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“Pollan keeps you turning the pages . . . cleareyed and assured.” —New York Times A #1 New York Times Bestseller, New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2018, and New York Times Notable Book A brilliant and brave investigation into the medical and scientific revolution taking place...

Everyone loves a great dog story, and Rocky Kanaka has lots of them to share. Rocky Kanaka is known the world over as a dog rescue advocate. His millions of fans follow along each week as Rocky visits shelters and finds dogs in need. He often finds the most hopeless cases—dogs that have been abandoned because they're sick or their owners can no longer care for them, or they've never had a home and have lived on the street—and helps them find their forever homes.

In this memoir, murder case lawyer William Clegg revisits his most intriguing trials, from the acquittal of Colin Stagg to the shooting of Jill Dando, to the man given life because of an earprint. All the while he lays bare the secrets of his profession, from the rivalry among barristers to the nervous moments before a verdict comes back, and how our right to a fair trial is now at risk.

#1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER USA TODAY BESTSELLER From the New York Times bestselling author of Worthy: How to Believe You Are Enough and Transform Your Life! “Game-changing. Authentic. A must-read for every woman! Jamie is the real deal—and that’s...

From the Orwellian reach of an Amazon warehouse to the time trials of a council care worker and the grim reality behind the glossy Uber app, Hired is a clear-eyed analysis of a divided nation and a riveting dispatch from the very front line of low-wage Britain. We all define ourselves by our profession. But what if our job was demeaning, poorly paid, and tedious? Cracking open Britain's divisions, journalist James Bloodworth spends six months living and working across Britain, taking on the country's most gruelling jobs.

From Senator Ted Cruz, a timely, authoritative exploration of Clarence Thomas’s life, ideas, and lasting impact on constitutional law For over three decades, Clarence Thomas has stood at the center of American law, enduring withering criticism and personal attacks while writing some of the...

It’s just a logo. A checkmark. A curve. But somehow, it ended up on the feet of presidents, prisoners, billionaires, kids, warlords, athletes, and influencers alike. In Nike: The Cult of the Swoosh, JJ peels back the layers of one of the world’s most powerful brands. From its humble Oregon origins and track-side grind, to global dominance, controversy, and myth-making. This isn’t a takedown or a love letter. It’s a clear-eyed look at the machine behind the movement. The psychology, marketing, data, scandal, and swagger that turned a shoe company into a global belief system.

Nestlé is everywhere, and most people never notice. It’s in your water, your chocolate, your coffee, your cereal, and your kid’s lunchbox. It sells nutrition in one aisle and addiction in the next. And behind the friendly logos and fortified labels sits one of the most powerful, controversial, and unshakable companies in the world. NESTLÉ: The Company That Bottled the World is a history of how a single formula company grew into a global food empire and how it embedded itself into daily life across nearly every country on Earth.

Seit sich Fränzi erinnern kann, verbringt ihre Mutter die meiste Zeit weinend im Bett. Zeitlebens nimmt die Krankheit mehr Raum ein als Fränzis Sorgen oder Wünsche – schon als Kindergartenkind kocht Fränzi für ihre Mutter und tröstet sie. Franziska Hohmann erzählt schonungslos und zugleich liebevoll, wie sie ihr Leben lang versucht, ihrer kranken Mutter eine Stütze zu sein, wie sie dabei selbst gnadenlos untergeht und alkoholkrank wird – und warum sie ihre Mutter trotz allem liebt.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A must-read for anyone who cares about their quality of life . . . Dr. Sharon Malone is the first person I turn to for a whole host of issues, especially my health.”—MICHELLE OBAMA A practical guide to aging and health for women who have felt ignored or...

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER An epic, extraordinary account of scientific rivalry and obsession in the quest to survey all of life on Earth “[An] engaging and thought-provoking book, one focused on the theatrical politics and often deeply troubling science that shape our definitions of life on...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the James Beard Award–winning blogger behind The Everywhereist come hilarious, searing essays on how food and cooking stoke the flames of her feminism. “With charm and humor, Geraldine DeRuiter welcomes us into her personal history and thus reconnects us with...

A sweeping behind-the-scenes look at the last four turbulent decades of “the paper of record,” The New York Times, as it confronted world-changing events, internal scandals, and faced the existential threat of the internet “An often enthralling chronicle [that] delivers the gossipy goods...

This program is read by the author. “Compelling and brave, Kate’s story is a must read for all young women learning how to navigate adulthood and identity.” —Lili Reinhart, New York Times bestselling author Strip Tees is a fever dream of a memoir—Hunter S. Thompson meets Gloria...

An instant New York Times bestseller, in a sweeping narrative the author of the esteemed A Beautiful Mind takes us on a journey through modern history with the men and women who changed the lives of every single person on the planet. Grand Pursuit is the epic story of the making of modern...

In 1998, when Amazon.com began to recruit employees, they gave temp agencies a simple directive: send us your freaks. Mike Daisey -- slacker, onetime aesthetics major -- fit the bill. His subsequent ascension, over the course of twenty-one dog years, from lowly temp to customer service...

Stephen Hawking has dazzled readers worldwide with a string of bestsellers exploring the mysteries of the universe. Now, for the first time, perhaps the most brilliant cosmologist of our age turns his gaze inward for a revealing look at his own life and intellectual evolution. My Brief...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A literary tour de force that chronicles a prize-winning author's descent into an almost suicidal depression. "Compelling ... Harrowing ... a vivid portrait of a debilitating disorder ... It offers the solace of a shared experience."—The New York Times A work of...

Hallucinations don’t belong wholly to the insane. Much more commonly, they are linked to sensory deprivation, intoxication, illness, or injury. Here Dr. Sacks weaves together stories of his patients and of his own mind-altering experiences to illuminate what hallucinations tell us about the...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment Weekly NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN)...