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Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science
by Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education Board on Science Education National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About ScienceOur current information ecosystem makes it easier for misinformation about science to spread and harder for people to figure out what is scientifically accurate. Proactive solutions are needed to address misinformation about science, an issue of public concern given its potential to cause harm at individual, community, and societal levels. Improving access to high-quality scientific information can fill information voids that exist for topics of interest to people, reducing the likelihood of exposure to and uptake of misinformation about science. Misinformation is commonly perceived as a matter of bad actors maliciously misleading the public, but misinformation about science arises both intentionally and inadvertently and from a wide range of sources. Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science characterizes the nature, scope, and impacts of this phenomenon, and provides guidance on interventions, policies, and future research. This report is a comprehensive assessment of the available evidence and reflects a systems view of the problem given the broader historical and contemporary contexts that shape the lived experiences of people and their relationships to information. The report aims to illuminate the impacts of misinformation about science and potential solutions across a diversity of individual peoples, communities, and societies.
State of Knowledge Regarding Transmission, Spread, and Management of Chronic Wasting Disease in U.S. Captive and Free-Ranging Cervid Populations
by Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources Division on Earth and Life Studies National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Board on Animal Health Sciences, Conservation, and Research Committee on the Review of Transmission and Geographic Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in U.S. Cervid PopulationsChronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal, infectious prion disease affecting the central nervous system of some species of Cervidae-animals such as deer, elk, and moose. Recognized as a disease in the 1980s but suspected to have been present in the United States for decades longer, CWD affects both captive and free-ranging cervids and has been reported in 35 states and five Canadian provinces of North America as of August 1, 2024. The potential ramifications of the increasing spread of CWD are serious, and include negative impacts on ecosystems, and large economic costs for agencies with management responsibilities related to cervids and for industries that depend on cervids or cervid products. Cultural and food security impacts for communities with traditions tied to cervid hunting are also impacted. In 2020, Congress passed America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act (P.L. 116-188), directing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to lead a task force for addressing CWD in the United States drawing on a study commissioned from the National Academies. This report will assist the task force in prioritizing research and developing future CWD management strategies. It describes the state of knowledge regarding how CWD is transmitted among cervids, the current distribution of disease outbreaks, and the effectiveness of current diagnostic, prevention, and control methods available to limit the spread of the disease.
The Age of AI in the Life Sciences: Benefits and Biosecurity Considerations
by Computer Science and Telecommunications Board Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences Policy and Global Affairs Division on Earth and Life Studies Committee on International Security and Arms Control Board on Life Sciences National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on Assessing and Navigating Biosecurity Concerns and Benefits of Artificial Intelligence Use in the Life SciencesArtificial intelligence (AI) applications in the life sciences have the potential to enable advances in biological discovery and design at a faster pace and efficiency than is possible with classical experimental approaches alone. At the same time, AI-enabled biological tools developed for beneficial applications could potentially be misused for harmful purposes. Although the creation of biological weapons is not a new concept or risk, the potential for AI-enabled biological tools to affect this risk has raised concerns during the past decade. This report, as requested by the Department of Defense, assesses how AI-enabled biological tools could uniquely impact biosecurity risk, and how advancements in such tools could also be used to mitigate these risks. The Age of AI in the Life Sciences reviews the capabilities of AI-enabled biological tools and can be used in conjunction with the 2018 National Academies report, Biodefense in the Age of Synthetic Biology, which sets out a framework for identifying the different risk factors associated with synthetic biology capabilities.
Preparing Successful No-Effect and No-Adverse-Effect Section 106 Determinations: A Handbook for Transportation Cultural Resource Practitioners
by Transportation Research Board National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine National Cooperative Highway Research Program Terry Klein Kate Umlauf Camilla McDonaldSection 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act requires federal agencies, including the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, to take into account the effects of their programs and projects listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. NCHRP Research Report 1133: Preparing Successful No-Effect and No-Adverse-Effect Section 106 Determinations: A Handbook for Transportation Cultural Resource Practitioners, from TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program, is designed to aid in the navigation of both the Section 106 and project development processes and address other various practitioner challenges. Supplemental to the report are NCHRP Web-Only Document 412: Creating a Handbook for Successful No-Effect and No-Adverse-Effect Section 106 Determinations, a technical memorandum on implementation of the research findings and products, and a PowerPoint presentation on the study.
