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This compact history unspools the tumultuous global story that began with democracy's radical core idea: We can collaborate, as equals, to determine our own futures. Acclaimed political thinker John Keane traces how this concept emerged and evolved, from the earliest "assembly democracies" in Syria-Mesopotamia to European-style "electoral democracy" and to our uncertain present.Today, thanks to our always-on communication channels, governments answer not only to voters on Election Day but to intense scrutiny every day. This is "monitory democracy"-in Keane's view, the most complex and vibrant model yet-but it's not invulnerable. Monitory democracy comes with its own pathologies, and the new despotism wields powerful warning systems, from social media to election monitoring, against democracy itself.At this urgent moment, when despots in countries such as China, Russia, Iran, and Saudi Arabia reject the promises of democratic power-sharing, Keane mounts a bold defense of a precious global ideal.

Modern begins on a specific day-March 22, 1905-at a specific place: the Salon des Indépendants in Paris, where works of art we recognize as modern were first exhibited. Drawing on his forty five-year fine art career, author Philip Hook illuminates how this new art came to be-and how truly shocking it was.With Hook's expert guidance, we witness movement upon movement that burst forth in dizzying succession: Fauvism, Expressionism, Primitivism, Symbolism, Cubism, Futurism, and Abstract art. As Hook barnstorms across Europe-to London, Germany, Moscow, Scandinavia, and everywhere modern art was being made-his vivid accounts breathe new life into the work and times of Picasso, Matisse, Modigliani, Kandinsky, Malevich, Klimt, Schiele, Munch, and nearly two hundred other artists who painted, sculpted, and exhibited alongside them, and whose collective genius was understood and appreciated by few at the time.Hook reconsiders the decade from a series of fresh angles: What was the conventional art against which Modernism sought to rebel? Why were avant-garde artists so self-obsessed? What persuaded a few bold collectors to buy difficult modern art? And why did others pay so much money for Old Masters at the same time?Modern helps us answer these questions and more-and to see how avant-garde artists marshaled their genius (and oftentimes their madness) to create works of such profound consequence, they still reverberate today-and which, taken together, made for a movement more influential than even the Renaissance.

You are your child's most valuable resource when it comes to learning to talk. In Small Talk, speech and language therapist Nicola Lathey and parenting journalist Tracey Blake demystify the six stages of language learning, from "Pre-Babble" to "Complete Sentences," so you can tune in to what your child is saying-or trying to say! You'll also learn:. Why the babbling stage is so important. How to encourage your baby's first words. Communication techniques to calm your toddler's tantrums. The truth about pacifiers, baby signing,and the impact of TV on language development. Causes for concern and where to turn for help.Written by experts who are also parents of young children, Small Talk helps you to give your child the best head start by encouraging language and vocabulary development early on. Simply set aside as few as 10 minutes for Small Talk Time every day. With 50 games and activities to choose from, it's time to start Small Talking!

A country both admired and feared, Germany has been the epicenter of world events time and again: the Reformation, both World Wars, the fall of the Berlin Wall. It did not emerge as a modern nation until 1871-yet today, Germany is the world's fourth-largest economy and a standard-bearer of liberal democracy."There's no point studying the past unless it sheds some light on the present," writes James Hawes in this brilliantly concise history that has already captivated hundreds of thousands of readers. "It is time, now more than ever, for us all to understand the real history of Germany."

Today, Carrie Hope Fletcher is living her dream as an actress and YouTube star. But not long ago, she was trying to survive the many perils of the Teen Age . . .The Rumor Mill: The more a rumor is spread, the farther it gets from the truth. It's like a giant taffy pull.The Disgusting Business of Falling in Love: I've never known something to be so gleefully wonderful and soul-crushingly exhausting.The Twitter-Sphere: If the Internet is starting to crush your soul . . . close the laptop!Bears: Self-explanatory.Thankfully, she made it through! And although memories of her struggles, woes, and foibles stick around (as Soul Shrapnel, if you will), they look a little different today, thanks to The Amazing Goggles of Hindsight.So, in All I Know Now, Carrie shares, well, exactly that-heartfelt advice and hopeful thoughts on growing up. She just did it herself. She has the stuffed animals to prove it!

Lightweight, compact, distinctively styled, and now, electric: The Brompton isn't the only folding bicycle-or even the first. But everyone who has been on one will enthusiastically testify to its marvelous design (virtually unchanged over decades) and the particular joy of riding it.Will Butler-Adams, CEO of Brompton Bicycles, has been at the company for twenty years. Initially, he worked as an engineer for Andrew Ritchie, the bike's brilliant inventor and the business's founder, before taking the helm in 2008. Butler-Adams's heartfelt mission is to grow and promote sustainable urban transportation and to improve city-dwellers' lives everywhere.Under his leadership, Brompton has grown from making a few hundred bikes a year to over 90,000, with revenue of $130 million. But progress hasn't always been easy: There have been boardroom struggles, supply-chain problems, and conflicts with founder Andrew Ritchie. In The Brompton, Butler-Adams brings to life what it means to grow a company to global scale. He also tells the stories of the people who make the Brompton and the people who ride it. And he explains how customers all around the world fell in love with a brand that never set out to be a brand.

