Growing up in rural Ontario, Erin Zimmerman became fascinated with plants - an obsession that led to a life in academia as a professional botanist. But as her career choices narrowed in the face of failing institutions and subtle, but ubiquitous, sexism, Zimmerman began to doubt herself. Unrooted: Botany, Motherhood, and the Fight to Save an Old Science is a scientist's memoir, a glimpse into the ordinary life of someone in a fascinating field. This...

Introduces Japanese artist Hokusai, revealing what led him to create more than thirty thousand works of art, including his famous woodcut views of The Great Wave off Kanagawa and Mount Fuji, and how his life and art can inspire kids to create their own masterpieces.

"Anyone who has read Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air or has seen a recent photo of climbers standing in line to get to the top of Everest may think they have the mountain pretty well figured out. It's an extreme landscape where bad weather and incredible altitude can occasionally kill, but more so an overcrowded, trashed-out recreation destination where rich clients pad their egos--and social media feeds--while exploiting local Sherpas. There's some...

"Before Frank Sinatra became the international superstar that we remember him as today, he was just a young boy singing for spare change in his family's New Jersey tavern. Those small beginnings would be the start of an incredible career in which Frank became one of the best-selling musicians of all time -- selling over 150 million records worldwide. More than just a musician, Frank also went on to win an Academy Award and a Golden Globe during his...

"The definitive ranking of the greatest football players of all time" -- It is a question that has bedeviled football fans for generations: Who's the best? Of the more than 25,000 men who have suited up during the NFL's century of existence, which ones stood head and shoulders above all others? At The Athletic, home to the best newsroom in sports, this question would become a labor of love for dozens of the best football writers on the planet, including...

"A candid exploration of the genius, shame, and celebrity of Whitney Houston a decade after her passing. On February 11, 2012, Whitney Houston was found submerged in the bathtub of her suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. In the decade since, the world has mourned her death amid new revelations about her relationship to her Blackness, her sexuality, and her addictions. Didn't We Almost Have It All is author Gerrick Kennedy's exploration of the duality...

"Este libro no pretende ser una biograf̕a detallada de Taylor Swift, tampoco un resumen de los innumerables premios que recibi̤ ni un recuento de sus historias de amor, porque su vida est̀ plasmada en las letras de sus canciones, pero s̕ tiene la intenci̤n de ser un recordatorio de los pasos que dio para cumplir sus suęos hasta convertirse en ̕cono, reina y hero̕na de millones de fans alrededor del mundo. En este recorrido quedar̀ demostrado...

"Join food justice advocate and baker Michael Platt on a stunning visual journey as he shares moving, true accounts of twelve months in Black history. Featuring mouth-watering recipes and biographies of important figures, this book will inspire future leaders with real stories of trailblazers who helped change the world."--

"The story of businessman Pedro Flores, inventor of the yo-yo."--Provided by publisher.