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A History of Women's Work: The Evolution of Women's Working Lives By Janet Few

Uncovers the vital yet often hidden roles women played in households, industries, and paid employment throughout history.A History of Women's Work explores the often overlooked contributions of women throughout history, particularly in a patriarchal society...

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No Less Strange or Wonderful: Essays By A. Kendra Greene

Revelatory. . . . Prepare yourself to be dazzled.”—Ben Fountain, author of Devil Makes Three Named a Best Nonfiction/Science Book of 2025 by Bookpage Exploding sharks, trees riding bicycles, a Hollywood-esque balloon dress, a giant sloth...

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Lost Boys: How Education is Failing Young Working-Class Men By Alex Blower

Since the mid-2000s, consistent commentary from politicians and media outlets in the UK have presented low educational attainment and low aspiration as defining attributes of working-class boys in education. It has often characterised them as...

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The Age of Sex: Custom, Law, and Ritual in Twentieth-Century East Africa By Corrie Decker

As in much of the world, societies in precolonial East Africa—what is now Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda—used rites of passage to chart an individual’s social and developmental progress toward adulthood. Under European colonialism, from the...

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Big Girls Don't Cry: A Memoir About Taking Up Space By Susan Swan

“[Swan's writing offers] not only an enjoyable read, but also the chance to think and reflect on the vast complex living entity that is the world." —Nobel Prize-winner Olga TokarczukWhere do we belong if we...

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Nature's Memory: Behind the Scenes at the World's Natural History Museums By Jack Ashby

A behind-the-scenes tour through the world's greatest natural history museums, revealing how their hidden secrets can help us in the fight against climate changeZoologist Jack Ashby spends his life working in Britain's natural history museums,...

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Agents of Change: American Jews and the Transformation of Israeli Judaism By Adam S. Ferziger

The rise of moderate Orthodox Judaism in Israel and the key role of Americans in its emergenceThe conservative ultra-Orthodox and redemptive "Kook" camps hold sway over religious matters in Israel. Yet from the mid-1960s to...

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Don't Forget We're Here Forever: A New Generation's Search for Religion By Lamorna Ash

'A Pilgrim's Progress for our time . . . A captivating narrative of discovery' Telegraph'One of those books I find myself being (excuse the pun) evangelical about, pressing it into friends' hands like a Gideon's Bible' Sunday Times'The stakes...

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Grey Sex: Heterosexuality and Everyday Domination By Alexandra Kogl

Grey sex is saying “yes” but thinking “no.” It’s feeling invisible, like you’re not even in the room. It’s wondering afterwards, “is that really what I wanted?” or “did I just let that happen?” Many...

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Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife By Francesca Wade

Drawing on never-before-seen interviews, a richly researched, sweeping examination of one of the most influential and mythologized literary figures of the 20th century and her partner’s emergence from the shadows after her death, in the...

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America, Let Me In: A Choose Your Immigration Story By Felipe Torres Medina

A hilarious and satirically accurate introduction to the United States immigration system from comedian and writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Felipe Torres Medina"A funny, empathetic, and formally inventive guide to the U.S. immigration system." (Kirkus) ...

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We Are Pregnant with Freedom: Black Feminist Storytelling for Reproductive Justice By Stacie McCormick

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more.Situated at the crossroads of author Stacie Selmon McCormick's lived experiences as...

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The Catastrophe Hour: Selected Essays By Meghan Daum

From the New York Times–bestselling author of The Unspeakable and The Problem with Everything comes a new collection of unputdownable essays.“For the last five or six years, on many afternoons around 4 or 5 p.m., I’ve been overcome with the...

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Envisioning the Empress: The Lives and Images of Japanese Imperial Women, 1868–1952 By Alison J. Miller

Envisioning the Empress illuminates dynamic and powerful empresses who impacted not only women in their own time but whose influence extended to later generations of royalty, creating a greater role for imperial women and elevating the...

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Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama By Alexis Okeowo

From a New Yorker staff writer and PEN award winner, a blend of memoir, history, and reportage on one of the most complex and least understood states in America.“In Alabama, we exist at the border of blessing...

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Proof: The Art and Science of Certainty By Adam Kucharski

An award-winning mathematician—he "made me smile and made me feel clever" (Peter Frankopan)—shows how we prove what’s true, and what to do when we can’t How do we establish what we believe? And how can we...

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The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World's Most Coveted Microchip By Stephen Witt

Longlisted for the FT and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award“A lively biography. . . . The story of how Nvidia became the hottest investment on Wall Street and a household name is fascinating.”...

