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A young British nun is ordered to establish a convent in the remote Himalayan mountains. Sister Clodagh is a serious young novitiate assigned to lead a crucial mission, with the reluctant recommendation of her Mother Superior. Together with a disparate group of nuns, Sister Cloda...

How do neurons turn into minds? How does physical "stuff" -- atoms, molecules, chemicals, and cells -- create the vivid and various worlds inside our heads? The problem of consciousness has gnawed at us for millennia. In the last century there have been massive breakthroughs that...

Black seventeen-year-old Zay falls in love for the first time, all while contending with being sent away to an alternative school after his previously incarcerated father comes home.

'Deep Impact' is the story of the world's reaction to a death sentence. As a comet approaches the earth which might not be destroyed or diverted before it reaches earth, each individual struggles in the face of extinction to find what most matters to him or her.

"The story of the groundbreaking trans athletes and Olympic bureaucrats who set the stage for today's culture wars"-- Provided by publisher.

These are dangerous times for democracy. We live in an age of winners and losers, where the odds are stacked in favor of the already fortunate. Stalled social mobility and entrenched inequality give the lie to the American credo that "you can make it if you try." The consequence ...

The rhythms and structures of society were all once set by religion. Now, for many, religion no longer runs the show. How, then, to celebrate milestones? Find rules to guide us? Figure out texts that offer a chance to dwell for an instant in what can't be said? The answer, Hecht ...

"A young readers' adaptation of Jonathan Eig's bestselling biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., King: A Life"-- Provided by publisher.

Rupert has a big secret. When his owner, Mandy, is fast asleep, he likes to slip on her dancing shoes and dance the night away. Then one night Mandy catches Rupert in the act. She’s not upset; she’s thrilled! And she’s determined to give Rupert dancing lessons so he can hone his ...

An illustrated introduction to the major subjects of Western philosophy, guided by Heraclitus.

Archibald Frisby, mad about science and wise beyond his years, is sent to camp to have fun and ends up broadening the horizons of his fellow campers.

Mason gives a series of vivid glimpses into brain science, the last frontier of medicine, and explores fragility of the brain and the sense of self, life, and order that resides there.

Only one of three pig brothers survives attacks by a wolf.

'What is Missing' is psychological family drama about a father, a son, and the woman they both love.