In the tradition of John Berger and Susan Sontag, Fred Ritchin analyzes photography’s failings and reveals untapped potentials for this evolving medium.
More than seventy poets are represented in this innovative new anthology of African American poetry since the 1960s.
The two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning biologist delivers "an astonishing literary achievement" (Anthony Gottlieb, The Economist).
"[Here is] the Genesis for our generation and beyond."—Robert Fagles
"A masterpiece of contemporary Bible translation and commentary."—Los Angeles Times Book Review, Best Books of 1999
One hundred great folk tales and fairy tales from all over the world about strong, smart, brave heroines.
Winner of the Pulitzer PrizeWinner of the National Book AwardNew York Times Bestseller#1 on Esquire's List of the 50 Best Biographies of All Time"[A] commanding and important book." —Jill Lepore, The New Yorker
Unsparing and important. . . . An informative, clearheaded and sobering book.—Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post (1999 Critic's Choice)
“A profusely illustrated, bemusingly unorthodox introduction to math.”—Booklist
A definitive account of the American experience in Afghanistan from the rise of the Taliban to the depths of the insurgency.
Great hikes plus the natural and human history of each area.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“A work of tremendous originality and insight.… Makes you see the world differently.”—Washington Post