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When Bill Wilson, with his friend Dr. Bob Smith, founded Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935, his hope was that AA would become a safe haven for those who suffered from this disease.

One of medicine's most remarkable therapeutic triumphs was the discovery of insulin in 1921.

"Ideas tumble out of Porter like wonders from some scholarly horn of plenty." -Sherwin B. Nuland, The New Republic.

Blood Sweat Tears is a short story collection from 26 women+ hikers and runners about the experience of being in a female body on trail.

A classic work of nature and humanity, by renowned writer Peter Matthiessen (1927–2014), author of the National Book Award–winning The Snow Leopard and the novel In Paradise.

New York, Capri, Naples, Venise, Cuba, Jérusalem... autant de destinations d'écrivains, de milliardaires, d'assoiffés de vie et d'imprévus.

Fleeing the murderous Pol Pot regime, Cambodian refugees arrive in America as at once the victims and the heroes of America's misadventures in Southeast Asia; and their encounters with America

While Buddhism has no central text such as the Bible or the Koran, there is a powerful body of scripture from across Asia that encompasses the dharma, or the teachings of Buddha.

Canada's political structure runs contrary to North America's economic geography and the north-south economic pull.

German native Armin Meiwes placed this ad in an internet chatroom catering to cannibals. He received 430 responses.

Capirotada, Mexican bread pudding, is a mysterious mixture of prunes, peanuts, white bread, raisins, milk, quesadilla cheese, butter, cinnamon, and cloves, Old World sugar—"all this," wri

A “sweet, touching” memoir about animals, loss, and finding a home in the world by the author of Shizuko’s Daughter and Yarn (Kirkus Reviews).

In the tradition of *Cod* and *Olives*, a fascinating journey into the hidden history, culture, and commerce of caviar.

From the 1920s to the eve of the Pacific War in 1941, more than 50,000 young second-generation Japanese Americans (Nisei) embarked on transpacific journeys to the Japanese Empire, putting an ocean

In the autumnal darkness of October 6, 1894, an unseen figure slipped through the streets of Parkdale, rang the doorbell at the home of a well-to-do Toronto family, and shot Frank Westwood in his d