Safeguarding the Food Supply: Integrating Diverse Risks, Connecting with Consumers, and Protecting Vulnerable Populations: Proceedings of a Workshop
by Food Forum Food and Nutrition Board National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Health and Medicine DivisionChanges to the landscape of food safety threats, and the introduction of new regulations to address these concerns increasingly have nutrition, economic, and equity implications. In September 2024, the National Academies Food Forum hosted a public workshop to explore the hazard and risk-based communications strategies and approaches to safeguarding both domestic and global food systems. This Proceedings of a Workshop highlights the presentations and discussions that occurred at the workshop.
Transportation Emergency Response Application (TERA): Migration Options Beyond 2025
by Transportation Research Board National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Transit Cooperative Research Program Karl Kim Patricia Bye Deborah MatherlyThe Transportation Emergency Response Application (TERA) is a scenario-based training system that provides training and exercise scenarios and materials for command-level and operational roles in public transportation agencies, state departments of transportation, and airport emergency operations centers for natural and human-made disaster incidents. TCRP Research Report 253: Transportation Emergency Response Application (TERA): Migration Options Beyond 2025, from TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program, identifies migration and repurpose options for the content of TERA to one or more platforms and describes materials that have the most value as resources for tabletop exercises.
Transportation Resilience 2023: International Conference on Extreme Weather and Climate Change Challenges
by Transportation Research Board National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Chelsea TreboniakThe transportation industry is working toward a common understanding of integrating transportation resilience into various agency processes and exploring new methods for evaluating resilience investments. Transportation Insights 5: Transportation Resilience 2023 presents the discussions and presentations from an international conference hosted by TRB in November 2023 in Washington, DC.
K-12 STEM Education and Workforce Development in Rural Areas
by Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education Board on Science Education National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on K–12 STEM Education and Workforce Development in Rural AreasRural areas can provide a rich context for learning science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), but these communities and the students in them are often overlooked in ongoing efforts to expand access to high-quality K-12 STEM education and workforce development. Addressing barriers, often related to funding, and promoting unrecognized assets for STEM learning can enhance the ability of individuals in rural areas to further engage in and contribute to their communities or to broader scientific exploration and discovery. K-12 STEM Education and Workforce Development in Rural Areas makes recommendations to federal, state, and local educational agencies, programs, and other relevant stakeholders to advance STEM education and workforce development for rural America. This report comes in response to a mandate within the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022.
Hoffbrand's Postgraduate Haematology
by A. Victor HoffbrandThe latest edition of the key haematology text Haematology, the study and treatment of blood and bone marrow disorders, is a rich and complex discipline that consistently produces cutting-edge medical research. Since 1972, Hoffbrand’s Postgraduate Haematology has acted as the foundational overview and reference text for this subject, introducing generations of trainees and medical residents to the pathogenesis, clinical and laboratory features, and management of blood disorders. The eighth edition of Hoffbrand’s Postgraduate Haematology, now with a new editorial team including leading clinicians and researchers, promises to continue this tradition of excellence with a fully updated text. Lavishly illustrated, comprehensive, and thoughtfully referenced, it is an indispensable resource. Readers of the eighth edition of Hoffbrand’s Postgraduate Haematology will also find: Four-color illustrations and photomicrographs of blood cells and tissues throughout to support key topicsNew sections analysing recent advances in next generation sequencing, genome editing, clonal haematopoiesis, anticoagulant drugs, diagnostic laboratory tools, and moreCompanion website with downloadable figures and other tools Hoffbrand’s Postgraduate Haematology is ideal for all postgraduate trainees or residents in haematology, as well as for clinicians and practitioners looking for a reference work on the subject and a guide to the latest research.
