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The Birth of the Prison
Written by Michel Foucault
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: April 25, 1995
Price: $16.95
In this brilliant work, the most influential philosopher since Sartre suggests that such vaunted reforms as the abolition of torture and the emergence of the modern penitentiary have merely shifted the focus of punishment from the prisoner's body to his soul. Read more >
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Written by James Surowiecki
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: August 16, 2005
Price: $15.95
In this fascinating book, New Yorker business columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea: Large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant–better at solving problems, fostering innovation, coming to wise decisions, even predicting the future.
With boundless erudition and in delightfully clear prose, Surowiecki... Read more >
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The Untold Story Behind One of New York City's Most Infamous Crimes
Written by Sarah Burns
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: April 3, 2012
Price: $15.95
In this spellbinding account of the real facts of the Central Park jogger case, Sarah Burns powerfully reexamines one of New York City's most notorious crimes and its aftermath.
On April 20th, 1989, two passersby discovered the body of the "Central Park jogger" crumpled in a ravine. She'd been raped and severely...
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Obama's Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power
Written by David E. Sanger
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $17.00
"This astonishingly revealing insider's account of the Obama administration's foreign policy process is a triumph." —Foreign Affairs
President Obama's administration came to office with the world on fire. Confront and Conceal is the story of how, in his first term, Obama secretly used the most innovative weapons and tools of American power... Read more >
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Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
Written by John Grisham
Format: Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: March 27, 2012
Price: $9.99
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
In the town of Ada, Oklahoma, Ron Williamson was going to be the next Mickey Mantle. But on his way to the Big Leagues, Ron stumbled, his dreams broken by drinking, drugs, and women. Then, on a winter night in 1982, not far from Ron’s home, a...
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The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement
Written by David Brooks
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 8, 2011
Price: $12.99
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
With unequaled insight and brio, New York Times columnist David Brooks has long explored and explained the way we live. Now Brooks turns to the building blocks of human flourishing in a multilayered, profoundly illuminating work grounded in everyday life. This is the story of how success... Read more >
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A Non-believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion
Written by Alain De Botton
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $16.00
What if religions are neither all true nor all nonsense? Alain de Botton’s bold and provocative book argues that we can benefit from the wisdom and power of religion—without having to believe in any of it.
He suggests that rather than mocking religion, agnostics and atheists should instead steal from it—because the...
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Written by Blake Mycoskie
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: September 6, 2011
Price: $9.99
The incredible story of the man behind TOMS Shoes and One for One, the revolutionary business model that marries fun, profit, and social good.
“A creative and open-hearted business model for our times.”—The Wall Street Journal
Why this book is for you:
• You’re ready to make...
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A True Story
Written by Richard Preston
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2003
Price: $7.99
“The bard of biological weapons captures
the drama of the front lines.”
-Richard Danzig, former secretary of the navy
The first major bioterror event in the United States-the anthrax attacks in October 2001-was a clarion call for scientists who work with “hot” agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons. In... Read more >
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Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
Written by Maxine Hong Kingston
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: April 23, 1989
Price: $14.00
A Chinese American woman tells of the Chinese myths, family stories and events of her California childhood that have shaped her identity. Read more >
