FROM SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR RICK RUBINEach encounter I’ve had with Lao Tzu has pointed to something new. Almost as if the book changes with every reading. I first picked up Stephen Mitchell’s translation 40 years ago at the Bodhi Tree bookstore in Los Angeles and my life has never been quite the same.This is how art creation always happens.It starts with a prompt, a seed. It can be several sente...

An irreverent, engaging, and visually driven exploration of hip-hop culture through the lens of weed, from the acclaimed music producer, editor, and author of How We Roll.Boasting a wide range of how-tos, charts, graphs, quizzes, lists, interviews and more, Rolling Deep: An Illustrated Guide to Weed and Rap brings to life the edu-taining story of weed and rap—and how they've been intertwined since the very beginning. Readers will learn the answers...

How do countries across the Middle East adjust their foreign policy strategies in response to external pressures, regional rivalries, and domestic politics? At a time when the region is undergoing profound transformation, Grand Strategies of Middle East States advances a new framework for understanding why Middle Eastern states respond differently to similar challenges.Ranging from the Arab uprisings and the Abraham Accords to the wars and crises that followed the October ...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dragons Love Tacos comes this hilarious picture book about absolutely everything—and we mean everything—that can go between two slices of bread.When you think of a sandwich, you probably think of grilled cheese or PB&J. But do you know how much more sandwiches can be? They can represent your truest self. They can fill your heart with gratitude. They can even contain the entire world except ...

Am I really living up to my potential?This is the question that has preoccupied Mike Rubin, CEO of the multi-billion-dollar firm Northpond Ventures, for decades. Through his work as a venture capitalist, he’s encountered innovators, entrepreneurs and business professionals who consistently achieve extraordinary things, but all too many others who are very able in principle but relatively unsuccessful in practice. What do the former group possess that seems...

In Mixed Identities and the People of God, biblical scholar Rubin James Yi McClain explores ethnicity and identity in the ancient world, arguing that multiethnic identities are not peripheral to the biblical story but integral to God's vision for the church.Drawing on New Testament biblical scholarship, Greco-Roman sources, and the broader ancient world, McClain examines how ethnicity and identity were understood, constructed, and contested. Through close ...

Cold, dark, and grim, the final volume of Eisner Award–nominated ode to oblivion is preparing for the BIG CRUNCH that waits at the end of all things with a masterclass in scintillating science fiction told in the immortal EC Comics manner! At the apex of the gaping maw of the void that looms over our ultimate volume of sci-fi spectacle (for now): Eisner Award–winning superstar Greg Smallwood (The Human Target, Moon Knight) writes and illustrates his first cataclysmic cosmic contribution to...

One of the bloodiest and longest lasting revolutionary movements in Latin America described in graphic form.Rupay, in Quechua, means ardor, fire. On May 17th, 1980, the Shining Path, a Maoist group in Peru, burned the electoral records in a small town in the Ayacucho region to ignite the revolution that would set all of Peru aflame. This graphic novel retells the events relating to the start of the conflict, between 1980 and 1984, and the political violenc...

From the acclaimed team of Dean Robbins and Sean Rubin comes a unique story about a little girl and the genius who lived next door -- Albert Einstein!On Mercer Street, two neighbors studied math.Adelaide Delong tried to multiply three times four.Albert Einstein tried to understand how numbers could explain everything in the universe.When Adelaide gets a new neighbor, she is fascinated by this so-called mathematical...

From the author of Shark Lady comes the true story of Florence Merriam Bailey, the groundbreaking scientist who inspired a nation to take up bird-watching and worked tirelessly to protect our feathered friends.Before Florence, there was no such thing as "bird-watching". Bright plumes on lady's hats were all the rage, but no one was climbing trees or wading through marsh-grass to spot the birds they came from. Even scientists studied birds in labs instead o...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE FOYLES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day and then ages out. Rick Rubin is known for something else: creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can ...

The Middle Ages is a term coined around 1450 to describe a thousand years of European History. In this Very Short Introduction, Miri Rubin provides an exploration of the variety, change, dynamism, and sheer complexity that the period covers. From the provinces of the Roman Empire, which became Barbarian kingdoms after c.450-650, to the northern and eastern regions that became increasingly integrated into Europe, Rubin explores the emergence of a truly global system of communicatio...