Biohack Me: The Practical Guide to Everyday Biohacks Anyone Can Use to Optimise Their Health and Longevity
by Camilla ThompsonSupercharge your life. One biohack at a time. Do you struggle to prioritise your health amongst the demands of a busy lifestyle? Are you afraid of growing old and not thriving in your later years? Then maybe biohacking is for you. Biohacking is all about hacking your biology and environment so you can live better for longer. It involves making small, incremental changes to your lifestyle and diet today that will improve your health, vitality and wellbeing into the future. Biohacking proves that we have more control over ageing than what we might think. With Biohack Me, you'll discover that ageing is something we should embrace, not fear. Author Camilla Thompson is a trailblazer in biohacking, nutrition, and health coaching. As a trusted coach and wellness mentor, Camilla has dedicated nearly a decade of her life to helping others optimise their health and longevity. In this powerful guide, she provides clear, actionable strategies that will empower you to take charge of your health and protect your cognitive and physical wellbeing as you age. By learning the biohacking framework outlined in this book, you can improve your sleep, mood, health, relationships, brain and so much more. You'll learn: The importance of sleep rituals and habits, like nasal breathing and your circadian rhythm Strategies to boost your energy though intermittent fasting, red-light therapy and cold exposure How to revolutionise your relationship with stress and anxiety using the circle of control Methods to improve your nervous system function, such as breathwork and acupuncture Why neuroplasticity is crucial for optimum long-term brain function How a nutrient-rich diet, hydration hacks and cognitive training can improve your overall brain health Once you master the biohacking basics, you will unlock your full potential and transform your mind and body for the better. Whether you're a health newbie or a seasoned wellness warrior, Biohack Me is your ticket to supercharging your life.
Culture-Led Brands: Drive Growth, Build Resilience and Cultivate Resonance
by Leila FataarIn a world of relentless change and pervasive uncertainty, brands can only thrive if they become adept at reading and responding to cultural currents and signals. Today, cultural relevance is not just a marketing output, but a foundational element of successful contemporary business strategy. Brands no longer operate in a vacuum; instead, they are active participants in a global dialogue impacting culture and communities, both geographical and through fandoms. This book equips leaders with the tools to navigate this rapidly evolving business landscape, embracing uncertainty and harnessing cultural relevance to drive growth. Covering everything from marketing to commerce, innovation and creativity, political sensitivity and technology transformations all the way to diversity and inclusion, environmental consciousness and how to credibly leverage the influence of cultural voices, this book enables you to build a culture-led growth strategy and create a resilient brand. With real-world examples from brands like adidas Originals, Guinness and YouTube, this book provides a practical framework for embedding cultural relevance throughout your entire brand. It encourages leaders to rethink not just their external messaging, but their internal values and operations to create a culture-led branding and business strategy that is adaptive, authentic and accountable.
Little Miss Diagnosed: A Surgeon's Guide to Breaking Bones and Bending Rules
by Erin Nance, MDFrom the real-life Meredith Grey, comes an inspiring collection of essays based on Dr. Erin Nance’s popular TikTok account @littlemissdiagnosed, detailing Dr. Nance’s journey as a young female orthopedic surgeon navigating challenging cases and ethical dilemmas in the high-stakes, cutthroat world of medicine. In her debut essay collection, renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. Erin Nance offers a raw, unfiltered look into the exhilarating yet complicated world of healthcare. Compassionate, honest, and most of all, transformative, Little Miss Diagnosed tells the story of how a modern female surgeon survived family tragedy, systemic sexism, and everything New York City had to throw at her, to become the most trusted doctor on the internet. Through her popular social media presence, she has become a trusted figure for shedding light on these issues, making her insights and advice invaluable to readers. Little Miss Diagnosed offers even more of that unique and unfiltered perspective on the healthcare system, providing readers with a deeper understanding of its inner workings and how to navigate it effectively. As thought-provoking, as it is revealing, what started as an honest attempt at sharing stories to humanize medicine, became a catalyst for @littlemissdiagnosed, Nance’s viral TikTok account that has grown to inspire thousands daily. With gripping accounts of true cases, Little Miss Diagnosed serves as a powerful testament to the resilience and care often thought missing in the medical world. The essay collection expands on familiar favorite stories and brings in a bevy of new ones. Nance's dedication to listening to her patients and finding personal solutions bring to mind the dedication and tenaciousness of the beloved Meredith Grey, but in an equally challenging and even more male-dominated specialty. From lying to hospital administrators to get a homeless woman a lifesaving surgery to solving a one-year long medical mystery Dr. House style, each anecdote reflects Dr. Nance's commitment to her patients and the world at large. With decades of expertise under her belt, Dr. Nance’s Little Miss Diagnosed goes beyond memoir, allowing readers to feel they have slipped on their own white coats, solving cases and treating people, while recognizing what it’s like to live within the American health care system and the dedication it takes to move beyond it.
