy and preventing the further rise of fascists, we need an economics that serves democracy and centers people's needs and dignity rather than seeing their fulfillment as a welcome side effect in the pursuit of other goals. In Anti-Fascist Economics, Weber proposes just such a way out. She envisions an economics that strives to make life on our planet livable for all, that confronts rather than conceals corporate power, and that charts the way towards international cooperation rather than getting stuck in the dichotomy of free trade and trade wars. To halt the further rise of fascism, we need a tangible alternative to the dystopian status quo, she insists, one that takes affordability seriously as a foundation of democracy. In this paradigm-shifting book, Weber recalls a history of mid-twentieth-century economists for whom "never again" was the North star and reinvents their thinking for our day"-- Provided by publisher.

"An urgent indictment of the food we eat, how it is making us sick, and the choices that led us here, and a call for a revolutionary new food system that can mend our health, economy, and planet, from a world-renowned expert in nutrition, medicine, and public policy. The food we eat is making us sick. In the United States and around the world, diet has become the leading cause of illness and premature death, from obesity and diabetes to heart disease and other chronic ailments. Advocates of healthier diets pin the blame on overeating, but the bigger issue is what we undereat-the dearth of food that nourishes and heals. Harnessing the power of the right foods can do more than prevent illness; it can treat it, extending life while reducing the crippling cost of ill health to our communities and economy. Food Is Medicine shows the way, from transforming our own diets to keep us healthy to getting the right foods from our farms, into our stores and onto our plates-all while eating plentifully and pleasurably. A global authority, uniquely positioned on the front lines of nutrition science, medicine, and public policy, Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH draws on cutting-edge research to turn complex science into a clear, actionable program to end the health crisis in our homes and communities. Excavating the decisions that led to a broken food system, plagued by the harms of ultraprocessing and ruinous to the environment, he lays out how the meals we eat are damaging our bodies. He reveals the medicinal, healing power of ideal nutrition and introduces the innovators who are pioneering solutions-at the doctor's office, in supermarkets, in the halls of Congress, and above all for individuals, to empower them to access the foods they need to live well. With clarity and optimism, braiding storytelling, science, and practical wisdom, Food Is Medicine lays out a vision for a twenty-first century food system that will restore health, nourishment, and equity without sacrificing convenience or choice. In the process, these solutions can revitalize our economy, and even help to heal our planet"-- Provided by publisher.

"Kim Kardashian is a self-made mogul, social media genius, fashion icon, and unlikely advocate for criminal justice reform. But she is also dismissed as a figure of scandal, spectacle, and reality television. The truth is more complicated-and revealing"-- Provided by publisher.

"The dramatic, high-stakes account of Artemis II, the first human journey into deep space in fifty years, told from the perspective of Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen. The historic Artemis II mission was celebrated around the world and broke the record for the farthest distance humans have ever travelled from Earth. Jeremy Hansen and his crew mates viewed parts of the moon never before seen by human eyes, journeyed a total of roughly 1,117,659 kilometres, took the next step in space travel--and won the hearts of everyone back home on Earth in the process. Now, Earthrise gives readers a passenger-seat view into the daring deep-space journey and the long years of intense training, grit, and perseverance Hansen needed to prepare for lift-off and fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming an astronaut. A riveting and intimate account of the iconic achievement of Artemis II, Earthrise--written by author John Larsen and based on extensive interviews he conducted with Hansen--is a testament to what can be achieved with unity, teamwork, and a bold belief in humanity's ability to reach for the stars"--

"Frank Capra, the director of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It Happened One Night, and, supremely, It's a Wonderful Life remains one of the great chroniclers of the American heart, how we love, lead, dream, hope, and fight for our individuality. But Frank Capra was a more complex artist than is usually reckoned and a more complicated man than anyone knows. As his most famous collaborator Jimmy Stewart put it, "the best Frank Capra story is the story of his own life. It's got more highs and lows than a roller coaster. It's heartwarming. It's kind of hard to believe, really. And it could only happen in America." Like many great American stories, this story begins in Ellis Island where a penniless family of Sicilian immigrants arrives in 1903. Frank Capra's life goes on to take in the explosive growth of Southern California and the film industry, the depths of the Depression, the enormity of the Second World War, and America's uneasy post-war as an empire riven by a loss of unity. It is a life as shot through with both "moonbeams" and melancholy as that of his greatest creation, George Bailey. Capra is both the exemplar of American ideals, as in his truly vital work for Roosevelt's war effort, and of American failings, as in his informing during the McCarthy period." -- jacket flap.

