From the street, New York is a familiar world. Seen from the air, it becomes an exotic uncluttered, beautiful place. From vantage points that few people ever reach, world-renowned aerial photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand has created a lush, romantic tribute to one of the most thrilling cities in history.
Ranging from whimsical to heartbreaking, these stories have attracted a global following of more than 30 million people across several social media platforms.
In After Cooling, Eric Dean Wilson braids together air-conditioning history, climate science, road trips, and philosophy to tell the story of the birth, life, and afterlife of Freon, the refrigerant that ripped a hole larger than the ...
Keeping track was not easy. It was well past midnight when Brad appeared. “I heard you had a question about your medications?” he asked. "Yeah," I said. “Tarceva wasn't ordered. Do you mind ordering it?" “I decided to take you offit.
Spanning the Caribbean to the frozen Far North, London to Morocco, Washington Black is a story of self-invention and betrayal, of love and redemption, and of a world destroyed and made whole again.
The book ends with the birth of Origo’s daughter and Origo’s decision to go to Rome to work with prisoners of war at the Italian Red Cross.
A "beautifully written"* (New York Times Book Review) novel of redemption by a prize-winning international literary star.
Changes in the Air offers a rich and thoroughly researched history of how hurricanes have shaped and reshaped New Orleans from the colonial era to the present day, focusing on how its residents have adapted to a uniquely unpredictable and ...
This is a story of a scarcely credible abundance, of flocks of birds so vast they made the sky invisible.
2020 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Winner Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award From an award-winning historian comes a dazzling history of the birth of cultural anthropology and the adventurous scientists who pioneered it--a ...
Combining daring aerial photography with the restricted airspace over Paris provides both breathtaking and unparalleled views. From sunrise to sunset, Paris is one of the most photographed cities in the...