Go Set a Watchman: A Novel
by Harper Lee#1 New York Times Bestseller“Go Set a Watchman is such an important book, perhaps the most important novel on race to come out of the white South in decades." — New York Times A landmark novel by Harper Lee, set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird.Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch—“Scout”—returns home to Maycomb, Alabama from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil that were transforming the South, Jean Louise’s homecoming turns bittersweet when she learns disturbing truths about her close-knit family, the town, and the people dearest to her. Memories from her childhood flood back, and her values and assumptions are thrown into doubt. Featuring many of the iconic characters from To Kill a Mockingbird, Go Set a Watchman perfectly captures a young woman, and a world, in painful yet necessary transition out of the illusions of the past—a journey that can only be guided by one’s own conscience.Written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman imparts a fuller, richer understanding and appreciation of the late Harper Lee. Here is an unforgettable novel of wisdom, humanity, passion, humor, and effortless precision—a profoundly affecting work of art that is both wonderfully evocative of another era and relevant to our own times. It not only confirms the enduring brilliance of To Kill a Mockingbird, but also serves as its essential companion, adding depth, context, and new meaning to an American classic.
The Phoenix Pencil Company: A Novel
by Allison KingIn this dazzling debut novel, a hidden and nearly forgotten magic—of Reforging pencils, bringing the memories they contain back to life—holds the power to transform a young woman’s relationship with her grandmother, and to mend long-lost connections across time and space.Monica Tsai spends most days on her computer, journaling the details of her ordinary life and coding for a program that seeks to connect strangers online. A self-proclaimed recluse, she's always struggled to make friends and, as a college freshman, finds herself escaping into a digital world, counting the days until she can return home to her beloved grandparents. They are now in their nineties, and Monica worries about them constantly—especially her grandmother, Yun, who survived two wars in China before coming to the States, and whose memory has begun to fade.Though Yun rarely speaks of her past, Monica is determined to find the long-lost cousin she was separated from years ago. One day, the very program Monica is helping to build connects her to a young woman, whose gift of a single pencil holds a surprising clue. Monica’s discovery of a hidden family history is exquisitely braided with Yun’s own memories as she writes of her years in Shanghai, working at the Phoenix Pencil Company. As WWII rages outside their door, Yun and her cousin, Meng, learn of a special power the women in their family possess: the ability to Reforge a pencil’s words. But when the government uncovers their secret, they are forced into a life of espionage, betraying other people’s stories to survive.Combining the cross-generational family saga and epistolary form of A Tale for the Time Being with the uplifting, emotional magic of The Midnight Library, Allison King’s stunning debut novel asks: who owns and inherits our stories? The answers and secrets that surface on the page may have the unerasable power to reconnect a family and restore a legacy.
How to Survive Against the Odds: Tales and Tips for Animal Attacks and Natural Disasters
by WonderyInspired by Wondery’s hit podcast Against the Odds—learn how to survive whatever nature can throw at you through gut-twisting true stories of survival on the brinkHow to Survive Against the Odds places you at the center of fifteen real life-or-death scenarios. Each story explores the physiological responses of the human body under unbearable conditions, how to counteract them, and strategies for survival from doctors and psychologists. Through these tales, we see the grit, willpower, and know-how needed to navigate out of a host of merciless situations.This invaluable survival guide includes tips on how to endure being:ADRIFT AT SEA: Learn how to cure turtle meat, procure potable water, and survive on a life raft.MAULED BY A BEAR: Black bears? Fight back. Grizzly bears? Play dead. Polar bears? Start praying. You’ll learn how to triage wounds using the MARCH method and how to spot the difference between a bear’s bluff charge and an actual attack.BURIED BY AN EARTHQUAKE: Find out how to survive the initial crush, maintain your sanity if trapped under the rubble, and “think away your hunger.”And so much more!This might just be the most important book you’ll ever read. Armed with the information in How to Survive Against the Odds and when faced with similar threats, you may also find that you have what it takes to defy death and live to tell your story.