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Fear No Pharaoh: American Jews, the Civil War, and the Fight to End Slavery By Richard Kreitner

“Despite their own legacy of torment in Egypt, Jews in the U.S. varied in their attitudes toward the slave system, even after it provoked secession and rebellion in their new promised land. This discomfiting anomaly...

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Women’s Troubles: Gender and Feminist Politics in Post-Agreement Northern Ireland By Claire Pierson

How do feminist movements develop and organise in ethno-nationally divided societies? How does this challenge our understandings of contemporary fourth wave feminism? Women’s Troubles sets out to answer these questions using rich empirical data and analysis in...

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Carbon: The Book of Life By Paul Hawken

A journey into the world of carbon, the most versatile element on the planet, by the New York Times bestselling author Paul HawkenCarbon is the only element that animates the entirety of the living world. Though comprising...

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Eternal Goth: Exploring the World’s Most Enigmatic Cultural Movement By Emma Madden

Journey through the labyrinthine alleys of Goth culture to unravel its defining aesthetics, explore its musical evolution, and examine its profound impact on the arts.Being Goth transcends mere fashion choices; it’s a mindset, a way...

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Written in the Waters: A Memoir of History, Home, and Belonging By Tara Roberts

One woman's epic journey to trace the global slave trade across the Atlantic Ocean in this searing memoir for fans of Cheryl Strayed's Wildand Jesmyn Ward's Men We Reaped. An adventurous blend of personal and...

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The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir By Martha S. Jones

An “intimate and searching” (Natasha Trethewey, New York Times–bestselling author of Memorial Drive) memoir of family, color, and being Black, white, and other in America, from “one of our country’s greatest historians” (Clint Smith, #1 New York Times–bestselling...

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Beyond Proportionality: Israel’s Just War in Gaza By Thane Rosenbaum

Any country can lawfully defend itself against terrorists who initiate wars, shield themselves among civilians, and ignore the rules governing armed combat—even the Jewish state of Israel.“A necessary book that addresses a moral and military...

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American Maccabee: Theodore Roosevelt and the Jews By Andrew Porwancher

A major biography of a mesmerizing statesman whose complex bond with the Jewish people forever shaped their lives—and his legacyA scion of the Protestant elite, Theodore Roosevelt was an unlikely ally of the waves of...

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Better: A Memoir About Wanting to Die By Arianna Rebolini

A gutsy, riveting memoir that intimately explores suicide, its legacy in families, and the cyclical, crooked path of recovery. Why do so many people want to die—and how do we begin to understand what makes...

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Enough Is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Eezier to Spell By Gabe Henry

A brief and humorous 500-year history of the Simplified Spelling Movement from advocates like Ben Franklin, C. S. Lewis, and Mark Twain to texts and Twitter. Why does the G in George sound different from the G in gorge? Why does C begin both case and cease?...

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Dust and Light: On the Art of Fact in Fiction By Andrea Barrett

One of Literary Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2025The National Book Award–winning writer’s intimate exploration of how fact is transformed into fiction. Hailed as a "genius-enchantress" (Karen Russell) and winner of the MacArthur Fellowship, the celebrated...

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Birds, Sex and Beauty: The Extraordinary Implications of Charles Darwin's Strangest Idea By Matt Ridley

"[An] intriguing philosophical journey into a critical issue within evolutionary theory that for too long has remained unresolved." —Wall Street Journal Matt Ridley is one of our finest science writers. This book is a treat for...

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Between Fear and Fairness: Britain’s Search for a Sustainable Immigration Policy By Maxwell Garrison

Between Fear and Fairness: Britain’s Search for a Sustainableby Maxwell Garrison Discover an in-depth, balanced exploration of one of the most pressing issues of our time. In this groundbreaking work, Maxwell Garrison meticulously examines how...

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From Ted to Tom: The Illustrated Envelopes of Edward Gorey By Edward Gorey

On the envelopes of letters sent to a dear friend, the famed artist and writer Edward Gorey drew dozens of original illustrations—illustrations now collected in this volume along with marvelously playful selections from the correspondence,...

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White Light: The Elemental Role of Phosphorus-in Our Cells, in Our Food, and in Our World By Jack Lohmann

"At once lyrical and exacting, clear-sighted and deeply informed—a beautiful book." —Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Under a White SkyA profound and poetic reflection on the cyclical nature of life, what happens when we break that cycle,...

