So long to scary vegetables; hello to friendly new textures, colors, and flavors! Here is a foolproof plan for getting your kids to love their vegetables. With 100 kid–tested activities and delicious recipes, plus expert advice on parenting in the kitchen, Adventures in Veggieland will set even your pickiest eater up for a lifetime of healthy eating.
Dimming the Sun: The Urgent Case for Geoengineering
A potent technology exists to buy us more time in the climate crisis: solar geoengineering. Through methods such as atmospheric aerosols, human-generated cirrus clouds, and solar sails, we humans can—at least in the short term—slow the Earth’s warming. Should we? Award-winning science writer Thomas Ramge explores this intriguing stopgap solution in Dimming the Sun, making a forceful case for dramatically increasing research on solar geoengineering now—before it’s too late.
Gender Explained: A New Understanding of Identity in a Gender Creative World
Diane Ehrensaft, PhD, and Michelle Jurkiewicz, PsyD, separate medical fact from fear-mongering falsehoods. With clear, expert guidance, this book is a safeguard against political vitriol, and it offers urgent protection for those among us who are transgender and/or nonbinary.
The Jewish Way to a Good Life: Find Happiness, Build Community, and Embrace Lovingkindness
Rabbi Shira Stutman invites readers of every faith—and none—to find happiness through the time-tested wisdom of Judaism. For anyone seeking community, meaning, or simply “something more,” this book offers practical ways to enrich our daily routines and engage those around us.
The Microbiome Master Key: Harness Your Microbes to Unlock Whole-Body Health and Lifelong Vitality
What if better health and graceful aging went hand-in-hand with embracing the microbes living on, in, and all around us? In this eye-opening book, Dr. Brett Finlay (a microbiologist) and Dr. Jessica Finlay (an expert on aging) break down what the latest research says about how the microbiome affects all aspects of physical and mental health.
The Mushroom Hunter’s Kitchen: A Culinary Homage to Wild and Cultivated Mushrooms—with 120 Recipes
Professional chef and mushroom foraging expert Chad Hyatt shares his favorite mushroom-centered meals (and snacks, and preserves, and even desserts!) and tips for cooking mushrooms safely and maximizing their flavor. Whether you’re a dedicated mushroom forager or you rely on the store or farmer’s market for your fungi fill, you can make the most of your mushroom haul with The Mushroom Hunter’s Kitchen.
From the first trimester to the “fourth” (baby’s crucial first three months), caring for a newborn can be one of the cherished parts of parenthood—but it can also be nerve-racking. In this expanded second edition, Carole Kramer Arsenault shares tips from her career as a longtime pediatric nurse and founder of the most highly regarded baby-care service in New England.
Nine Minds: Inner Lives on the Spectrum
Nine Minds delves into the extraordinary lives of nine neurodivergent men and women from around the globe. From a Fields Medal–winning mathematician to a murder detective, each is remarkable in their field, and each is changing how the world sees those on the spectrum. Author Daniel Tammet reaches across the divides of age, gender, sexuality, and nationality to draw out the inner worlds of his subjects.
The Shortest History of the Dinosaurs: The 230-Million-Year Story of Their Reign and Their World
The Shortest History of the Dinosaurs tells the full 230-million-year epic of the age of dinosaurs. Using recent fossil discoveries, fresh understandings of genetics and evolution, and over fifty illustrations and maps, author Riley Black reveals the startling relationships dinosaurs shared with each other, the land they lived on, other animal species, and the earth as a whole.
Oxford Professor of Globalization and Development Ian Goldin uncovers key moments in the history of human migration, carefully examining empire, slavery, and war. He unpacks how our freedom of movement is being curtailed today, even as climate change and conflict mobilize people everywhere around the world, and reveals the folly of trying to halt migration, proposing commonsense policy instead.
Tamed: From Wild to Domesticated, the Ten Animals and Plants That Changed Human History
For hundreds of thousands of years, our ancestors were just one wild species among many. Then, gradually, we began to tame the plants and animals all around us—and ourselves. Combining genetics, archaeology, evolutionary biology, and anthropology, Tamed tells the story of domestication. Author Alice Roberts urges us to look again at our relationship with the natural world—and our incredible influence upon it.
When your interest in sex takes a dive, it can be frustrating, isolating, and scary. Licensed sex therapist Dr. Kate Balestrieri reminds us that we’re not broken, and we will feel desire again. Full of insightful analysis and practical advice, What Happened to My Sex Life? is your road map back to yourself, your sexuality, and your pleasure.
