"Find out all about Earth's continents, how they are similar and how they differ, as well as the effect people have had on the landscapes where they live. The North American continent spans a huge area, including Greenland, Canada, the USA and Mexico, as well as the countries in Central America and the Caribbean. The largest cities in North America are New York, Los Angeles and Mexico City. The Caribbean is even home to the world's second largest...

"A middle-grade nonfiction book cowritten by Marc Aronson and historian/food writer Dr. Paul Freedmand with contributors Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie, Tatum Willis, Amanda Palacios, and David Zheng. American food and, by extension, American identify is much broader than the phrase "as American as apple pie." In a series of meals that take readers from pre-1492 through today, the text explores this country's identify and history through the lens of...

"An exploration of the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone Park, and the positive cascade effect they caused on its environment and surroundings"--

A Finalist for the 2024 Orwell Prize for Political Fiction

A biting portrait of British class, politics, and money told through five interconnected families and their rising—and declining—fortunes.

Campbell Flynn, art historian, professor, and fêted fixture of the literati, always knew that when his life came crashing down, it would happen in public—yet he never imagined that a single year

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"An unusually warm winter day resulted in 2.3 million gallons of molasses flooding the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The disaster killed 21 people and injured 150 others. Rescue missions were launched to save people from the sticky and deadly mess, led by the Red Cross, the army, the navy, and the Massachusetts Nautical School. With the help of hundreds of volunteers over the course of several weeks, the streets were cleaned up....

"The memoir of Ying Chang Compestine's childhood growing up in China during the Cultural Revolution"--

Based on 100+ personal interviews as seen through the eyes and experiences of those who were there, this compelling, nuanced account of Los Angeles' 1992 uprising, which erupted in violence, discusses its impact on Korean and Black American communities.

"The story of the composer John Cage's famous composition of four minutes and 33 seconds of empty sheet music, and its first performance by the pianist David Tudor"--

Children's encyclopedia about space, the Earth, nature, science, technology, history, culture and society, and entertainment.

"Perceptive and witty—like a Sally Rooney novel set in Southern California." —Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

"It's this author's best work yet. A Sapphic roller-coaster ride." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

A controversial LA author attempts to revive her career and finally find true love in this hilarious nod to 1950s lesbian pulp fiction.
Having recently moved both...