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Gurdjieff Reconsidered: The Life, the Teachings, the Legacy

Shambhala, 2019

From a master biographer and longtime Gurdjieff practitioner, a brilliant new exploration of the quintessential Western esoteric teacher of the twentieth-century.

The Greek-Armenian teacher G.I. Gurdjieff was one of the most original and provocative spiritual teachers in the twentieth-century West. Whereas much work...

Creatures of Cain: The Hunt for Human Nature in Cold War America

Princeton Press, 2019

How Cold War America came to attribute human evolutionary success to our species' unique capacity for murder

After World War II, the question of how to define a universal human nature took on new urgency. Creatures of Cain charts the rise and precipitous fall in Cold War America of a theory that...

The Knowledge Growth Regime: A Schumpeterian Approach

Palgrave Pivot, 2019

‘This important new book provides a penetrating, novel analysis of the key role played by knowledge when viewed through the lens of Schumpeterian economics. It is loaded with important insights that highlight the primacy of knowledge and innovation to unleash economic growth.’

?David B. Audretsch,...

Jewels of the Middle Way: The Madhyamaka Legacy of Atisa and His Early Tibetan Followers (22) (Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism)

Wisdom Publications, 2019

Jewels of the Middle Way documents an important tradition of Madhyamaka and provides insight into both the late Indian Buddhist blend of Madhyamaka and tantra and the Kadampa school founded by the Indian Buddhist master Atisa.

This book presents a detailed contextualization of the Madhyamaka (Middle Way) school in...

Bluff City: The Secret Life of Photographer Ernest Withers

W W Norton, 2019

The little-known story of an iconic photographer, whose work captured?and influenced?a critical moment in American history.

Who was Ernest Withers? Most Americans may not know the name, but they do know his photographs. Withers took some of the most legendary images of the 1950s and ’60s: Martin...

Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear

Penguin Press, 2021

“Hart’s argument that we need to drastically revise our current view of illegal drugs is both powerful and timely . . . when it comes to the legacy of this country’s war on drugs, we should all share his outrage.” —The New York Times Book Review

From one of the world's...

Civilization: A History of the World in 1000 Objects

DK Adult, 2020

Discover how humans created their world from the objects they left behind - from the US Constitution to the first iPhone - in DK's latest history book.

From the beginning of human history, the one thing that has defined us is our talent for making things, from basic technology and everyday objects, such...

As You Were

Dzanc Books, 2021

"A book that alternates between grim reality and ribald humor. The hard hits come fast. ... An incandescent addition to both Native American letters and the literature of the Iraq and Afghan wars." -Kirkus starred review

When he learns his father is dying, David Tromblay ponders what will become of the...

Get Good with Money: Ten Simple Steps to Becoming Financially Whole

Rodale Books, 2021

NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER • A ten-step plan for finding peace, safety, and harmony with your money—no matter how big or small your goals and no matter how rocky the market might be—by the inspiring and savvy “Budgetnista.”

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