False Claims: One Insider's Impossible Battle Against Big Pharma Corruption
by Lisa PrattaIn Big Pharma, lives are secondary to profit margins. But Lisa Pratta stood her ground—risking everything to expose the lies of a billion-dollar pharmaceutical business mired in deception, greed, and the systemic abuse of both patients and employeesAs a rising star in pharmaceutical sales, Lisa Pratta wanted to believe that she was helping improve the lives of people who suffered from illness. But as she climbed the corporate ladder, she uncovered a sinister world of bribery, fraud, and sexual harassment—all papered over with a thin veneer of corporate respectability.At Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Lisa found herself at a small company with a blockbuster drug that could have been a lifeline for patients suffering from multiple sclerosis—that is, if it was prescribed properly. But instead, Questcor chose profits over patients, training its sales force to push untested treatment regimens with the sole purpose of beating its competition. Lisa recognized this as not only dangerous but highly illegal. In the midst of this controversy, Questcor arbitrarily inflated the drug’s price to a jaw-dropping $28,000 per vial. Torn between her morals and the financial stability the job provided for her special-needs son, Lisa made a decision that would change her life forever: she reported the fraudulent practices of the company to the federal government. For nearly a decade, she led a double life—feeding insider information to the Department of Justice while enduring the relentless demands of her company to sell their drug using illegal marketing tactics. She faced constant fear of exposure, knowing that the government offered her no protection if her secrets were revealed. Nonetheless, Lisa pressed on, determined to hold Questcor accountable for the laws they were breaking and the lives they were endangering.This incredible true story offers a sobering look at the unscrupulous sales methods used by America’s corrupt pharmaceutical industry, spotlights the levers they pull to extract ludicrous profits from the sick and dying, and is a page-turning portrait of one woman’s heroic fight against Big Pharma and a mother’s struggle to protect her family.
Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen
by Jose Antonio VargasTHE NATIONAL BESTSELLER“This riveting, courageous memoir ought to be mandatory reading for every American.” —Michelle Alexander, New York Times bestselling author of The New Jim Crow“l cried reading this book, realizing more fully what my parents endured.” —Amy Tan, New York Times bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and Where the Past Begins“This book couldn’t be more timely and more necessary.” —Dave Eggers, New York Times bestselling author of What Is the What and The Monk of MokhaPulitzer-Prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, called “the most famous undocumented immigrant in America,” tackles one of the defining issues of our time in this explosive and deeply personal call to arms.“This is not a book about the politics of immigration. This book––at its core––is not about immigration at all. This book is about homelessness, not in a traditional sense, but in the unsettled, unmoored psychological state that undocumented immigrants like myself find ourselves in. This book is about lying and being forced to lie to get by; about passing as an American and as a contributing citizen; about families, keeping them together, and having to make new ones when you can’t. This book is about constantly hiding from the government and, in the process, hiding from ourselves. This book is about what it means to not have a home.After 25 years of living illegally in a country that does not consider me one of its own, this book is the closest thing I have to freedom.”—Jose Antonio Vargas, from Dear America
Welcome to Metropolis: The Prequel Junior Novel (Superman)
by David LewmanTake to the skies with Superman in this official prequel junior novel inspired by the new film, in theaters July 11, 2025!Clark Kent is a fresh face to Metropolis, trying to balance his new job at The Daily Planet, and his secret identity as Superman, a powerful metahuman, while uncovering a dangerous mystery that seems to tie back to the infamous Lex Luthor. Discover how the world&’s first super hero found his place in his new home in this original prequel novel based on the film. Superman: Welcome to Metropolis features an eight-page full-color insert with character profiles!
SUPERMAN: Friends and Foes! (Step into Reading)
by Random HouseThis leveled reader is a perfect way to introduce young fans to Superman, which flies into theaters July 11, 2025!Get ready to fly with Superman, in theaters on July 11, 2025, bringing with it all the wonder and adventure of the world&’s first super hero. When Superman faces off against Lex Luthor, he doesn&’t do it alone. He has many friends and fellow DC super heroes—including Krypto—who always help him save the day! Meet all the heroes and villains in Superman with this leveled reader perfect for kids 4 to 7.Step Into Reading Step 3 Readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics. They are ideal for children who are ready to read on their own.
