Promotions - Title Listings - "Technical and Reference, October 10, 2018"

The impacts of natural disasters are greater than ever before. The Big Ones is more than just a work of history or science; it is a call to action. Dr. Jones offers a look at our past, readying us to face down the big ones in our future.

Curt Stager introduces us to the secret worlds hidden beneath the surfaces of our most remarkable lakes, leading us on a journey from the pristine waters of the Adirondack Mountains, to the wilds of Siberia, to the Sea of Galilee.

Harold Bloom, regarded by some as the greatest Shakespeare scholar of our time, presents an intimate, wise, deeply compelling portrait of King Lear - the third in his series of five short books about the great playwright's most significant personalities.

In The Soldier, British science fiction writer Neal Asher kicks off another Polity-based trilogy in signature fashion, concocting a mind-melting plot filled with far-future technology, lethal weaponry, and bizarre alien creations.

The sweeping story of the life of the woman who became known to the world as Jean Rhys. This novel is a look into her tempestuous and unsatisfactory life in Edwardian England, 1920s Paris, and then again in London before returning to the Caribbean.

Horn brings the forgotten history of Blackwell's Island to life. The site of a lunatic asylum, prisons, an almshouse, and several hospitals, there was terrible overcrowding, prisoners were enlisted to care for the insane, and treatment was nonexistant.

In each of sixteen letters, Hauerwas contemplates a specific virtue and its meaning for a child growing year by year into the Christian faith. Writing on many themes, Hauerwas distills centuries of religious thinking into heartfelt, timeless epistles.

In this practical book, church leadership expert Aubrey Malphurs shows church and ministry leaders how to assess, understand, and improve their own EQ and that of their followers so that they can inspire the very best in their churches and organizations.

Popular marriage bloggers Ryan and Selena Frederick offer couples personal insights and practical tools for building a Christ-centered marriage and fiercely fighting to protect their marriage against the challenges they will face.

Adriel Booker shares her own experience of three consecutive miscarriages, as well as the stories of others. She tackles complex questions about faith and suffering with sensitivity and clarity, inviting women to a place of grace, honesty, and hope.

Progressive CNN commentator Sally Kohn travels to Rwanda, the Middle East, and across the US, introducing us to former terrorists and white supremacists, drawing surprising lessons from the dramatic and inspiring stories of those who left hate behind.

Welch shows parents how to discover for themselves and instill in their kids the profound joy that comes from sharing what we have been given - our time, our talents, and even what's in our wallets - with those who have less.

A brilliant surgeon and a world-class botanist, Dr. David Hosack - who until now has been lost in the fog of history - was a pioneering thinker who shaped a young nation. One goal drove Hosack above all others: to build the world's first botanical garden.

Distinguished by Burnett's signature wit and curiosity, Happy Brain elucidates our understanding of what happiness actually is, where it comes from, and what exactly is going on in our brains when we're in a cheery state.

Light of the Stars tells the story of humanity's coming of age as we awaken to the possibilities of life on other worlds and their relevance to our fate on Earth. Astrophysicist Adam Frank traces the question of alien life from ancient Greeks to today.

In a raw and restless narrative, James Pogue examines the underpinnings of a rural resistance; the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, led by ranchers ready to die fighting the federal government.

One Day You'll Thank Me translates the small, often hilarious moments common among parents of young children, especially dads, into 'life lessons' about fatherhood, and the stories expand our understanding of what it is to be an American dad.

In his important new book, Lanier, who participates in no social media, offers powerful and personal reasons for all of us to leave these dangerous online platforms behind before it's too late, and envisions a humanistic setting for social networking.

The authors brought a skilled team to interview more than a hundred ISIS survivors and document what they experienced. These former slaves observed their torturers and know from the inside the secret facilities that ISIS has kept hidden from the world.

Author Daniel J. Patinkin exhaustively interviewed each of six shooters about their life experiences and about the unique circumstances that compelled them to use a firearm against another person.

Alan Stern and David Grinspoon take us behind the scenes of the science, politics, egos, and public expectations that fueled the greatest space mission of our time: New Horizons' mission to Pluto.

