"Lively . . . excoriating, eloquent . . . We are all Faustians now." — James Wood, The New Yorker
A devilishly fascinating tour of the Faustian bargain through the ages, from brimstone to blues and beyon…
"A former prosecutor provides an essential guide to ensuring that Donald Trump -- and other oligarchs of his ilk -- no longer beat the rap and face serious jail time for their crimes"--
From a leading public health expert and physician, and in the style of Studs Terkel's Working, comes an eye-opening look at what it’s like to have to work physically hard for your money in America . . .
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From Russia to The Democratic Republic of Congo to Myanmar, Chris Stephen ponders the future of prosecuting war criminals who think themselves untouchable in this timely new book, part of Melville House F…
In the ruins of postwar Europe, the world's leading expert on the Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism goes on a hair-raising journey to recover sacred books stolen by the Nazis . . .
At the end of the Second W…
In the vein of George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia and Martha Gellhorn's The View from the Ground, a remarkable work of reportage based on hundreds of hours of on-the-ground reporting, that tells how Gree…
"In a society battered by economic, political, cultural and ecological collapse, where do we place our trust, now that it is more vital than ever for our survival? How has that trust - in our laws, our me…
"Big tech has replaced capitalism's twin pillars--markets and profit--with its platforms and rents. With every click and scroll, we labor like serfs to increase its power. Welcome to technofeudalism..."--
"A never-released vinyl LP helps a Los Angeles Lyft driver honor his former piano teacher's deathbed request to prove his son's innocence in a decades-old murder case"--
"Growing up in rural Ontario, Erin Zimmerman became fascinated with plants--an obsession that led to a life in academia as a professional botanist. But as her career choices narrowed in the face of failin…
A significant collection of interviews with the defiant, controversial, and ground-breaking singer, songwriter, and activist throughout her turbulent career . . .
“It’s not like I got up in the morning a…
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