From the publisher: In 2018, lumps of frozen soil, collected from the bottom of the world’s first deep ice core and lost for decades, reappeared in Denmark. When geologist Paul Bierman and his team first melted a piece of this unique material, they were shocked to find perfectly preserved leaves,… Continue reading »
From the publisher: Mental health problems in young people are on the rise, and teens want resources to help friends in crisis. I’m Here: A Peer Counseling Guide for Teens fills that need, discussing teens’ mental health and providing information about the skills needed to help others. With advice around… Continue reading »
From the publisher: From Hamas to America is a gripping memoir that follows the son of Hamas leader Hassan Yousef as he breaks away from his culture’s practice of terrorism to becoming a double-agent for Israel to finally fleeing to America and becoming a U.S. citizen, and… Continue reading »
From the publisher: Chet the dog and his human partner PI Bernie Little are on to a new case, and this time they’re entangled in a web of crime unlike anything they’ve ever seen before. Their elderly next door neighbor, Mr. Parsons, thought he was doing the right thing by… Continue reading »
From the publisher: The Metamorphoses, written by the Roman poet Ovid, has fascinated readers ever since it was written in the first century CE, and here Celia Campbell offers a bold new interpretive approach. Reasserting the significance of the ancient hymnic tradition, she argues that the first pentad of Ovid’s Metamorphoses draws… Continue reading »
From the publisher: Through deep and perceptive dispatches from tourist spots around the globe—from Hawaii to Saudi Arabia, Amsterdam to Angkor Wat—The New Tourist lifts the veil on an industry that accounts for one in 10 jobs worldwide and generates nearly 10 percent of global GDP. How did a once-niche… Continue reading »
From the publisher: In Assembling Tomorrow, authors Scott Doorley and Carissa Carter explore the intangible forces that prevent us from anticipating just how fantastically technology can get out of control, and what might be in store for us if we don’t start using new tools and tactics. Despite our best… Continue reading »
From the publisher: Ava Lin is six and a half years old, and she loves bubble tea, finding treasures and animals (note the 117 varieties of pets on her wish list). She’s very good at drawing and balancing pasta on her nose. And there’s a Very Exciting Thing happening in… Continue reading »
From the publisher: Over the past decade, charitable crowdfunding has exploded in popularity across the globe. Sites such as GoFundMe, which now boasts a “global community of over 100 million” users, have transformed the ways we seek and offer help. When faced with crises—especially medical ones—Americans are turning to online… Continue reading »
From the publisher: Hundreds of millions of people around the world experience low back pain, yet up to 90% of those cases are diagnosed as “non-specific low back pain.” This diagnosis is that there’s no clear cause for the pain. That means a major piece of the puzzle has been… Continue reading »