"Conspiracy" is a fascinating, timely psychological study of those who believe conspiracy theories and of the elusive truths behind those beliefs. Citing an astonishing range of examples, the book defines a conspiracy as two or more... Read More

"Angel of the Garbage Dump" is the biography of a courageous change-maker, Hanley Denning. Denning first encountered the Guatemala City dump that she came to think of as “home” in 1999. Though her early experiences there were... Read More

These sobering essays reveal how movements to address racial injustice and other inequities faltered during the pandemic era. The essays of "Transforming Disruption to Impact" concern the ripple effects of COVID-19 on volunteering and... Read More

"The Risk Paradox" is a valuable psychological exploration in which the experiences of a hundred adventurous risk-takers are mined for lessons in decision-making. Alan Ying and Doug Schneider’s "The Risk Paradox" explores the... Read More

David Chanoff and Louis W. Sullivan’s "We’ll Fight It Out Here" covers the historical fight for equal access to health care. In the 1890s, Fredrick Hoffman, the leading statistician of the Progressive Era, wanted to find out why... Read More

The situation is stark: those in less developed countries are “twenty times more likely to be affected by climate-related disasters.” In her forthright work of research and witness, "State of Disaster", Maria Cristina Garcia... Read More

"The Ruby Rule" is an optimistic self-help guide that accepts the inevitability of opposing viewpoints and encourages lively, civil dialogues with others. Arthur F. Coombs III’s "The Ruby Rule" advocates for empathy, tolerance, and... Read More

"Prophecy before Vision" is an innovative social science text that fosters hope for a more just, inclusive society. Financial executive James Michael Matthew’s ambitious social science book "Prophecy before Vision" takes on the problem... Read More