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Unnatural Disasters

Why Most Responses to Risk and Climate

Change Fail but Some Succeed

GONZALO LIZARRALDE

“A valuable and unique compendium

of wisdom and experience, full of

insight into both environmental

problems and human nature.”

—David Alexander, professor of risk

and disaster reduction,

University College London

Racism, Not Race

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

JOSEPH L. GRAVES JR. AND

ALAN H. GOODMAN

“Brings a new angle and an accessible

approach to the ongoing reckoning with

race in America.”

—Publishers Weekly

“An entertaining and informative read

that will serve as a jumping-off point for

countless discussions about racism.”

—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

The Long Year

A 2020 Reader

EDITED BY

THOMAS J. SUGRUE AND

CAITLIN ZALOOM

“A tremendous set of insights from an

exceptional group of scholars, presented

in short pieces that are digestible in one

sitting. A wonderful chronicling of

an extraordinary year.”

—Shamus Khan, coauthor of Sexual Citizens:

Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus

There Is Life After the

Nobel Prize

ERIC R. KANDEL

“In this remarkable recap of his post-

prize career, Kandel’s intellect and

passion are present on every page.

Readers will be awed by the depth and

breadth of Kandel’s work.”

—Publishers Weekly

Subconsciousness

Automatic Behavior and the Brain

YVES AGID

“Written by one of the world’s great

experts in neurology, this brilliant work

shows Yves Agid to be not only an

accomplished neuroscientist but also

an elegant essayist. ... Wise, charming,

and playful, it should be essential

reading for anyone who cares about

how we think and behave.”

—Stephen L. Hauser, director, UCSF

Weill Institute for Neurosciences

Locked in Time

Animal Behavior Unearthed

in 50 Extraordinary Fossils

DEAN R. LOMAX

Illustrated by Bob Nicholls

“A rousing romp through the fossil record.

Dean R. Lomax’s storytelling and Bob

Nicholls’s artwork reanimate the lifestyles

and behaviors of long-extinct species.”

—Steve Brusatte,

New York Times best-selling author of

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

Why Trust Matters

An Economist’s Guide to the Ties That Bind Us

BENJAMIN HO

“Ho steps away from the mathematical

formalisms of his subfi eld and writes

lucidly and compellingly about the

foundational concept of all social science.”

—The New Yorker

The Symphonies

ANDREI BELY

Translated by Jonathan Stone

“[A] Symbolist masterpiece by the

writer whose work Vladimir Nabokov

ranked among Russia’s greatest literary

achievements... Otherworldly tales

of haunting beauty and a welcome

addition to the canon of classic Russian

literature in English.”

—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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