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“One of the best ways to learn is through stories. When a storyteller does it right, we laugh, we cry, and we remember. In Three Streams, John Grover has woven impactful life lessons into stories that leave us not only smiling but also smarter.” —Jocko Willink, #1 New York Times...

There are few people on Earth who have lived as close to the edge as Geoffrey Kent. Known for building the billion-dollar empire Abercrombie & Kent from a single Land Rover in the African bush, Kent is one part James Bond, two parts Indiana Jones—a man who pushed the boundaries of exploration...

Reminiscent of William Styron’s Darkness Visible but with an appealing vein of humor, a magnificently written memoir of riding the depression roller coaster, choosing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and finding the path to happiness—with fascinating side-journeys into the nature of identity...

The bizarre true story of the world’s first hand transplant, the surgeons who made it happen, and the compulsive thief who got a new set of fingerprints—and took them on the lam. When surgeons completed the world’s first hand transplant in 1998, it was supposed to be a moment of triumph...

Inspired by his experience starting Solar Punk Farms and studying the resilience of living systems, biologist Spencer R. Scott helps us envision our collective future in a more hopeful way. In an age of ecological emergency and social breakdown, how do we find the hope and determination to live...

From an acclaimed New York Times bestselling biographer comes a remarkable new look at the only man to serve as both president and chief justice of the United States. The conventional wisdom is that William Howard Taft was a mediocre president, a man almost without political skills. Yet Taft’s...

In the tradition of Susannah Cahalan's Brain on Fire and Hadley Freeman's Good Girls, this is an intimate, deeply researched story of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) by the celebrated Smithsonian editor, memoirist, and essayist. Before I can tell you about the shock treatment, I should tell you...

Systematically Excluded: A Trial Judge’s Fight for Justice is the story of a trial judge’s ruling in a particular case and what followed when he decided to speak about a petition for certification of law—a matter he believed demanded it. A single ruling—and the speech surrounding it—became the focal point of years of scrutiny, controversy, and institutional response. This book reflects on the professional and human costs of standing alone in the face of institutional power.

戦争、移民、家族と食。朝鮮半島にルーツをもつ母娘の記憶から、現代社会の論点が浮き彫りになる。2021年全米図書賞ノンフィクション部門最終候補となった、コリア系アメリカ人社会学者が紡ぐ、珠玉の回想録。

Scientist Rosemary Grant's journey in life has involved detours and sidesteps—not the shortest or the straightest of paths, but one that has led her to the top of evolutionary biology. 

Read by the author. For the first time ever, one of the world’s most iconic business leaders shares the story of his remarkable life and career. Ken Chenault has lived his life at the confluence of the historical forces that have shaped modern America, keenly aware of both the burdens of its...

Before she understood herself, Tarajia Morrell understood flavor. Born to one of New York’s most celebrated wine families, Tarajia Morrell grew up at the table, where conversation was wine-soaked and food was the love language—a merchant’s daughter amid the Manhattan elite. In this lush, lyrical memoir, the James Beard Award-winning writer traces a life shaped by hunger—for beauty, for love, for pleasure, and for belonging.

Nikola Tesla is one of the most fascinating characters in the history of science. A brilliant inventor and eccentric visionary, his ideas were undoubtedly ahead of his time. His name today is synonymous with innovation. Yet he lived much of his life in poverty, feuded with fellow inventors and died in obscurity.

The sentimental and culinary education of M.F.K. Fisher. This program features a new introduction to the text, written and read by Alison Roman. In 1929, a newly married M.F.K. Fisher embarked on a journey that would change her life. In The Gastronomical Me, readers get a firsthand look at the...

A playful, thoughtful, and delicious A to Z of M.F.K. Fisher’s food writing. This program features a new introduction to the text, written and read by author and The Great British Bake Off runner-up, Ruby Tandoh. In An Alphabet for Gourmets, M.F.K. Fisher creates a wide-ranging, whimsical, and...

“Citizen Kim is the kind of intelligent and incisive book that comes along when a great journalist finds his perfect subject. Irresistible." —Anna Wintour An unprecedented and intimate account of one of the most business-savvy, influential, and defining icons of our time Kim Kardashian is a...

The dramatic, high-stakes account of Artemis II, the first human journey into deep space in fifty years, told from the perspective of astronaut Jeremy Hansen, with a foreword by Chris Hadfield The historic Artemis II mission was celebrated around the world and broke the record for the farthest...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Shift, this richly drawn portrait of four nurses in four different sectors of our broken healthcare system reveals where solutions are actually possible—to make care about people rather than profits. Theresa Brown worked as a oncology nurse for...

The dramatic, high-stakes account of Artemis II, the first human journey into deep space in fifty years, told from the perspective of Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen The historic Artemis II mission was celebrated around the world and broke the record for the farthest distance humans have ever...

“I do not know of any one in the United States who writes better prose.” —W. H. Auden A practical, culinary, and philosophical guide on how to eke out joy and delight in difficult times. This program features a new introduction to the text, written and read by Tamar Adler. There is perhaps...