Sociology
Jewish Comedy: A Serious History
Paperback
A celebrated scholar’s rich account of Jewish humour: its nature, its development and its vital role throughout Jewish history.
The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live
Hardback
An NPR Favorite History Book of 2021
The surprising, often fiercely feminist, always fascinating, yet barely known, history of home economics.Death's Door: Modern Dying and the Ways We Grieve
Paperback
"The most comprehensive multidisciplinary contemplation of mortality we are likely to get."--Thomas Lynch, New York Times Book Review
The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media
Updated Edition
Paperback
New York Times Bestseller
With a New Afterword
“A comic book with zest and brains—one that just might help a reader understand the brave new world.” —The New YorkerA Colony in a Nation
Hardback
New York Times best-selling author and Emmy Award–winning news anchor Chris Hayes argues that there are really two Americas: a Colony and a Nation.