Atmosphere: A Love Story
by Taylor Jenkins ReidFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six comes an epic new novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program, about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits. Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. She is content with her life as a professor of physics and astronomy and as aunt to her precocious niece, Frances, until she comes across an advertisement seeking the first women scientists to join NASA's space shuttle program. Suddenly, Joan burns to go to space.Selected from a pool of thousands of applicants in the summer of 1980, Joan begins training at Houston's Johnson Space Center, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates: Top Gun pilot Hank Redmond and scientist John Griffin, easygoing even when the stakes are high; mission specialist Lydia Danes, who has worked too hard to play nice; warmhearted Donna Fitzgerald, navigating her own secrets; and Vanessa Ford, the magnetic and mysterious aeronautical engineer who can fix any engine and fly any plane.As they become unlikely friends and prepare for their first flights, Joan finds a love she never imagined. In this new light, Joan begins to question everything she thinks she knows about her place in the observable universe.Then, in December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, it all changes in an instant.Fast-paced, thrilling, and emotional, Atmosphere is Taylor Jenkins Reid at her best: telling a passionate and soaring story about the transformative power of love–this time among the stars.
Spellbinders: Overpowered (Spellbinders)
by Andrew AuseonRewrite the rules of the game in the next installment of this hilarious and epic illustrated series about a middle schooler whose gaming fantasies become his reality. "My favorite new fantasy series.&”—Max Brallier, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Last Kids on Earth seriesAfter the universe-altering events of his last adventure, Ben Whitlock is trapped in an endless magical nap, and nobody across the realms knows how to wake him. But that won&’t keep his loyal quest party from trying their hardest. Merv searches the seemingly endless House of Reflection for a cure, while Niara, Agnes and Drake return to Lux, where it all began, to find answers from their ultimate enemy (although they have so many these days, it's hard to keep track).Meanwhile, Ben is stuck with the Spellbinder who first got him into this mess in a mind-bending dream world...and it appears his mind is the one that's bent. Can he escape before it finally breaks? Fighting their way back to one another, the party must face their greatest desires and their greatest fears. But when you play with magic, the rules are always being rewritten...and nothing is as it seems.
Parallel Lines: A Novel
by Edward St AubynFINALIST FOR THE 2025 ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION From the award-winning author of The Patrick Melrose novels, a hilarious and moving story about a group of wildly different characters whose fates are improbably yet inextricably linked—a novel about extinction and survival, inheritance and loss, written with St Aubyn&’s trademark wit and inimitable style.It&’s the summer of 2021, and Sebastian is in treatment following a breakdown that has left him grappling with his fragile grip on reality and his persistent hunger to connect with the biological mother who abandoned him as a child. His therapist, Martin, is facing challenges of his own, including his adopted daughter&’s tenuous relationship with her own biological mother—a predicament that makes Sebastian&’s struggle feel uncannily proximate to her own. Olivia is producing a radio series on catastrophic natural disasters, which itself seems to be running parallel to the events unfolding in her personal life, as her best friend Lucy faces a grave diagnosis, and her husband, Francis, pursues his mission of re-wilding the world. Over the course of the next year their fates collide in outrageous and poignant ways, as each of their destinies is revealed in a marvelous new light.With characteristic brilliance and humour, Parallel Lines investigates themes of dualism, determinism, connection and love. St Aubyn captures the life of the spirit as vibrantly as the life of the mind, in a novel that wrestles with moral and psychic anguish and the cascading consequences of our choices at every stage of life. A thrilling, wholly captivating work from one of the most gifted writers at work today.
