Modern Change

Modern begins on a specific day—March 22, 1905—at a specific place: the Salon des Indépendants in Paris, where works of art we recognize as modern were first exhibited. Philip Hook illuminates how this new art came to be—and how truly shocking it was. We witness movement upon movement that burst forth in dizzying succession: Fauvism, Expressionism, Primitivism, Symbolism, Cubism, Futurism, and Abstract. His vivid accounts breathe new life into the work and times of nearly two hundred artists, and whose collective genius was understood and appreciated by few at the time.

The call to make the world a better place is inherent in the Christian belief and practice. But why have efforts to change the world by Christians so often failed or gone tragically awry? And how might Christians in the twenty-first century live in ways that have integrity with their traditions and are more truly transformative? In To Change the World, James Davison Hunter offers persuasive answers to these questions.

Modern-day witches are a blend of the old and the new. They travel to the grocery store, work nine-to-five jobs, and teach in our classrooms. They also carry black tourmaline and quartz, and wave bay and rosemary bundles over their doorways. Within an ancient and sacred practice, a new type of Craft has taken hold: one that combines the power of action with energy and intent, prioritizes self-realization, and matches its activism with manifestation.

For numerous centuries, the Talmud—an extraordinary work of Jewish ethics, law, and tradition—has compelled readers to grapple with how to live a good life. Full of folk legends, bawdy tales, and rabbinical repartee, it is inspiring, demanding, confounding, and thousands of pages long. As Liel Leibovitz enthusiastically explores the Talmud, what has sometimes been misunderstood as a dusty and arcane volume becomes humanity's first self-help book. How the Talmud Can Change Your Life contains sage advice on an unparalleled scope of topics.

Five women revolutionize the modern art world in postwar America in this "gratifying, generous, and lush" true story from a National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize finalist (Jennifer Szalai, New York Times). Set amid the most turbulent social and political period of modern times, Ninth Street...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Clemente and When Pride Still Mattered, the blockbuster story of the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, seventeen days that helped define the modern world. Legendary athletes and stirring events are interwoven into a suspenseful narrative of sports and...

From the author of the bestselling The Professor and the Madman comes the fascinating story of William Smith, the orphaned son of an English country blacksmith, who became obsessed with creating the world's first geological map and ultimately became the father of modern geology. In 1793 William...

HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE EVOLUTION --- This book provides an in-depth exploration of the processes that have shaped human language over millennia, integrating linguistic, archaeological, cognitive, and sociocultural evidence to illuminate the evolution of languages. Anchoring its analysis in historical linguistics, the book goes into the profound effects of migration, educational systems, trade, and technological innovations on language transformation. The bookunfolds with an examination of migration's necessary place in shaping linguistic territory, from the spread of Indo-...

Quantum Mechanics and the Hidden Structure of Reality How Equations, Experiments, and Human Curiosity Changed Our Understanding of the Universe What if reality is far stranger than it appears? What if the world is not made of solid objects moving in simple ways, but of probabilities, invisible fields, mathematical structures, and rules so precise that the universe itself begins to look like code? Quantum Mechanics and the Hidden Structure of Reality tells the story of one of the greatest revolutions in human history: the discovery that the microscopic world does not obey common sense. From ...

In the spirit of American cultural prophecy—from Ta-Nehisi Coates to Rebecca Solnit—acclaimed writer Casey Gerald offers a groundbreaking work of joyous dissent and stunning vision, a survival guide to a society in crisis. “Somehow Casey Gerald has pulled off the most urgently political...

What if the universe we thought we understood is becoming stranger, deeper, and more surprising than ever before? The New Astronomy is a clear, engaging, and up-to-date journey through the discoveries transforming how we see the universe today. This is not a traditional astronomy textbook. It is a modern guide to the biggest questions now reshaping space science, cosmology, and humanity’s place in the cosmos. From the James Webb Space Telescope to gravitational waves, from black holes to dark energy, from exoplanets and alien worlds to the search for life beyond Earth, this book explores ...

An eye-opening handbook from a leading Ayurvedic physician that blends cutting-edge science on ""clock genes"" with ancient eastern wisdom to help us understand how to harness the power of chronobiology to effortlessly lose weight, sleep better, exercise stronger, reduce stress, and boost our...

Modern day witches are a culmination of the old and new-they travel to the grocery store, work nine to fives, and teach in our classrooms. They carry black tourmaline and quartz, and wave bay and rosemary bundles over their doorways. Within an ancient sacred practice, a new generation of witches...

An emotional story told by a murdered young girl as she watches her family grieve and her killer try to cover up his crimes. "My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973." So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to...

There is no more universal truth in life than death. No matter who you are, it is certain that one day you will die, but the mechanics and understanding of that experience will differ greatly in today's modern age. Dr. Haider Warraich is a young and brilliant new voice in the conversation about death and dying started by Dr. Sherwin Nuland and Atul Gawande. Dr. Warraich takes a broader look at how we die today, from the cellular level up to the very definition of death itself.

Life does not become simpler just because you need a break. The better skill is learning how to move through change without losing yourself. Be Water is a candid, practical guide to contentment, resilience, and purposeful action. Drawing on Stoicism, existentialism, mindfulness, and lived experience, Drew Bledsoe turns an enduring metaphor into a usable approach: accept what you cannot control, act on what you can, and keep moving around the obstacles in your path. Inside, you will learn how to: • Separate expectations from reality so disappointment stops steering your choices • Decide ...

In the spirit of The Final Countdown and The Man in the High Castle comes a time-bending alternate-history thriller where Napoleon Bonaparte gains access to the future. A modern military aircraft disappears into a violent storm... —and emerges in the middle of Napoleon’s rise to power. At first, survival is all that matters. But one man aboard the aircraft sees opportunity. A chance to change history itself. As Napoleon’s empire expands beyond anything the world was ever meant to become, the timeline begins to fracture. Battles change. Nations vanish. The future itself starts ...

Philosophy is not a dusty archive of forgotten theories—it’s the living pulse behind every question we ask about truth, meaning, and existence. Philosophy: The Key Moments That Shaped Thought invites readers on a journey through the pivotal ideas that have transformed how we see ourselves and the world. From the ancient wonder of Socratic dialogue to the radical shifts of modern existentialism, this beginner’s guide unpacks the breakthroughs, debates, and thinkers who dared to challenge convention and redefine reality. Whether you're new to philosophy or simply seeking clarity in a ...

2026 Nautilus Gold Award winner for Journalism & Investigative Reporting (Special Honor: Investigative Excellence) A globe-trotting work of relentless investigative reporting, this is the first major book to expose the catastrophic reality of the multi-billion-dollar global garbage trade. Dumps...

From the bestselling, award-winning author of 1491 and 1493—an incisive portrait of the two little-known twentieth-century scientists, Norman Borlaug and William Vogt, whose diametrically opposed views shaped our ideas about the environment, laying the groundwork for how people in the...