The Adventures of Augie March

Saul Bellow

Saul Bellow's American masterpiece, "The Adventures of Augie March" includes an introduction by Christopher Hitchens in "Penguin Modern Classics". A penniless and parentless Chicago boy growing up in the Great Depression, Augie March drifts through life latching on to a wild succession of occupations, i...

An Onion in My Pocket - My Life with Vegetables

Deborah Madison

From the author of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone ("The Queen of Greens" --The Washington Post)--a warm, bracingly honest memoir that also gives us an insider's look at the vegetarian movement.From the author of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone ("The Queen of Greens," The Washington Post)-a warm, bracin...

A Shot to Save the World: The Remarkable Race and Ground-Breaking Science Behind the Coronavirus Vaccines

Greg Zuckerman

In the eyes of the world, efforts to develop an AIDS vaccine were a failure, as there is still no cure today. The companies involved saw their fortunes fall as quickly as they had risen. Under the radar, however, infectious disease scientists were learning how to isolate neutralising antibodies, how to ...