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  • The Elements of Story

    Field Notes on Nonfiction Writing

    A relentlessly entertaining, totally accessible writing guide for the novice and the professional alike.Most writing books dwell on common issues of style and grammar. Yet most writers also confront complex problems of story design. This fifty-rule guide by Francis Flaherty, a New York Times editor, offers much-needed solutions and sage advice to address these concerns."Sometimes, say things ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America

    by Colin Woodard ...
    **"A world-class intellectual. . . . [Colin Woodard’s] research can help Americans rediscover their common identity in spite of all the attempts to divide them." —Garry Kasparov"A powerful paradigm for understanding the defining hot button issues of contemporary America and the action we can take to bridge our cultural divisions and save the republic." —The Next Big Idea Club“A lucid exercise in ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Mattering Instinct

    How Our Deepest Longing Drives Us and Divides Us

    **“[An] extraordinary and urgent book.” —Jonathan Haidt“The Mattering Instinct is a masterpiece. I wept, I laughed out loud, I came face-to-face with the wellsprings of my life, but mostly I marveled at Rebecca Goldstein’s genius. This book should ignite a revolution.” —Martin Seligman, best-selling author of Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-beingA paradigm-shifting ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Life on a Little-Known Planet

    Dispatches from a Changing World

    A landmark collection of Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Kolbert's most important pieces about climate change and the natural worldA NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR"To be a well-informed citizen of Planet Earth," Rolling Stone has advised, "you need to read Elizabeth Kolbert." From her National Magazine Award-winning series The Climate of Man to her Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Sixth ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Endangered Eating

    America's Vanishing Foods

    by Sarah Lohman ...
    **A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceA Food & Wine Best Book of the YearAn Eater Best Food Book“A thoughtful, compelling read about why…food traditions matter and are worth preserving.” —Bettina Makalintal, EaterAmerican food traditions are in danger of being lost. How do we save them?**Apples, a common New England crop, have been called the United States' "most endangered food." The ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Story of Stories

    The Million-Year History of a Uniquely Human Art

    by Kevin Ashton ...
    An irresistible and enchanting journey through human history—from mankind’s earliest fires to the latest smart phones—that tells the surprising and untold story of storytelling.Joan Didion told us, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” And yet, the story of stories has never been told until now. MIT technology pioneer Kevin Ashton was at the forefront of the digital revolution that led to ... Read more

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  • Myths, Gods, and Rituals of Aztec Mythology

    Before the First Sun

    Meet the Gods of Sun and SacrificeStep into the dazzling world of ancient Mesoamerica with this engaging and accessible guide to Aztec mythology.#1 New Release in History of New Age & MythologyExplore the legends, gods, and cosmic cycles that defined one of the most powerful civilizations in the Americas. Far from a dry academic text, Myths, Gods, and Rituals of Aztec Mythology brings these... ... Read more

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  • Sourdough Everything

    Sweet and Savory Recipes for Beautiful Breads and Other Bakes

    by Rachel Pardoe ...
    A step-by-step guide to baking and designing beautiful sourdough breads, treats, and sweets with sourdough superstar Rachel Pardoe.While it’s part science and part craft, baking sourdough is actually very easy: create a starter, feed it with care, and then combine it with a few simple ingredients to make something truly magical. Even if you already have your own starter languishing in the fridge, ... Read more

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  • The Land Trap

    A New History of the World's Oldest Asset

    by Mike Bird ...
    How the world’s oldest asset secretly shapes our modern economyIn The Land Trap, Mike Bird—Wall Street editor at The Economist—reveals how this ancient asset still exerts outsize influence over the modern world. From the speculative land grabs of colonial America to China's real estate crisis today, Bird shows how fortunes are built—and destroyed—on the bedrock of land.Tracing three centuries of ... Read more

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  • What Remains?

    Life, Death and the Human Art of Undertaking

    The world’s first ‘punk undertaker’ shares his unconventional perspective on grief, death, end-of-life, and the funeral business in this sharp and deeply moving memoir-manifesto.“Extraordinary . . . You’ll be changed. An instant classic.” —Rob Hopkins, author of From What Is to What If“Lovely and thoughtful and may make you rethink a few things.” —The GuardianWhen he became an undertaker, Rupert ... Read more

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  • Lone Wolf

    Walking the Line Between Civilization and Wildness

    by Adam Weymouth ...
    An illuminating account of a lone wolf journeying across the Alps into Italy, and what the resurgence of wolves says about our connection to nature, immigration, and one another—from an award-winning journalist.“Lone Wolf is a deeply fascinating story, grippingly told.”—Robert Macfarlane, New York Times bestselling author of UnderlandFINALIST FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZEIn 2011, a lone wo... ... Read more

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  • The Science of Fermentation

    by DK, Robin Sherriff ...
    Series series The Science of Food
    “This deserves a slot on the kitchen shelf of every passionate cook” DAVID ZILBER**“A vital resource for the ferment-curious” JAMES READ“This book will inspire a whole new generation of fermenters” KENJI MORIMOTO“A rich resource that enlightens and inspires” MARK DIACONOEnter a marvelous microbial world and explore the fascinating science of fermented foods.**Every culture has a long history of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD