London, 1849: The Smell Before the Coffins.
Forget the flickering gaslight and the "lovable rogues" of Charles Dickens. In ROOKERY: The Filth, the Fear, and the Lie of Victorian London, the fog is s……続きを見る
Democratic breakdown no longer arrives with tanks in the streets or constitutions torn up overnight. In many countries, democratic institutions remain visible even as their ability to restrain power……続きを見る
On cold courthouse steps, in dusty jail cells, and inside forgotten trial transcripts, America quietly reinvented its justice systemーagain and againーafter tragedy forced its hand. The Hangman's Mi……続きを見る
Democracy does not usually collapse. It erodes.
In Managed Freedom: Warning Signs from Comparative Politics, political scientist Matt Nygren examines how democratic systems weaken without suspending……続きを見る
They built the digital age. Then they were written out of it.
Hidden Figures, Erased Codes uncovers the true history of women in computingーthe architects of the modern world who vanished from the o……続きを見る
From the rise of social media empires to the battles fought in algorithmic shadows, this book uncovers the true story of how the digital world fractured our shared reality. Spanning the years 2008–2……続きを見る
The fairy tales we grew up with didn't float down from some dreamy kingdom. They were born out of hunger, desperation, political violence, and the very real people who had to survive those worlds. B……続きを見る
There are moments in American history when silence was more dangerous than speech ー when the truth became an inconvenience, a threat, or a liability for those in power. Ashes of Silence uncovers th……続きを見る
For decades, pharmaceutical giants positioned themselves as guardians of public health. Behind the glossy ads and polished congressional testimonies, a very different reality simmered ー one shaped ……続きを見る
From Cleopatra's gilded barge to the age of Instagram, Mythologies of Fame unravels how humanity has built, worshiped, and destroyed its idols for more than two thousand years. Historian Matthew Nic……続きを見る
Power doesn't vanish ー it adapts.
Shadow Games uncovers fifteen true political and corporate scandals that shaped the modern world, told with the pacing of a thriller and the precision of investiga……続きを見る
History hides its power in plain sight. Threads of Empire pulls that thread and watches civilization unravelーfrom Roman togas and salt taxes to factory whistles, religious dress codes, and passport……続きを見る
This book is about addictions of all kinds. Addictions to smartphones, sex, games, social media, gambling, money, but most of all to alcohol and drugs.
The words 'addict' and 'addiction' are loaded ……続きを見る
'The so-called war on drugs has been a colossal failure, and this book offers further proof that we must treat drug use as a public health issue, not as a crime' Sir Richard Branson
This landmark bo……続きを見る
Piketty’s book is a bombshell, promising a Kuhnian scientific revolution. Geoff BertramPiketty erects a floodlight that illuminates the shadows ignored by economists for too long. Hautahi KingiFew b……続きを見る
Newsrooms_and campus newsrooms are no exception_are chaotic, fast-paced, and lively. That's why we love them. But reporting news is an important business, and everyone involved in that business need……続きを見る
