I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Book Cover

Maya Angelou's powerful 1969 memoir follows a young Black girl from age 3 to 16 as she transforms from a victim of racism and trauma into a self-possessed mother, finding refuge in literature.

Silent Spring

Silent Spring Book Cover

Rachel Carson's 1962 exposé revealed how DDT and chemical pesticides were poisoning wildlife and contaminating food supplies, sparking the modern environmental movement.

The Gene: An Intimate History

The Gene An Intimate History Book Cover

From Aristotle to CRISPR, a Pulitzer Prize-winning oncologist weaves science, history, and his family's struggle with mental illness into a gripping story of heredity and human identity.

Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry

Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry Book Cover

Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down the mysteries of the cosmos into bite-sized pieces, from the Big Bang to black holes, quarks to quantum mechanics, and the search for life in the universe.