An illuminating portrait of five Black woman artists and the New York nightclub that helped inspire the civil rights movement. Before they were household names, Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, and Nina Simone needed a place to practice and perform. That place was the Village Gate, a New York City nightclub that Art D'Lugoff opened at the dawn of an unprecedented decade in civil rights. In the heart of the West Village, the women of the Gate created something that few could have imagined: a downtown hotspot for Black art, culture, music, and politics. Freedom's Gate depicts the groundbreaking artistry and deepening political convictions of the women of the Gate as they developed in the spotlight of art and revolution. From Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun to Nina Simone's "Mississippi Goddam" and Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach's We Insist! Freedom Now Suite, Soyica Diggs Colbert brings to life the culture and performances that were the soundtrack to Black freedom struggles in the 1950s and 1960s. Colbert also shows how the women of the Gate raised money and awareness for groups at the vanguard of civil rights, brought the call for African independence home to New York City, and interwove Western and black diasporic influences into American popular performance, with supporting roles from stars and activists such as Harry Belafonte, Stokely Carmichael, and Sidney Poitier. As the women relied on one another as entertainers, activists, intellectuals, and friends, the Gate became an outpost for freedom struggles outside of Harlem and the American South, a haven that did not abide by the norms of segregation or the expectations of "women's work," and a world-renowned venue defined by its radical musicians, artists, and budding stars. Freedom's Gate is a vibrant history of a little-known chapter of the civil rights movement that gave voice and soul to the call for liberation.

This newest book in the series is a one-stop guide to tending houseplants successfully. Inside is everything you'll need to know about growing them--from ones that trail, climb, and flower to carnivorous plants, succulents, and cacti--even citrus, vegetables, and herbs!

How do we live alongside machines that are sometimes smarter than us? We are entering a new era. AI systems can already outperform humans in some domains while failing spectacularly in others. They can act as tutors, collaborators, researchers, strategists, and creators ... yet they can also produce falsehoods, generate convincing nonsense, and fail unpredictably. The challenge is no longer simply adopting new technology. It is learning how to think, work, and live in a world where machines are sometimes smarter than us. In Co-Existence, Ethan Mollick -- a Wharton professor and author of the widely read One Useful Thing newsletter -- argues that the future of AI will not be defined by replacement, but by interaction --

Ecology For Dummies transforms intimidating concepts into an engaging walkthrough that supports academic success and environmental literacy. This accessible text covers everything from energy flow and nutrient cycles to biodiversity and human environmental impact, delivering an accessible discussion of biology and ecology concepts that closely align with college-level curricula.

From crystallizing story ideas to marketing and financing your project, there are plenty of ins and outs that every aspiring playwright needs to know.

"How humans think about animals--and our place among them--has undergone a seismic change. For decades, scientists veered into what renowned primatologist Frans de Waal coined 'anthropodenial': a deliberate blindness to the characteristics that humans and animals share, which refused to compare our behavior to that of other species. But today, we know better--from the complex cognition of elephants to the highly coordinated hunting strategy of killer whales, scientists openly discuss animals as intentional agents, with goals, aspirations, relationships, and even plans. Breaking old scientific taboos and never shying away from controversial topics, de Waal was at the forefront of this revolution, fighting against claims of human exceptionalism. Minds I've Met follows this radical shift in how science perceives the animal kingdom, from de Waal's early studies in the Netherlands through his professional career in the United States. Along the way, he reveals fascinating aspects of animal insight, including how an ape thinks to solve problems it has never encountered, how rats form mental maps of each new place they visit, and how a jackdaw can remember and track objects even after they appear lost. Drawing from sixty years of the leading observations, ideas, and breakthroughs in fields ranging from ethology to evolutionary cognition, de Waal shows how humans have come to witness the emotions, thoughts, and consciousness that animals possess. A tribute to the ingenuity of animals and the long arc of human understanding, Minds I've Met traces the complete turnaround in one of the fiercest scientific debates of our time. De Waal's final published work brings humans ever closer to the rest of the animal world, and animals closer to ourselves"--

Combining recipes, personal stories, and illustrations, Sonali Menezes offers an approachable guide to preparing nourishing meals during difficult times. Drawing on her experiences with mental health and disordered eating, she explores food, self-care, grief, and the challenges of everyday life.

