Economist Steven Levitt is a popularizer in the best sense of that term, and his reality-based view of economics encompasses both how it touches our daily lives (though we may not always see it) and how it can help bring clarity to the messy world we live in. In FREAKONOMICS, written with journalist Stephen J. Dubner, Levitt casts his professorial ...more

"The Pearl of Great Price" is a selection from the revelations, translations, and narrations of Joseph Smith. It is a collection of writings that is representative of many of the aspects of the Mormon faith and is considered an important volume in the Mormon scripture. "The Pearl of Great" Price takes its title from the parable told by Jesus in the...more

In Our Dumb Century you can listen to the march of history as editor-in-chief Scott Dikkers and The Onion's award-winning staff present the sounds of a twentieth century you'll barely recognize. Now that the century is winding down, it's time to look back, breathe a sigh of relief, and laugh-out-loud at the dumbest 100 years on record - as reported...more

For more than thirty years, Jerry Garcia was the musical and spiritual center of the Grateful Dead, one of the most popular rock bands of all time.  In Dark Star, the first biography of Garcia published since his death, Garcia is remembered by those who knew him best.  Together, they explore his remarkable life: his childhood in San Francisco, ...more