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Congressman Elijah Cummings details the formative moments in his life that prepared him to hold President Donald Trump accountable for his actions while in office.

The U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School trains the top one percent of our nation's fighter pilots. Over the course of twelve weeks, ordinary people are transformed into world-class leaders.

Librarian Nancy Pearl and playwright Jeff Schwager interview a diverse range of America's most notable and influential writers about the books that shaped and inspired them.

In this collection of new and previously published essays, author Laura Lippman shares her take on a woman's life across the decades.

Cimate change advocate and journalist Eric Holthaus offers a radical vision of our future, specifically how to reverse the short and long-term effects of climate change over the next three decades.

America is a nation of immigrants. By land, air, and sea, people have come to the United States seeking a better life and more opportunities.

The Nigerian prince eager to fork over his inheritance, the family friend stranded unexpectedly in Norway, the lonely Russian beauty looking for love--they spam our inboxes with their hapless pleas

Blending humorous stories and anecdotes with serious advice, Matloff explains how to remain upright in stampedes, avoid bank fraud, prevent sexual assault, stay clean in a shelter, and even be emot

Vashti Harrison shines a light on black men through history. Among these biographies, readers will find aviators and artists, politicians and pop culture icons.

To this day, the name "Andy Warhol" conjures his famous images of soup cans and Marilyn Monroe.

This book invokes the latest scientific discoveries to rewrite our understanding of plants and the natural world, offering insights about the unforeseen reach of sentience among plants, their abili

Paul Hirsch, a film editor who worked on more than forty features, presents a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most influential films of the last fifty years.

A collection of significant speeches by those who held the reins of power, and those who didn't, at significant times in American history.

In this follow-up to her memoir, Home, Julie Andrews shares reflections on her film career, including such classics as Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music.

In an unprecedented series of studies, Harvard Medical School has followed 824 subjects--men and women, some rich, some poor--from their teens to old age.