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How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
Twenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny.
The author of “The Age of Magical Overthinking” evaluates language techniques used by various groups to develop followers.
The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.
A memoir about growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa by the former host of “The Daily Show.”
The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
The author of “On Desperate Ground” depicts Captain James Cook’s final voyage and the controversies surrounding its legacy.
The author recalls how she and her siblings were constantly moved from one bleak place to another.
An evaluation of impactful and unpredictable events and the rationalizations that may accompany them.
Unexpected factors that explain why some people succeed, such as upbringing, timing and 10,000 hours of deliberate practice.
Essays and drawings by the author of “The Joy Luck Club” and “The Bonesetter's Daughter,” which depict a search for peace through birding.
The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over 35 years.
A botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation espouses having an understanding and appreciation of plants and animals.
The story of Quanah Parker, the last chief of the Comanches.
The late feminist icon explores the causes of a polarized society and the meaning of love.