Taste of Home Made From Scratch: 278 HEARTWARMING DISHES THAT MAKE HOME COOKING A SNAP (Taste of Home Classics)
by Taste Of HomeRelish the goodness of homemade dinners, desserts, baked goods and more with over 250 quick, easy from-scratch recipes.Think you don&’t have time to cook like mom and grandma used to? Think again! Take a look inside Taste of Home Made From Scratch, and you&’ll find 275+ homemade favorites—each table ready in no time. Whether you&’re looking to create the heartwarming meals and baked goods of yesteryear or simply want to eliminate fatty, high-sodium convenience items from your culinary repertoire, the dishes found here make easy work of from-scratch cooking. From weeknight dinners to special-occasion entrees, a wholesome menu is always at your fingertips. Serve up stick-to-your-ribs casseroles, savory roasts, juicy chicken entrees, veggie sides and more—all prepared simply with Made From Scratch. In addition, you&’ll learn the tricks to handmade breads, muffins, cakes, cookies and pies—all baked easily with ingredients you likely already have in your pantry. You&’ll even find step-by-step instructions and stunning color photographs, helping you feel confident in the kitchen. What truly sets Made From Scratch apart is a commitment to simplicity. The pros at Taste of Home understand that your time is precious, and our recipes reflect that. Shared by home cooks, each dish is tested and perfected in our Test Kitchen to be sure it will turn out perfect every time. 278 recipes that make easy work of from-scratch specialties. All-in-one cookbook that includes entrées and desserts as well as breakfasts, appetizers, baked goods and more. 30 money-saving recipes for pantry/fridge staples such as homemade mayo, chicken broth, salad dressings, syrup, ketchup, pasta sauce and more. Copycat recipes of restaurant favorites made easy at home. Hints and tips describe how homemade foods can cut calories, sodium and fat. Nutrition facts with every recipe assist with meal planning. CHAPTERS Breakfast & Brunch Appetizers & Snacks Soups & Stews Main Courses Sides & Salads Breads, Biscuits & More Brownies, Bars & Cookies Cake & Pies Desserts & Sweets
Matisse in Morocco: A Journey of Light and Color
by Jeff KoehlerThe remarkable and little-known story of the two groundbreaking winters that Henri Matisse spent painting in Morocco, a fertile period that transformed his art and marked his work until the very end.In winter of 1912, Henri Matisse—forty-two, nearing mid-career, and yet to find lasting critical acceptance, public admiration, or financial security since exploding to the forefront of the avant-garde in 1905 with his iconoclastic Fauve paintings—was struggling. Once the vanguard leader, the Parisian avant-garde now considered him passé. His important early collectors, including Gertrude and Leo Stein, had stopped buying his work and were fully championing Picasso, and he had exhibited little in the last few years. In the face of Cubism that was now dominating the art scene, Matisse needed to get away from Paris in order to advance his distinctive artistic vision. Almost on a whim, he went to Tangier. Matisse had already been profoundly inspired by Islamic art, and was primed for his arrival in the Moroccan city where such art was integrated into everyday life. Despite the challenges of rain, insomnia, depression, and finding models, the sojourn was such a success he returned the following winter, which would lead to even greater artistic triumph. Matisse in Morocco tells the story of the artist's groundbreaking time in Tangier and how it altered Matisse&’s development as a painter and indelibly marked his work for the next four decades. Through Koehler's research and travel, we experience Matisse's time in Tangier, the paintings and their subjects, his relationships with his wife Amélie and his two important collectiors, and then come to understand the impact Morocco—its light, colors, culture, and artistic traditions—had on his art. From Landscape Viewed From a Window, to Zorah on the Terrace, from Kasbah Gate to the dream-like tableau Moroccan Café, these works from Morocco are now recognized as some of the most significant and dazzling of Matisse&’s illustrious career.
Realms of the Round Table
by John MatthewsRare and previously unpublished tales of one of the most famous legends in literature is brought to life for a new generation by one of the world&’s leading Arthurian experts and illustrated by an acclaimed Tolkien artist. It is a time of magic and adventure, of chivalry and courtly love, when great evil must be met with heroic deeds. It is a time of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Realms of the Round Table presents for the first time an extensive collection of forgotten tales, retold for a new generation of readers by a modern-day Merlin, the world-renowned Arthurian authority, John Matthews. Contained within are a rich feast of Arthurian love stories and tales that delve deep into the darker mysteries of the Great Wood and the denizens of fantastic lands beyond. Here also is a heady mixture of magic, faery lore, wisdom and mystery—capturing extraordinary tales of Camelot&’s greatest knights, such as Sir Lancelot and Sir Gawain, and others less well known, and soaring from high adventure to mystical accounts of the Grail. There is even an Arthurian Christmas tale These stories honor the work of Thomas Malory in his legendary Le Morte D&’Arthur. They are dramatically brought to life by the luminous paintings and drawings of internationally acclaimed Tolkien artist, John Howe. With an introduction by Sir John Boorman, director of the classic film Excalibur, Realms of the Round Table is a glorious reimagining of the most influential work of English fantasy ever written that will surprise and capture anyone who has ever been enchanted by tales of Camelot.