Atlantic Books imprint: 617 books
Histories of the Unexpected
How Everything Has a History
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2018
'History as you've never seen it before.' Dan Snow'A wonderful, eclectic and entertaining history of everything, full of fascinating, surprising stories.' Suzannah LipscombDid you know that the history of the beard is connected to the Crimean War; that the history of paperclips is all about the Stasi;...
Embryogenesis
Species, Gender, and Identity
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Embryogenesis is an unusual book in that it brings together a highly illustrated, practical embryology book in simple language, perfect for health practitioners, with a fascinating read on the history and philosophy of biological science. It discusses the various stages of embryonic development (meiosis,...
The Traveller's Daybook
A Tour of the World in 366 Quotations
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
A masterly anthology of extracts from the journals and writings of travelers, explorers, and adventurers throughout history, taking the reader on one unforgettable journey for each day of the year
Inviting readers to cross ocean, desert, mountain, and ice-cap in the company of the world's...
by Cecil Brown
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2011
It's the birth year of Ragtime music, 1895, and Lee "Stagolee" Shelton, a St. Louis pimp, murders Billy Lyons, a political gang member. Afterwards, Stagolee makes a deal with Judge Murphy to bring order to the underworld. As a member of a group of pimps called the "Stags," Stagolee...
Wisdom Keeper
One Man's Journey to Honor the Untold History of the Unangan People
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2016
Ilarion Merculieff weaves the remarkable strands of his life and culture into a fascinating account that begins with his traditional Unangan (Aleut) upbringing on a remote island in the Bering Sea, through his immersion in both the Russian Orthodox Church and his tribe’s holistic spiritual beliefs....
The Book of Theanna, Updated Edition
In the Lands that Follow Death
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
The Book of Theanna contains a collection of letters written by Ellias, which he began transcribing from Theanna (formerly Sara Lonsdale), his wife and twin soul, shortly after her death. They communicate and commune through a sacred impulse that rises from the Earth and descends from the Heavens....
by Bob Frissell
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2019
The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this underground classic explores higher consciousness, human evolution, metaphysics, sacred geometry, the secret government, and more
Nothing in This Book Is True, But It’s Exactly How Things Are details from a big-picture perspective the enormous...
Colossus
Bletchley Park's Greatest Secret
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2007
In 1940, almost a year after the outbreak of World War II, Allied radio operators at an interception station in South London began picking up messages in a strange new code. Using science, math, innovation, and improvisation, Bletchley Park code breakers worked furiously to invent a machine to decipher...
Teaching Trauma-Sensitive Yoga
A Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018
A practical, hands-on, experienced-based guide from a military veteran turned yoga teacher
Brendon Abram combines his first-hand experience with PTSD in the field and years of teaching to offer this practical guide to bringing trauma-sensitive yoga to both clinical and studio settings. Drawing...
Survivors on the Yoga Mat
Stories for Those Healing from Trauma
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2014
An inspiring collection of essays that reveal the healing power of yoga, Survivors on the Yoga Mat is an ideal companion for trauma survivors and yoga teachers alike. Weaving together stories from her classes, travels, and workshops, author Becky Thompson shows the brave and unique ways that survivors...
Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve
Self-Help Exercises for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Autism
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017
This practical guide to understanding the cranial nerves as the key to our psychological and physical well-being builds on Stephen Porges’s Polyvagal Theory—one of the most important recent developments in human neurobiology. Drawing on more than thirty years of experience as a craniosacral therapist...
The Secret of Perfect Vision
How You Can Prevent or Reverse Nearsightedness
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
Author David De Angelis’s search for a cure for nearsightedness was both professional and personal, since he suffered from the disease himself. An expert in muscular work dynamics, he discovered through extensive testing and an immersion in decades of scientific studies that working the extrinsic...
Embryos, Galaxies, and Sentient Beings
How the Universe Makes Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Why is the universe conscious? What kindles mind inside matter? Why do fundamentalist sciences and religions never ask these questions? This sequel to Embryogenesis deals with the theoretical issues brought up by Embryogenesis, including: the relationship between thermodynamics/entropy and the emergence...
Healing Massage
An A-Z Guide for More than Forty Medical Conditions: For Professional and Home Use
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
This practical, detailed, and accessible guide to using massage to treat a range of medical conditions will educate and empower both massage practitioners and non-professionals who want to safely and effectively make a difference in the well-being of a friend or family member. Chapters are conveniently...