"Ever since Elf hit theaters, audiences around the world have fallen in love with the story of Buddy, the charming (and oversized) "elf " with a heart of gold. But what most people don't know is that when the screenplay first hit Hollywood, no studio was willing to touch it. How, then, did such a risky gamble turn into one of the most beloved Christmas classics of all time? In this laugh-out-loud oral history, comedian and costar Andy Richter goes on a mission to find out by reconnecting with the very people who brought this magical vision to life. Through exclusive interviews, hilarious anecdotes, and heartfelt reflections with key players like Will Ferrell, Zooey Deschanel, director Jon Favreau, and many others, Andy ultimately unwraps the story of how a quirky holiday film about a human raised by elves became such an enduring cultural phenomenon. Packed with never-before-seen photos, behind-the-scenes secrets, a foreword by Buddy himself (aka Will Ferrell), and a sprinkle of festive fun"--

"Ogling, catcalling, wolf-whistling: such everyday intrusions from male strangers greeted American women from their first forays into urban space. Watching the Girls Go By is the first book-length history of the phenomenon we know today as street harassment. Spanning more than a century, from the 1860s to the 1980s, this book reveals how street harassment became normalized as part of urban life and restricted women's freedom of movement through the city. Historian Molly M. Brookfield charts how American social and cultural discourses cast behaviors like catcalling as the natural entitlement of white, middle-class men, while scapegoating and punishing men of color and working-class men as the stereotypical--and supposedly more dangerous--harassers. She mines a rich archive of newspaper reports, popular culture, women's writings, public policy, and more to uncover how class, race, and gender shaped Americans' experiences of public space, including who claimed a 'right' to women's bodies, who was seen as a sexual threat, and how women fought back against harassment. Watching the Girls Go By challenges readers to reckon with how the long history and lasting impact of the seemingly trivial intrusions that constitute street harassment continue to shape public space today"--

"From a stunning new voice in popular science, a beguiling invitation to discover the hidden power of one of Earth's most mysterious landscapes. Not quite land and not quite water, boglands have long been dismissed as wastelands - too sodden to farm, too perilous to cross, too unruly to be considered beautiful. Come closer, however, and a strange truth emerges: These wild, eerie landscapes stretch our minds, hold the history of humanity, and will shape the future of our planet. In Bogland, acclaimed ecologist Merritt R. Turetsky invites readers to discover the elusive magic and surprising power of these misunderstood places, where the boundaries blur between life and death, past and present, refuge and peril. Venturing from the boreal forests of Canada to the jungles of Borneo, and from the planet's oldest bog in Greece to some of its newest in Greenland, Turetsky unveils bogs as marvelous paradoxes that defy categorization and their own systemic undervaluation. Here, radical life forms-acid-flinging mosses, amphibian-eating plants-spring from layers upon layers of dead matter. The past and present commingle with uncanny intimacy as peat safeguards artifacts for centuries, along with ancient lives unearthed later as "bog bodies" so remarkably preserved they are sometimes mistaken for the recently missing. Proverbially dangerous, bogs have offered shelter throughout history to the marginalized and resistance movements from Virginia to Vietnam. Crucially, they also regulate the planet's climate, sequestering nearly one-third of Earth's soil carbon while covering just 3 percent of its surface-even as accelerating exploitation risks transforming them from climate allies to climate foes, and erasing these ecosystems just as we're learning to appreciate them. The debut of an extraordinary nature writer, Bogland is an ode and a call to action: to defend bogs' strangeness and stillness from rising destruction, to value them precisely for their refusal to conform, and to learn from them new ways to adapt, endure, and belong on our changing planet-before it's too late."--Jacket cover.

"It's summer 1943, and the world is on fire. Lieutenant Ernie Poulson, a twenty-two-year-old outdoorsman from Utah, finds himself at the controls of America's most advanced bomber, the B-24, brought to North Africa for a top-secret mission. On the far side of Europe, Lieutenant Constantin Cantacuzino, Romania's most daring ace, duels Soviet fighters on the Eastern Front while searching for purpose in an unwinnable war. In Nazi-aligned Romania, Princess Catherine Caradja walks a perilous line between loyalty to her country and quiet defiance, as German forces dig in around the oil refineries in her backyard. And in the royal palace, twenty-one-year-old King Michael of Romania--mocked and sidelined by a Nazi-backed dictator--quietly plots to seize his nation's destiny before it is lost forever. In Tidal Wave, Adam Makos brings these lives together in a sweeping saga of courage and survival, set against history's most audacious air raid: the treetop assault on "Hitler's gas station" at Ploesti, Romania. What begins in flames on August 1, 1943, sparks bonds no one could have foreseen--alliances between enemies--that will decide whether these men and women are consumed by war, or seize their chance at escape and redemption. Drawn from years of extensive research and told with Makos's signature cinematic intensity, Tidal Wave will remind you that even in war's darkest hours, humanity has a way of breaking through."--Barnes & Noble.

