"An incisive study that illuminates the myriad complexities of chronic illness."--Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) "Movingly spotlights the struggles of chronically ill patients."--Publishers Weekly A moving cultural history of...

In 1961 John F. Kennedy pledged to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. Nine years later, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Ten years later, Richard Nixon echoed this pledge by declaring a 'war' on cancer. More than 30 years later, however, cancer remains one of the...

A National Bestseller * Recommended by Financial Times as "What to Read in 2025"   "The central argument of Our Dollar, Your Problem--that the greenback's pre-eminence was never guaranteed and might plausibly be overturned--could...

An award-winning economic journalist on why the US dollar is positioned to maintain global primacy--and what that means for America and the world   "Magisterial."--Edward Chancellor, Reuters   Prophecies that the dollar will lose...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The epic story of how America turned the world economy into a weapon, upending decades of globalization to confront a new authoritarian axis--Russia, China, and Iran. "Deftly written, Chokepoints is a compelling and dramatic narrative...

The mysteries of the brain's own cannabinoid system exposed and explained. Though cannabis has been used, for pain or pleasure, for over 4000 years, only lately have we learned, first, what makes it work and, more recently, how. Unraveling the mystery of the human brain's special...

The Beatles and Black Music discusses the influence that Black music and culture has had over the Beatles throughout their collective and solo careers. Tracing the history of Black musical and cultural influence on popular music from the Transatlantic Slave Trade...