The exclusive in-house perfumer to Hermès reveals for the first time the secrets behind the art and business of creating...

From behind the wall of imposed silence, a breathtaking collection of autobiographical prose and poetry, all the more remarkable because the writer is a child with...

An up-to-date guide on the stem cell controversy and the discovery, hope, and fear that surrounds...

A fascinating and highly accessible look at the surprising role serendipity has played in some of the most important medical discoveries in the twentieth...

From the acclaimed author of The Nobel Prize comes this fascinating portrait of four of the greatest minds in the history of science and the impossible turning point they...

“Splendid . . . Reluctant Genius is a winner.”—Washington...

This classic nineteenth-century work on so-called sexual deviation is the pioneering collection of case studies that cataloged and defined “perversion” from fetishism to...

“Victor is an inspiration to many people because of his success. . . . This book is a great tool for someone just beginning a healthy regimen.”—Natural...

“Uses the science of everyday life to illustrate amazing, but invisible scientific principles. . . . Puts the fizz in physics.”—Entertainment...

“Brave, bold, and deeply felt, this book shows that much we might have believed about autism can be wrong.”—Boston...