A lively and revelatory journey through the evolution of caretaking on Earth, from animal parents to modern-day humans, making the case that caring for children and one another made us who we are Poison frog fathers carry tadpoles on their backs. Killer whale grandmothers hunt to feed their adult sons. ... more >
Escape From Holland: The dash for the last British boat out of Holland in May 1940 by Chris Hunt Just before dawn on May 10, 1940, German parachute troops rain down on Holland. Watching from his home on the Dutch coast is former international footballer Billy Marsden. It is ten ... more >
From the New York Times bestselling authors and loving owners of Esther the Wonder Pig, comes a memoir about their new life on the Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary, which is anything but boring. Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter, had their lives turned upside down when they adopted their pig-daughter ... more >
How does Shakespeare remain Shakespeare when every word is changed? In this playful, meditative exploration of translating the world’s most beloved playwright, Daniel Hahn guides us through the magic of bringing the Bard to a global audience. Shakespeare may have breathed the air of sixteenth-century England, but today, all the ... more >
This Car Sux!: Tales and Tips from a Life of Wheeling and Dealing by Randy Pressgrove A FREEWHEELING INSIDER ACCOUNT OF THE BASTARDS, BANDITS, AND BOZOS OF AMERICA’S CAR BUSINESS— AND WHAT YOU SHOULD REALLY KNOW BEFORE YOU BUY A CAR—FROM A FORTY-YEAR AUTO INDUSTRY VETERAN. From the moment he ... more >
The thrilling saga of the great Amur tiger and the scientists who came together, across the world, to save it. The forests of northeast Asia are home to a marvelous range of animals—fish owls and brown bears, musk deer and moose, wolves and raccoon dogs, leopards and tigers. But by ... more >