Proust Was A NeuroscientistAn ingenious blend of biography, criticism, and first rate science writing, New York Times bestselling author Jonah Lehrer's Proust Was a Neuroscientist urges science and art to listen more closely to each other, for willing minds can combine the best of both, to brilliant effect. In this technology driven age, its tempting to believe that science can solve every mystery. After all, science has cured countless diseases and even sent humans into space.

In Fish Tails

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Collected here are twenty-six of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's most brilliant and enchanting short stories

and Bradley and his team are on the cutting edge

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tracing its history back to the days of Lewis and Clark and examining that age old question—"why do men hunt

and shares Kazin's insights on politics

while her grandparents lived in a mansion that was 20 minutes away

This family-friendly baking book will give any kid the kitchen confidence to make crazy delicious desserts that everyone will enjoy

What is Brooklyn

Bessie and her friends learn about teamwork

a rich and atmospheric portrait that illuminates the cost of war on human lives—the