"Community-based organizing stands at a crossroads at a time when anti-democratic headwinds and authoritarian impulses threaten American society as never before. Robert T. Gannett Jr. draws on a forty-year career as a grassroots activist to make an impassioned plea for citizens to create the robust infrastructure of organizing that is necessary to sustain modern-day democracy. As Gannett shows, the methods pioneered by legendary activist Saul Alinsky provide the means for channeling citizens' anger and frustration into meaningful social change. Gannett weaves his personal journey as an "outside agitator" through in-depth studies of successful and unsuccessful campaigns. Gannett places financial sustainability, political independence, and a commitment to process as much as to purpose at the core of organizing. He also focuses on the importance of veterans mentoring the next generation to meet the challenges of the future." --

"Marcus Samuelsson, award-winning chef, restaurateur, activist, and cookbook author explores the history of plant-forward eating around the globe, from the Caribbean and South America to East Asia and Africa, highlighting healthful global produce and food traditions. In recent years, Marcus Samuelsson has reimagined the way he cooks, focusing more and more on nourishing, healthy, "of-the-earth" ingredients from around the world: coconut, rice, corn, acai, plantains, teff, chillis, and more. As Marcus illuminates, these ancient ingredients are heirlooms, telling stories of ancestry, migration, and resilience. They bind communities, and if we look closer, they also offer a path toward healthy living. In Back to Green, Marcus inspires readers to rediscover the cuisines of the globe that have provided us with healthy, delicious food for centuries. Countries in the Caribbean, the Americas, the Pacific, Asia, and Africa have long incorporated "superfoods" into their diets. The diverse and delicious recipes in this book include: Hibiscus Coconut Slush Steamed Black Cod with Spicy Pineapple Salsa Eggplant Omelet with Banana Ketchup Rice Noodle Bowl with Ginger and Garlic Broth Lentil Salad with Coconut Turmeric Vinaigrette Vegetarian Injera Lasagna With profiles of chefs and producers all over the world, Back to Green is a sweeping and groundbreaking celebration of cultures that have long looked at food through the lens of sustainability, ritual, and healing. It is a trek around the globe that will lead you back home to your kitchen, armed with soul-nourishing recipes that are waiting to be honored and passed down through generations once more."--

"A deeply reported and personal exploration of identity, resilience, and belonging from one of the most influential Spanish-language journalists in the world, Essential offers a nuanced, urgent portrait of what it means to be Latino in today's America and the contradictions of being vital to a country that still struggles to recognize you fully"-- Provided by publisher.

"Homeschooling can be a tremendous gift to your children--a personalized education tailored to individual interests and learning styles. But what should you teach and when--and how do you integrate your homeschool program with state educational requirements? For a first-time homeschooler, the prospect of formulating an annual curriculum can be daunting. In Home Learning Year by Year Rebecca Rupp presents structured plans and creative alternatives for kids in preschool through high school, covering both core subjects for each grade and often-neglected disciplines such as philosophy, comparative religion, civics, public speaking, current events, cooking, outdoor activities, architecture, and engineering. Included are book lists, hands-on activities, suggestions for teaching with movies and games, and information on contests and competitions, summer camps, and study abroad. Now revised throughout, with all-new updates featuring hundreds of resources to homeschool your child at all ages, along with new information about college and alternatives, Home Learning Year by Year continues to be the definitive book for the homeschooling parent.." -- Provided by the publisher.

"During his lifetime Clyde Stubblefield changed the rhythms and sound of music. Finding his start in the segregated city and musical streets of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Stubblefield became the underappreciated source of the funk rhythm that powered the legendary success of James Brown. After six years of playing with the Godfather of Soul, however, Stubblefield had had enough. In 1970, Stubblefield settled down in Madison, Wisconsin, where he could be found playing funk, jazz, R&B, blues, rock and roll, Tex-Mex, and country music for just about anyone who asked. He found a welcoming and appreciative community of musicians and admirers in the northern city for the final forty-six years of his life. It was in Madison where Steinberg first met Clyde, befriended him, and asked to write the story of how Stubblefield became the most sampled drummer of all time and how the rhythms of the funky drummer emerged as the foundational sound of hip-hop-despite minimal recognition and compensation"-- Provided by publisher.

"Families We Lose explores how contemporary family estrangement signals a fundamental shift from obligatory family ties to quality-contingent relationships"-- Provided by publisher.