Bellevue Literary Press: 69 books
Keep Out of Reach of Children
Reyes Syndrome, Aspirin, and the Politics of Public Health
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2015
This will be the first book-length history of Reye’s syndrome, and there is nothing else outside of the professional medical literature that chronicles even part of the story that made headlines and caused panic in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
Keep Out of Reach of Children addresses many...
The Body Politic
The Battle Over Science in America
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2011
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year and Scientific American Book Club selection
Moreno pulls apart the debates on eugenics, abortion, end-of-life decisions, embryonic stem-cell research, reproductive cloning, chimeras and synthetic biology, among others, carefully reassembling what’s...
A Mathematician's Lament
How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
The author's mission is to make math exciting and seductive for those who thought they hated or just couldn't do it. Demonstrates the engaging, playful nature of Math. The text includes his persuasively written analysis of how math should NOT be taught along with some thought provoking methods for...
Mind Wars
Brain Science and the Military in the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
One of the most important thinkers describes the literally mind-boggling possibilities that modern brain science could present for national security.” -LAWRENCE J. KORB, former US Assistant Secretary of Defense
Fascinating and frightening.” -Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The...
Then They Started Shooting
Children of the Bosnian War and the Adults They Become
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2013
Remarkable insight and sensitivity . . . deepen[s] our understanding of human resilience and how people rebuild their lives from tragic circumstances.” -KENNETH ROTH, Executive Director, Human Rights Watch
The stories in this book are eloquently and poignantly recounted, and offer a vital,...
Talking Back, Talking Black
Truths About America's Lingua Franca
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2016
“Superb.” —Steven Pinker
“An explanation, a defense, and, most heartening, a celebration. . . . McWhorter demonstrates the ‘legitimacy’ of Black English by uncovering its complexity and sophistication, as well as the still unfolding journey that has led to its creation. . . . [His]...
Places of the Heart
The Psychogeography of Everyday Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2015
Library of Science Book Club selection
Discover magazine What to Read” selection
A really great book.” -IRA FLATOW, Science Friday
One of the finest science writers I’ve ever read.” -Los Angeles Times
Ellard has a knack for distilling obscure scientific theories...
Natural Selections
Selfish Altruists, Honest Liars, and Other Realities of Evolution
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
“Barash . . . brilliantly integrat[es] science, literature, and pop culture into elegant and insightful commentaries on the most interesting and important questions of our time. A delightful read.”—Michael Shermer, author of The Science of Good and Evil
“Entertaining and thought-provoking.”—Steven...
by Rose-Lynn Fisher
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
“When you first view Rose-Lynn Fisher’s photographs, you might think you’re looking down at the world from an airplane, at dunes, skyscrapers or shorelines. In fact, you’re looking at her tears. . . . [There’s] poetry in the idea that our emotional terrain bears visual resemblance to the...
The Fevers of Reason
New and Selected Essays
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
"America's most interesting and important essayist." —Eric Kandel, Nobel Prize–winning author of The Age of Insight
"[Gerald Weissmann] bridges the space between science and the humanities, and particularly between medicine and the muses, with wit, erudition, and, most important,...
The Flip
Epiphanies of Mind and the Future of Knowledge
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2019
“One of the most provocative new books of the year, and, for me, mindblowing.” —Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and How to Change Your Mind
“Kripal makes many sympathetic points about the present spiritual state of America. . . . [He] continues to believe that spirituality...
by Norman Lock
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2016
“[Norman Lock’s fiction] shimmers with glorious language, fluid rhythms, and complex insights.” —NPR
In his third stand-alone book of The American Novels series, Norman Lock recounts the story of a young Philadelphian, Edward Fenzil, who, in the winter of 1844, falls under the sway...
Leonardo's Foot
How 10 Toes, 52 Bones, and 66 Muscles Shaped the Human World
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2013
A Selection of the Scientific American, History, and BOMC2 Book Clubs
An in-depth look at the anatomy and history of feet reveals their often overlooked importance in human evolution, medicine and art.” -Science News
Stylish, informative, entertaining, and pleasantly personal ....