When I first read Bishop Marsh’s Translation of the Introduction to the New Testament by Michaelis, I regretted that so much learning and such genuine criticism should not be more accessible to the generality of readers; and remembering what Pascal says in his Provincial Letters, that his first object was to make them easy and popular, reserving the more abstruse parts for the end of his works, I have endeavoured to give to a subject, in which every one is equally and eternally interested,...

The size and severity of the global climate crisis is such that even the most committed environmentalists can drift into a state of denial. The award-winning writers collected here have made it their task to shake off this nagging disbelief, bringing the incomprehensible within our grasp and shaping an emotional response to mankind's unwitting creation of a tough new planet. From T. C. Boyle's account of early eco-activists, to Nathaniel Rich's comic fantasy about a marine biologist haunte...

Do our lives have meaning? Should we create more people? Is death bad? Should we commit suicide? Would it be better to be immortal? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? Since Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions first appeared, David Benatar's distinctive anthology designed to introduce students to the key existential questions of philosophy has won a devoted following among users in a variety of upper-level and even introductory courses.

What defines Boston? Its history? Its landmarks? Its sports teams and shrines?Perhaps the question should be, who defines Boston? From Henry David Thoreau to Dennis Lehane, Boston has been beloved by many of America's greatest writers, and there is no better group of men and women to capture the heart and soul of the Hub. In Our Boston, editor Andrew Blauner has collected both original and reprinted essays from Boston-area writers past and present, all celebrating the city...

British music industry veteran David Stark grew up in north-west London during the 1960s as a dedicated Beatles fan, who was lucky enough to meet his musical heroes on various memorable occasions. From gatecrashing the Yellow Submarine film premiere in 1968 and sitting right behind them, to meeting the group individually in some extraordinary circumstances, he recalls his many Beatles encounters here for the first time. However, Stark’s stories don’t end w...

The New York Times bestseller from prizewinning author David Michaelis presents a “stunning” (The Wall Street Journal) breakthrough portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt, America’s longest-serving First Lady, an avatar of democracy whose ever-expanding agency as diplomat, activist, and humanitarian made her one of the world’s most widely admired and influential women.In the first single-volume cradle-to-grave portrait in six decades, acclaimed biographer ...

FACT: We all have narcissistic tendencies, but not all of us are abusive.We highlight this fact because it is important to remember that abusing others is a CHOICE, regardless of neuroses. So, when you find that your partner is showing signs of narcissism and is going out of their way to cross your boundaries and undermine your self-esteem, you might want to reconsider being in that relationship.Being with an abusive narcissist can be tricky. They always seem so perfect at ...

Has depression, anxiety, panic, or severe mental illness negatively impacted your life in one way or another?We’ve all been through difficult periods in our lives wherein our emotions got the best of us and pushed us to act in destructive ways. While it’s painfully human to become overwhelmed with negative emotions from time to time, we need to remember that when emotions start to take control constantly, we have to manage them.This is why “Cognitive Behavioral Therapy” is ...

Emotional abuse is a destructive way of controlling another using of emotions, whether that’s to shame, blame, criticize, embarrass, or manipulate.Once you find that your relationship has a consistent pattern of verbal abusiveness or bullying behaviors that intend to undermine your mental health or wear down your self-esteem, then you just might need to look for the exit.Because of the absence of any physical violence, it can take a while before you realize just how emotion...

When someone has an inflated sense of their importance and a deep need for admiration, they just might be a narcissist. But it’s not always so easy to spot them. Narcissists can be very charming and likable. You might even be dating one of them!Yes, you may be dating a narcissist. And while not all narcissists are bad people, some of them might be sinister enough to suck you into a very abusive spiral.So, if you find yourself constantly manipulated into doing things you don...

Charles M. Schulz, the most widely syndicated and beloved cartoonist of all time, is also one of the least understood figures in American culture. Now acclaimed biographer David Michaelis gives us an in-depth biography of the brilliant, unseen man behind Peanuts.It is the most American of stories: How a barber's son grew up from modest beginnings to realize his dream of creating a newspaper comic strip. How he daringly chose themes never before attempted in mainstream cartoons—lone...

Nantucket Island, off coastal New England, has always been a cherished vacation destination. On a given summer day the population swells to more than forty thousand people. The summer months bring a steady stream of visitors who flock to the extraordinary beauty and history of Nantucket’s shores, its clear skies, and its southwest breezes. Just as important is the year-round community of people who choose to stay through the winter months. The off-season brings Nantucket to its essence—the...