Social sciences

This incisive book provides an essential guide to understanding and recovering from the calamitous corrosion of American democracy over the past few years. Thanks to the special perspective that is the legacy of a Soviet childhood and two decades covering the resurgence of totalitarianism in Russia, Masha Gessen has a sixth sense for the manifestations of autocracy-and the unique cross-cultural

Whether you're an avid nature lover or newly discovering the world outside your door, you'll find information and inspiration in this beautifully illustrated pocket companion. Organized by season, its colourful pages are brimming with wondrous wildflowers and plants to discover as you wander, forage, and explore - from alder, foxglove, and fireweed to rosehip and mistletoe.

A groundbreaking book about personal growth that presents a uniquely effective set of five tools that bring about dynamic change by using problems as levers that access the power of the unconscious ...

"The Varieties of Religious Experience" was an immediate bestseller upon its publication in June 1902.

With the same narrative fecundity and imaginative sympathy he brought to his acclaimed retelling of the Greek myths, Roberto Calasso plunges Western readers into the mind of ancient India. He begins with a mystery: Why is the most important god in the Rg Veda, the oldest of India's sacred texts, known by a secret name--"Ka," or Who?

Through powerful self-assessment exercises with intriguing titles such as "Power Inside vs. Power Outside," "Developing Creative Continuity," and "Finding Your Truth," readers learn to release their creative spirit at work and tap reserves of energy, vision, and passion. The Artists' Way at Work will help you excel in your job, launch the business of your dreams, or find the career you love.