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Engulfed: How Saudi Arabia Bought Sport, and the World By James Montague

'Bravura on the ground reporting' - David Goldblatt, award-winning author of The Ball is Round'This is an important book' - Simon Kuper, bestselling author of Soccernomics, Chums and Barça'Compelling' - The Times'A subtle examination of the complex interplay between global ambition, economic power,...

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Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals): A History By Kevin M. Schultz

A bracing, accessible history of white American liberals—and why it’s time to change the conversation about them.If there’s one thing most Americans can agree on, it’s that everyone hates white liberals. Conservatives hate them for...

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Surviving the Odd: The Fine Line Between Laughter and Lithium By Candi Milo

Surviving the Odd is a rare and deeply personal glimpse into a childhood spent in the halls of one of California’s first homes for the mentally ill. With humor and an unflinching eye, Candi recounts growing...

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Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm Into a Tool of Healing By Zach W. Lambert

How can we read the Bible in ways that lead to healing and wholeness?"A wide-ranging and cogent guide to seeing scripture in a new light. Disenchanted Christians will be energized."--Publishers WeeklyAs a pastor for more...

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A History of the World in Six Plagues: How Contagion, Class, and Captivity Shaped Us, from Cholera to COVID-19 By Edna Bonhomme

An “incredible, humane, insightful” (Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize winner) account of humankind’s battles with epidemic disease, and their outsized role in deepening inequality along racial, ethnic, class, and gender lines—in the vein ofMedical ApartheidandKilling the Black...

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The Last Empress of France: The Rebellious Life of Eugénie de Montijo By Petie Kladstrup

The dramatic untold story of Eugénie de Montijo, the woman who created haute couture, fought for women’s rights, opened France’s schools to girls and ruled the country as its last empress, yet today remains almost...

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The New Food Fight: How the Weight Management and Eating Disorder Fields Became So Divided and What We Can Do About It By Marian Tanofsky-Kraff

Eat this, not that. Enjoy all foods in moderation. Love yourself. Lose weight. These are just a few of the contradictory messages many of us face every day. No wonder we've never felt more confused...

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Clam Down: A Metamorphosis By Anelise Chen

In this wondrously unusual memoir, a woman retreats into her shell in the aftermath of her divorce, and must choose between the pleasures and the perils of a closed-up life—a transformation fable from an acclaimed...

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How to Sell Out: The (Hidden) Cost of Being a Black Writer By Chad Sanders

From the author of the “daring, urgent, and transformative” (Brené Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Dare to Lead) Black Magic, a timely, vulnerable, and cutting-edge exploration of the pressures and pitfalls of writing while Black in America...

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We Can Do Hard Things: Answers to Life's 20 Questions By Glennon Doyle

NEW YORK TIMES AND #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The award-winning authors and podcasters Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, and Amanda Doyle created We Can Do Hard Things—the guidebook for being alive—to help fellow travelers find their way through...

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The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto: A Fifteen-Year Quest to Unmask the Secret Genius Behind Crypto By Benjamin Wallace

A “highly entertaining” (The Wall Street Journal) investigation into the mysterious identity of Bitcoin’s creator and a deep dive into crypto’s utopian origin story—from The New York Times bestselling author of The Billionaire’s Vinegar“Could be the best mystery...

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Yoko: A Biography By David Sheff

An intimate and revelatory biography of Yoko Ono from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Boy.John Lennon once described Yoko Ono as the world’s most famous unknown artist. “Everybody knows her name, but no one...

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Holy Ground: On Activism, Environmental Justice, and Finding Hope By Catherine Coleman Flowers

*TIME 2025 EARTH AWARD WINNER* An inspiring collection of essays, personal and political, from the leading environmental justice activist of our time, that frames the challenges we face as a society and—with grace, generosity, and hope—charts...

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The Chinese Tragedy of King Lear By Nan Z Da

A compelling new reading of The Tragedy of King Lear that finds parallels in twentieth-century Chinese historyAt the start of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, King Lear promises to divide his kingdom based on his daughters’ professions of love,...

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My Next Breath By Jeremy Renner

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe gripping and inspiring story of acclaimed actor Jeremy Renner’s near-fatal accident, and what he learned about inner strength, endurance and hope as he overcame insurmountable odds to recover, one breath at a...

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From These Roots: My Fight with Harvard to Reclaim My Legacy By Tamara Lanier

One woman’s unrelenting mission to reclaim her ancestors’ history and honor their lineage pits her against one of the country’s most powerful institutions: Harvard UniversityTamara Lanier grew up listening to her mother’s stories about her...

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