The impacts of natural disasters are greater than ever before. The Big Ones is more than just a work of history or science; it is a call to action. Dr. Jones offers a look at our past, readying us to face down the big ones in our future.

Curt Stager introduces us to the secret worlds hidden beneath the surfaces of our most remarkable lakes, leading us on a journey from the pristine waters of the Adirondack Mountains, to the wilds of Siberia, to the Sea of Galilee.

Harold Bloom, regarded by some as the greatest Shakespeare scholar of our time, presents an intimate, wise, deeply compelling portrait of King Lear - the third in his series of five short books about the great playwright's most significant personalities.

In The Soldier, British science fiction writer Neal Asher kicks off another Polity-based trilogy in signature fashion, concocting a mind-melting plot filled with far-future technology, lethal weaponry, and bizarre alien creations.

The sweeping story of the life of the woman who became known to the world as Jean Rhys. This novel is a look into her tempestuous and unsatisfactory life in Edwardian England, 1920s Paris, and then again in London before returning to the Caribbean.

Horn brings the forgotten history of Blackwell's Island to life. The site of a lunatic asylum, prisons, an almshouse, and several hospitals, there was terrible overcrowding, prisoners were enlisted to care for the insane, and treatment was nonexistant.

In each of sixteen letters, Hauerwas contemplates a specific virtue and its meaning for a child growing year by year into the Christian faith. Writing on many themes, Hauerwas distills centuries of religious thinking into heartfelt, timeless epistles.

In this practical book, church leadership expert Aubrey Malphurs shows church and ministry leaders how to assess, understand, and improve their own EQ and that of their followers so that they can inspire the very best in their churches and organizations.

Popular marriage bloggers Ryan and Selena Frederick offer couples personal insights and practical tools for building a Christ-centered marriage and fiercely fighting to protect their marriage against the challenges they will face.

Adriel Booker shares her own experience of three consecutive miscarriages, as well as the stories of others. She tackles complex questions about faith and suffering with sensitivity and clarity, inviting women to a place of grace, honesty, and hope.

Progressive CNN commentator Sally Kohn travels to Rwanda, the Middle East, and across the US, introducing us to former terrorists and white supremacists, drawing surprising lessons from the dramatic and inspiring stories of those who left hate behind.

Welch shows parents how to discover for themselves and instill in their kids the profound joy that comes from sharing what we have been given - our time, our talents, and even what's in our wallets - with those who have less.

A brilliant surgeon and a world-class botanist, Dr. David Hosack - who until now has been lost in the fog of history - was a pioneering thinker who shaped a young nation. One goal drove Hosack above all others: to build the world's first botanical garden.

Distinguished by Burnett's signature wit and curiosity, Happy Brain elucidates our understanding of what happiness actually is, where it comes from, and what exactly is going on in our brains when we're in a cheery state.

Light of the Stars tells the story of humanity's coming of age as we awaken to the possibilities of life on other worlds and their relevance to our fate on Earth. Astrophysicist Adam Frank traces the question of alien life from ancient Greeks to today.

In a raw and restless narrative, James Pogue examines the underpinnings of a rural resistance; the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, led by ranchers ready to die fighting the federal government.

One Day You'll Thank Me translates the small, often hilarious moments common among parents of young children, especially dads, into 'life lessons' about fatherhood, and the stories expand our understanding of what it is to be an American dad.

In his important new book, Lanier, who participates in no social media, offers powerful and personal reasons for all of us to leave these dangerous online platforms behind before it's too late, and envisions a humanistic setting for social networking.

The authors brought a skilled team to interview more than a hundred ISIS survivors and document what they experienced. These former slaves observed their torturers and know from the inside the secret facilities that ISIS has kept hidden from the world.

Author Daniel J. Patinkin exhaustively interviewed each of six shooters about their life experiences and about the unique circumstances that compelled them to use a firearm against another person.

Alan Stern and David Grinspoon take us behind the scenes of the science, politics, egos, and public expectations that fueled the greatest space mission of our time: New Horizons' mission to Pluto.