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Written by an author with plenty of experience holding a scalpel, Dr.

Words are one of the most powerful forces in the universe, and they can be used for good or evil. When God created our world, He did so with words. He said Let there be... and it was so.

Anna Smith Strong (1790-1812) was a fearless woman who acted as a spy for George Washington during the Revolutionary War.

Award-winning long-form journalist Eva Holland had always felt that her deepest fear was the death of a loved one.

Part memoir, part feminist manifesto, this narrative shows what incredible feats we are capable of and will encourage people, especially women, across all backgrounds and ages to find the courage a

From moral panics about immigration and gun control to anxiety about terrorism and natural disasters, Americans live in a culture of fear.

The United States' approach to China since the Communist regime in Beijing that began the period of reform and opening in the 1980s was based on a promise that trade and engagement with China would

Most people know about President FDR, but do you know the woman who created his groundbreaking New Deal? As a young girl, Frances Perkins was very shy and quiet.

They have names like Barmy Bernie, Daft Donald, and Steamin' Sammy. They like lager (in huge quantities), the Queen, football clubs (especially Manchester United), and themselves.

A heart-warming sequel to the international bestseller The Elephant Whisperer, by Lawrence Anthony's wife Francoise Malby-Anthony.

The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields.

Encoded within your body, teaches Caroline Myss, is an energy system linking you directly to the world's great spiritual traditions.

For the past few hundred years, most of what we've been taught about the native cultures of North America came from reports authored by the conquerors and colonizers who destroyed them.

How humankind first hunted and gathered explains our emergence as a new species and our earliest technology.

Noted science writer Virginia Morell explores the frontiers of research on animal cognition and emotion, offering a surprising and moving exploration into the hearts and minds of wild and domestica