**"This book is a tour de force." -- Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and TakeA revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work by leading anthropologist James Suzman**Work defines who we are. It determines our status, and dictates how, where, and with whom we spend most of our time. It mediates our self-worth and molds our values. But are we hard-wired to work as hard as we do? Did our Stone Age ancestors also live to...

**"This book is a tour de force." -- Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and TakeA revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work by leading anthropologist James Suzman**Work defines who we are. It determines our status, and dictates how, where, and with whom we spend most of our time. It mediates our self-worth and molds our values. But are we hard-wired to work as hard as we do? Did our Stone Age ancestors also live to...

One of 2021's Most Highly Anticipated New Books—*Newsweek*One of The 20 Leadership Books to Read in 2020—Adam GrantOne of The Best New Wellness Books Hitting Shelves in January 2021—Shape.comA Top Business Book for January 2021—Financial TimesA Next Big Idea Club NomineeSocial Chemistry will utterly transform the way you think about “networking.” Understanding the contours** of your social network can d...

The gripping true story of an indigenous people running the world’s mightiest narco-state—and America’s struggle to thwart them.In Asia’s narcotics-producing heartland, the Wa reign supreme. They dominate the Golden Triangle, a mountainous stretch of Burma between Thailand and China. Their 30,000-strong army, wielding missiles and attack drones, makes Mexican cartels look like street gangs.Wa moguls are unrivaled in the region’s $60 billion meth trade and i...

**"Superb."—Oliver BurkemanA challenge to the tyranny of work and a call to reclaim our lives from its clutches.**From the moment we ask children what they want to “be” when they grow up, we exalt the dream job as if it were life’s ultimate objective. Many entangle their identities with their jobs, with predictable damage to happiness, wellbeing, and even professional success.In The Good Enough Job, journalist Simone Stolzoff traces how work has come to dom...

An “urgent, fascinating, and impassioned” (Daniel Immerwahr) history of Puerto Rico’s 122 years as a colony of the United StatesSince its acquisition by the United States in 1898, Puerto Rico has served as a testing ground for the most aggressive and exploitative US economic, political, and social policies.In Fantasy Island, Ed Morales traces how, over the years, Puerto Rico has served as a colonial satellite, a dumping ground for US manufactured g...

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in HistoryA dramatic, riveting, and “fresh look at a region typically obscured in accounts of the Civil War. American history buffs will relish this entertaining and eye-opening portrait” (Publishers Weekly).Megan Kate Nelson “expands our understanding of how the Civil War affected Indigenous peoples and helped to shape the nation” (Library Journal, starred review), reframin...

**"Superb."—Oliver BurkemanA challenge to the tyranny of work and a call to reclaim our lives from its clutches.**From the moment we ask children what they want to “be” when they grow up, we exalt the dream job as if it were life’s ultimate objective. Many entangle their identities with their jobs, with predictable damage to happiness, wellbeing, and even professional success.In The Good Enough Job, journalist Simone Stolzoff traces how work has come to dom...

The author of the world’s best-selling book on negotiation draws on his nearly fifty years of experience and knowledge grappling with the world’s toughest conflicts to offer a way out of the seemingly impossible problems of our time.Conflict is increasing everywhere, threatening everything we hold dear—from our families to our democracy, from our workplaces to our world. In nearly every area of society, we are fighting more and collaborating less, especially over crucial problems t...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERWinner of 2024 Porchlight’s Best Personal Development & Human Behavior Books"Unlearning Silence is the book I wish I had when I started my career….This book is going to change the workplace for the better."—Pooja Lakshmin MD, psychiatrist & best-selling author of Real Self-Care“A necessary read…Unlearning Silence offers an opportunity and tools to change things within and around us – for ourselves and those we love.” —...

Psychotherapist Josh Fletcher takes us on a tour of the inner mind of a therapist—revealing a hilariously candid point of view on the therapeutic process, a practical guide to therapy, and maybe a few more cobwebs and dark corners than one might expect. It’s everything you ever wanted to know about therapy (and maybe a few things you didn’t).Trauma, heartbreak, anxiety, and mourning are all parts of the human experience, and Josh Fletcher’s mission in life is to no...

International bestselling author of The First 90 Days Michael D. Watkins presents an actionable framework for business strategy to help aspiring leaders learn to think strategically and improve their decision-making—a set of skills more necessary than ever in a world of constant change.Pattern recognition. Systems perspective. Mental agility. Structured problem-solving. Visioning. Political savvy. For every good leader who has mastered of one of these disc...