Non Fiction

It was the storm of the century, boasting waves over one hundred feet high—a tempest created by so rare a combination of factors that meteorologists deemed it "the perfect storm." In a book that has become a classic, Sebastian Junger explores the history of...

How can we put social networks at the service of health? Is it possible to create a reliable communication channel between patients and healthcare professionals? What kind of environments can social networks create that benefit our health? This book presents a structured account of...

«Is the novel important? Why and for whom?" Karl Ove Knausgård asks himself in this speech, delivered in London in October 2022. His answer is a complete defense of the novel as the only thing capable of capturing life as it is: as something...

In the knowledge of the human being there is a fundamental question still unanswered: how do receptors, synapses and neurons generate feelings, thoughts and memories, that is, how does one go from the brain to the mind? Since the beginning of culture, man has...

This is a brief guide to learn about our environment, from front-page news to controversial topics such as euthanasia and surrogate motherhood, and other more thorny ones such as death, life, love or grief. Everything you will find in these pages, written by the...

Seneca believed that life is only a journey toward death and that one must rehearse for death throughout life. Here, he tells us how to practice for death, how to die well, and how to understand the role of a good death in a...

This sewing book is more than just a series of tutorials. It is, in fact, a manual, with which you will not only learn how to make beautiful needlework, but you will also discover the therapeutic power of creating with your own hands.  It...

Our attention is more dispersed than ever. We spend our days jumping from content to content, app to platform, giving likes, commenting, sharing and in some cases, even generating content. It is a scarce and limited commodity and content is becoming more and more...

The polished, the smooth, the impeccable, are the hallmark of our time. They are what Jeff Koons sculptures, smartphones and waxing have in common. These qualities highlight the current "excess of positivity" that Han speaks of in other essays, but that he focuses on...

In a major work of scholarship that explores the funny side of some very serious business (and vice versa), Jeremy Dauber examines the origins of Jewish comedy and its development from biblical times to the age of Twitter. Organizing Jewish comedy into “seven strands”―including...

The mystical philosophy plays an important role in the lives of those living under its influence. This book shows that some of it is due to the way that Eastern mysticism gives us a view of ourselves and the universe that contains answers to...

Are you about to welcome a puppy into your home and don't know where to start? Don't worry, renowned author and dog behavior expert Victoria Stilwell guides you through every step of the exciting adventure of raising your new furry friend. You'll learn how...

A selection of beautiful Bible stories (The Creation Story, Adam and Eve, Noah and the Flood, Moses and the Plagues of Egypt, God’s Relationship with his People, Jesus’ Life and His Disciples, The Birth of the Church, etc.), narrated with colorful and precious illustrations...

Between essay and narrative, this book proposes a way of thinking against our fears, which according to Lucretius, clouds the mind and distances us from a good life. Through classical philosophy, it shows how fear exaggerates threats, multiplies sad passions like anger, shame, or...

This book gathers conversations with twenty-three Pritzker Prize winners, from Frank Gehry to Kazuyo Sejima. Created in 1979, the Pritzker is the highest accolade in contemporary architecture, regarded as the professional Olympus for architects. Initially awarded to the classics, it now values environmental and...

In this book, Labatut explores the thin line between reality and madness, using figures like Bosch, Lovecraft, Hilbert, and Philip K. Dick. Through two essays, the author reflects on chaos and madness as responses to the complex human experience. He reminds us that sometimes...

Discover the story of Voyager, the probes that transformed our vision of the solar system and became a space myth. Since their launch in 1977, these revolutionary spacecrafts have surpassed all the technological limits of their time and have left an indelible mark on...

Through revealing stories, this work aims to provoke reflection on the effects of incivility in our lives, becoming a concise guide on how to live better. We have many words to describe any act of incivility, but few to explain the opposite. The author...

Immerse yourself in the life and legacy of history's great scientists. How did they live? How did they change the course of humanity with their ideas and discoveries? How did they cope with a society that often dismissed them as madmen? Ignasi Llorente transports...

The Heroine with 1,001 Faces dismantles the cult of warrior heroes, revealing a secret history of heroinism at the very heart of our collective cultural imagination. Maria Tatar, a leading authority on fairy tales and folklore, explores how heroines, rarely wielding a sword and often...