Black Landscapes Matter

Black Landscapes Matter

The question "Do black landscapes matter?" cuts deep to the core of American history. From the plantations of slavery to contemporary segregated cities, from freedman villages to northern migrations for freedom, the nation’s landscape bears the detritus of diverse

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Bird Lives

Bird Lives

This work on Charlie Bird Parker offers a picture of not only of the saxophonist-composer as an artist and as a human being, but also of zeitgeist and the musical/social setting that produced him. It shows his complex personality;

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How It Feels to Float

How It Feels to Float

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best of the Year "Profoundly moving . . . Will take your breath away." —Kathleen Glasgow, author of Girl in Pieces A stunningly gorgeous and deeply hopeful portrayal

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Chemistry and Biochemistry of Food

Chemistry and Biochemistry of Food

This book provides an excellent platform for understanding the chemical processes involved in food transformation. Starting with the examination of major food components, such as water, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and minerals, the author further introduces the biochemistry of digestion and

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McKnight s Physical Geography

McKnight s Physical Geography

For courses in physical geography. Helping students comprehend Earth's physical landscape McKnight's Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation presents the concepts of physical geography in a clear, readable way to help students comprehend Earth's physical landscape. The time-proven approach to physical

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Python for Everybody

Python for Everybody

Python for Everybody is designed to introduce students to programming and software development through the lens of exploring data. You can think of the Python programming language as your tool to solve data problems that are beyond the capability of

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The Grace Year

The Grace Year

The Instant New York Times Bestseller! Kim Liggett's The Grace Year is a speculative thriller in the vein of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Power. Survive the year. No one speaks of the grace year. It’s forbidden. In

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