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A rising star in philosophy examines the cultural, social, and scientific interpretations of love to answer one of our most enduring questions

An award-winning science writer attempts to provide an entirely serious answer to a seemingly ludicrous question: could aliens have invented the universe? And could we create our own?

A long-time chief data scientist at Amazon shows how open data can make everyone, not just corporations, richer

"The best single treatment of psychoanalytic theories, classical and current."-Choice

Two award-winning scholars offer a bold critique of the Constitution and argue that it lies at the root of our government dysfunction

"Born Digital offers an excellent primer on what it means to live digitally. It should be required reading for adults trying to understand the next generation."-Nicholas Negroponte, author of Being Digital

"A must-read for any parent of boys."-Dr. Mehmet Oz

An illuminating biography of Alfonso X, the 13th-century philosopher-king whose affinity for Islamic culture left an indelible mark on Western civilization

How filling life with play-whether soccer or lawn mowing, counting sheep or tossing Angry Birds-forges a new path for creativity and joy in our impatient age

A bestselling historian holds our political choices up to the glare of social science to show just how illogical our voting habits are-and how we can fix them, and by extension, our democracy

"[A] ground-breaking new history of the Vatican-German Resistance.... Writing with the craft of a novelist and the conscience of a meticulous scholar, Riebling has produced a masterly account." -National Review

A dramatic portrait of the innovative Special Forces commanders and FBI agents who wage war against America's hidden enemies

An award-winning historian presents a cultural history of German-occupied Europe during World War II, as told through the writings of civilians who experienced the horrors of war firsthand.

"An unflinching book, meant to disturb and to spur the country into action."-Nicholas Lemann

From the chief architect of the controversial Bush tax cuts, an updated edition of one of the classic texts on the subject of tax rates and growth.

"As enthralling as any epic novel. Full of mystery and danger, bravery and tragedy, with a rapturous love story at its core that transcends both time and continents. A marvellous read."-Dennis Lehane

From a prominent young historian, the untold story of the rich variety of gay life in America in the 1970s

The definitive account of the 1945 Potsdam Conference: the historic summit where Truman, Stalin, and Churchill met to determine the fate of post-World War II Europe

From a celebrated religious scholar, a riveting account of the Catholic Church's failed attempt to crush Martin Luther and his Reformation.

From the celebrated biographer of Washington, Hamilton, and Madison comes an original portrait of our 16th president's life, career, and thought

The strange, disquieting, and sometimes delicious story of humanity's love affair with meat

A bold challenge to the faddish obsession with neuroscience, showing how our conceptions of free will, personal responsibility, and identity are compromised by reductive explanations of the human mind.

Founding chairman of the Digital Public Library of America John Palfrey explains how libraries can survive and flourish in a digital world.

A globe-trotting history of the domestic pig, showing how this humble and oft-maligned beast has helped humans to survive and thrive from the Neolithic Period to the present day.

A prizewinning military historian explores a critical but overlooked cause for World War I: the staggering decrepitude of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

A psychologist explodes the myths surrounding talent, practice, genius, and intelligence

"A brilliant work that speaks in eloquent and human terms.... A major contribution to the literature of mental illness."-William Styron, author of Darkness Visible

"Linked could alter the way we think about all the networks that affect our lives."-New York Times

How an ordinary mammal manipulated nature to become technologically sophisticated city-dwellers-and why our history points to an optimistic future in the face of environmental crisis

From the palaces of the Habsburg Empire to the torture chambers of Stalin's Soviet Union, the extraordinary story of a life suspended between the collapse of the imperial order and the violent emergence of modern Europe