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SAUL BELLOW IT ALL ADDS UP From the Dim Past to the Uncertain Future Introduction by Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
A fascinating journey through literary America over the last forty years, guided by one of the “most gifted chroniclers in the Western World” (The Times [London]). Moving from political figures like Roosevelt and Khrushchev to artists like Mozart and John Cheever, Bellow records the enduring thoughts and opinions of a lifetime of observation. Penguin Classics • 384 pp. • 978-0-14-310668-5 • $22.00
MICHAEL POLLAN HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
Michael Pollan sets out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety—and shares the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences. Penguin Press • 480 pp. • 978-1-59420-422-7 • $28.00
PRIYA SATIA EMPIRE OF GUNS The Violent Making of the Industrial Revolution
From a prize-winning young historian, an authoritative, original work that reframes the Industrial Revolution, expansion of the British Empire, and emergence of industrial capitalism by presenting them as inextricable from the gun trade. Through Priya Satia’s eyes, we acquire a radically new understanding of this critical historical moment and all that followed from it. Penguin Press • 544 pp. • 978-0-7352-2186-4 • $35.00
CARLO ROVELLI THE ORDER OF TIME
Weaving together ideas from philosophy, science and literature, Carlo Rovelli considers questions about the nature of time that continue to puzzle physicists and philosophers alike. “An elegant grapple with one of physics’ deepest mysteries.” —The Wall Street Journal. Riverhead • 256 pp. • 978-0-7352-1610-5 • $20.00
TERRANCE HAYES AMERICAN SONNETS FOR MY PAST AND FUTURE ASSASSIN
In seventy poems bearing the same title, Terrance Hayes explores the meanings of American, of assassin, and of love in the sonnet form. A powerful, timely, dazzling collection from the National Book Award winning author of Lighthead. Penguin • 112 pp. • 978-0-14-313318-6 • $18.00
KARL OVE KNAUSGAARD SPRING
The recommencement of Knausgaard’s spellbinding personal encyclopedia of the world addressed directly to his newly born daughter. Spring is the account of a heartbreaking familial trauma and the emotional epicenter of this singular literary series. “Spring features Knausgaard unbound, writing for the first time without a gimmick or the crutch of extravagant experimentation.…Fall in love with the world, he enjoins, stay sensitive to it, stay in it.”—The New York Times. Penguin Press • 192 pp. • 978-0-399-56336-2 • $27.00
JOHN LEWIS GADDIS ON GRAND STRATEGY
Gaddis, who has taught on the topic at Yale University for almost two decades, assesses grand strategic theory and practice from the ancient world through World War II. “The best education in grand strategy available in a single volume…a book that should be read by every American leader or would-be leader.”—The Wall Street Journal. Penguin Press • 384 pp. • 978-1-59420-351-0 • $26.00
WILLIAM T. VOLLMANN NO GOOD ALTERNATIVE Volume Two of Carbon Ideologies
The second volume of William T. Vollmann’s epic book about the factors and human actions that have led to global warming, this volume looks at the consequences of coal mining and oil and natural gas production. “Invaluable, enlightening, and heartrending testimony to how enmeshed we all are in the carbonindustrial complex and accelerated climate change.”—ALA Booklist. Viking • 688 pp. • 978-0-525-55849-1 • $40.00
WILLIAM TREVOR LAST STORIES
The beloved and acclaimed William Trevor’s last ten stories—nine of which have never been published in book form. “[Trevor’s] seemingly quiet but ultimately volcanic collection is his final gift to us, and it is filled with action sprung from human feeling.”—The New York Times Book Review. Viking • 224 pp. • 978-0-525-55810-1 • $26.00
PAUL GREENBERG THE OMEGA PRINCIPLE Seafood and the Quest for a Long Life and a Healthier Planet
By the bestselling author of Four Fish and American Catch, an eye-opening investigation of the history, science, and business behind omega-3 fatty acids, the “miracle compound” whose story is intertwined with human health and the future of our planet. A powerful argument for a more deliberate and forward-thinking relationship to the food we eat and the oceans that sustain us. Penguin Press • 304 pp. • 978-1-59420-634-4 • $27.00