1+ day, 29+ min ago  (779+ words) As the legendary legacy publisher transitions into a new life phase, publisher Heather Boyer and senior editor Stacy Eisenstark reflect on the past and the future of creating books for planners. Here, we talk with publisher Heather Boyer and senior…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (147+ words) How " and why " did you decide to work at the interface of Earth science and biology? What features of Earth may be rare, even unique, within the cosmos? Why do we need to draw on both Earth science and life…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (232+ words) By Christie Henry April 01, 2026 Island Press originated in northern California in 1978, as a non-profit publisher of books on the human relationship to the natural world. In 1984, the press re-organized to focus exclusively on books for people working on solutions to…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago  (164+ words) There have been many histories of the American Constitution'what makes this book different? The United States only 250 years old, but you call this "A Thousand-Year History? Why? When you talk about the "purpose of the Constitution, what specifically do you…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1143+ words) Princeton University Press In 1974, philosopher Thomas Nagel published a now-famous paper titled "What is it Like to be a Bat?" He was exploring the mind-body problem, that classic philosophical conundrum about how the physical and the mental are related to…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (962+ words) Princeton University Press In 1901 Greek fishermen diving for sponges discovered a bronze device, long encrusted with sea life, buried in the wreck of an ancient Greek boat. Cleaning revealed a remarkable analog computer designed for calculating the positions of the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (168+ words) Princeton University Press From the earliest days of its founding, the United States set its sights on Native territory. Amid better-known "Indian wars," the federal government quietly built an empire by treaty, offering payments to Native peoples for their land....

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1108+ words) Princeton University Press We use third-party cookies that help us analyze how you use this website, store your preferences, and provide the content and advertisements that are relevant to you. However, you can opt out of these cookies by checking…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (108+ words) Unsplash / Carla Michelle Medina Ceballos. By Eleanor Johnson March 04, 2026 What do I mean? Let's get into it. Seduction, reproductive tampering, spellcasting. Same monstrosity we've seen for thousands of years, clawing its rapacious way into the present. Ari Aster, you are…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (887+ words) What was your motivation for writing this book? However, this topic is very specialized, so my editors suggested broadening the scope to a general exploration of the role of extremes in math. Not just "optimization" " finding the best way to…...