In Caliphate, Arab historian Hugh Kennedy offers a grand history of the caliphate since the death of the prophet Mohammed to its modern Islamist incarnations. He begins by vividly describing the polit
The Fight Against Terrorism is not military. In the long term it is also - perhaps even primarily - economic. How do we create economic and social conditions in third-world countries that will preven
A collection of the correspondence of the maverick physicist, Nobel laureate, and best-selling author offers an insightful and intimate glimpse into the mind and life of a scientific luminary who beca
In 1948, Lyndon Johnson, John Kennedy, and Richard Nixon were up-and-coming congressmen, all at pivotal points in their lives. In each of these ambitious politicians, Lance Morrow finds a streak of a
In this emotional story of hope and inspiration, an African boy, orphaned by AIDS becomes a catalyst for AIDS orphans worldwide. Living in a shantytown in Kenya, Kevin Sumba's life was one of lonelin
No twentieth-century American scientist is better known to a wider spectrum of people than Richard P. Feynman (1918?1988)?physicist, teacher, author, and cultural icon. His autobiographies and biograp
Scientists have long envisioned the human “family tree” as a straight-line progression from the apelike australopithecines to the enigmatic Homo habilis to the famous Neanderthals, culmin
In this gripping narrative, John Koehler details the widespread activities of East Germany’s Ministry for State Security, or ?Stasi.” The Stasi, which infiltrated every walk of East German life, suppr
Happy Mondays presents a groundbreaking challenge to anti-work rhetoric. It argues that work need not be stressful, demolishes the arguments for "work-life balance," and shows you how to approach work
For decades, Richard P. Feynman’s Lectures on Physics has been known worldwide as a classic resource for students and professionals. Responding to the interest in the source material from which the Le
