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Drawing on new archival material, original research, and interviews, this spellbinding book is the first major biography of James Baldwin in three decades, revealing how profoundly his personal relationships shaped his life and work. Baldwin: A Love Story, the first...

A groundbreaking exploration of deafness by a young award-winning poet--a memoir, a cultural history, and a call to action hailed as "insightful, bighearted [and] a transformative story for all readers" (The New York Times Book Review) "Beautifully complicates and expands our...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the making of Bruce Springsteen's ground-breaking album, Born to Run--one of the most iconic records in rock history--Tonight in Jungleland combines lush music writing with unprecedented...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "Magisterial...A stunning account that brings to the fore the nuclear saga's surreal combination of ingenuity, fate, and terror." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) * "If you are an intelligent person, or at the very least think you are, you have to...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE * From the author of the landmark bestseller Lawrence in Arabia comes a stunningly revelatory narrative history of the Iranian Revolution, one of the most momentous events in modern times. This groundbreaking work...

These are the 14 red flags to identify the scammer in your life before they con you-from a victim-turned-vigilante and host of the hit podcast Queen of the Con. "Johnathan Walton has written a master class on how to spot scammers, con artists, grifters, and...

A "soulful tribute" (New York Times) that shows how rethinking our relationships with other species can help us reimagine the future of humankind    In the woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa, sometime deep in our species' past, something strange...

Instant New York Times Bestseller From psychotherapist and social media star Meg Josephson, a groundbreaking "cure for chronic people-pleasing" (Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author) that explores the common survival instinct called fawning and offers...

A New York Times bestseller! From America's Gerontologist, a practical guide that offers a radical and optimistic approach to longevity. Dr. Kerry Burnight--known to her many followers as "Dr. Kerry"--is sparking a revolution to...