A laser-sharp examination of how elite universities, in their neglect of sociological reasoning, failed our society’s biggest test: that of an airborne pandemic.
A call to courage and connection from prize-winning poet and champion for the arts and humanities
How and why right-wing Christian women have risen to the forefront of American politics
An extraordinary album of photographs from one of the world’s foremost primatologists, with his characteristically humorous and enlightening observations
A brilliant foray into the nature of information, of history, and of making meaning in the face of death and decay
A grassroots history of American medicine that shows how regular people were architects of medical knowledge and care
This innovative history explores the rich tradition of music behind bars, and how prisoners have shaped the American sound from blues to hip-hop
"This is the book I wanted as a child and didn't have, the book I'd have liked both to give to my children and to keep for myself, the book I shall give my grandchildren." -A. S. Byatt, from the introduction to The Annotated Brothers Grimm
A richly entertaining and informative collection of Hans Christian Andersen's stories, annotated by one of America's leading folklore scholars.
Not since Bruno Bettelheim's The Uses of Enchantment has there been such an illuminating contribution to the world of children's fairy tales.
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of its publication, a beautifully illustrated annotation of The Wizard of Oz, complete with an exact reproduction of the original 1900 edition.