At the core of Ayurveda is an understanding that we are all made of the same materials-the five elements of ether (space), air, fire, water, and earth-and how you look, think, and feel can be traced back to your unique proportion of these elements at any given time.This is your dosha, the true essence of who you are.Knowing your dosha is the key to deeper self-knowledge, easier relationships, and a happier future. In The Seven Ways of Ayurveda, you'll discover which type fits you best.Vata: creator, multitasker, artistPitta: perfectionist, challenger, leaderKapha: peacemaker, nurturer, loverVata-Pitta: performer, innovator, first responderPitta-Kapha: guardian, moralist, observerVata-Kapha: dreamer, supporter, conversationalistTri-Dosha: proficient in all trades, well-roundedThen, you'll identify your innate strengths (and their "shadow sides"); whether you're out of balance (and what to do); how your unique type approaches work, love, travel, and more; and how to forge true, mutual understanding with friends and loved ones whose doshas may differ. When you know yourself better, you can take better care of yourself-and others, too.

Do you have a piano (or keyboard) and forty-five spare minutes every day? Then spend the next six weeks with acclaimed concert pianist James Rhodes. By the end, you'll be able to perform Bach's Prelude No. 1 in C major-no prior musical experience required!Rhodes reveals How to Play the Piano step by step-how to read the treble and bass clefs as well as sharp and flat notes, and then how to practice-before teaching the Prelude in easy, bite-size segments. His method is free of tedious drills, and filled with inspiration: "If listening to music is soothing for the soul, then playing music is achieving enlightenment."Before you know it, not only will you have learned how to play one of Bach's most beloved masterpieces-you also will have unleashed your creativity, exercising your mind (and fingers) and accomplishing something you never thought possible. Bravo!Includes four instructional videos supported by select e-reader devices.

In The Mindfulness Coloring Book, an international bestseller, illustrator Emma Farrarons invited busy people everywhere to relax and re-center by coloring in her delightful, hand-drawn scenes. Now, with The Mindfulness Coloring Book-Volume Two, Emma shares 100 pages of all-new designs: intricate geometric patterns, flowers, and friendly squirrels-plus owls, charming knickknacks, a surprise pineapple, and more. This travel-size book is the perfect antidote to too much screen time. Find whimsy-and mindfulness-wherever you are!

It's tough when the foods you love don't love you back. If you're dealing with digestive issues, cutting out high-FODMAP foods can bring relief-but it's hard to say goodbye to wheat, dairy, and many fruits and veggies. And if you're vegetarian or vegan and going low-FODMAP? It can be even harder to fill your plate!Georgia McDermott comes to the rescue in FODMAP Friendly, with 95 vegetarian, vegan-friendly, and gluten-free recipes for the digestively challenged. Her delicious, low- to no-FODMAP fare covers all the bases:Lighter meals and breakfasts, like Grain-Free Olive Oil Granola and Roasted Pepper and Halloumi ShakshukaHearty dinners, from Tempeh Chili to Pepper, Pesto, and Goat Cheese GaletteDelectable desserts-Pavlova with Roasted Lemony Strawberries, anyone?Festive food and drinks for a crowd, including Salted Honey and Sage Baked Camembert and Passion Fruit CaipirinhasFODMAP sensitivity varies from person to person, so Georgia includes a wealth of suggestions for exploring what does and doesn't work for you. Onion and garlic don't bother you? Add them! The thought of tomatoes turns you off? Don't eat them! Living with IBS, Crohn's disease, colitis, SIBO-you name it-shouldn't mean needlessly missing out on the flavors you crave. This is low-FODMAP eating-made friendly for everyone.

Intermittent fasting is one of the easiest ways to achieve better health-period. But for those of us who follow a vegan diet, finding the balance between plant-based eating and intermittent fasting can prove challenging.In Vegan Intermittent Fasting, groundbreaking doctor Petra Bracht and recipe developer Mira Flatt share their completely plant-based program. You'll unlock all the benefits of fasting while still eating the foods you love (without feeling hungry).Evidence-based 16:8 method: Eat 2 or 3 times over 8 hours (say, 11:00 am to 7:00 pm), then fast for 16 hours (including time spent asleep, of course).A complete guide to the first 14 days: Delicious recipes for every meal, plus a comprehensive shopping list, make it easy to adapt your lifestyle.Guided exercises: You'll boost your fasting plan's effectiveness while building endurance, power, muscle control, and flexibility.Vegan intermittent fasting is an easy and sustainable way to improve your whole-body well-being.

In today's busy world, finding a moment of peace and calm can be a challenge. Mindful coloring is a simple yet powerful practice that combines the proven, time-honored tradition of thoughtful meditation with the growing popularity of adult coloring books, and shows that any activity, done right, can be an exercise in mindfulness.In The Mindfulness Coloring Book, accomplished illustrator Emma Farrarons presents 70 intricate and beguiling patterns to help you color your way to tranquility. Here are flowers, leaves, butterflies, and birds alongside rolling waves and kaleidoscopic designs.Perfectly sized to fit into a pocket or handbag, and printed on high-quality paper that will ensure hours of bliss, The Mindfulness Coloring Book is ready to help you de-stress wherever you go. So take a few minutes out of your hectic schedule to reset and refresh with mindful coloring-and relive the days when your biggest concern was staying within the lines!Reinforced binding with strong glue allows you to open and lay this book flat to color with intricate detail without breaking the spine.

It turns out that almost nothing is as curious-or as enlightening-as, well, nothing. What is nothingness? Where can it be found? The writers of the world's top-selling science magazine investigate-from the big bang, dark energy, and the void to superconductors, vestigial organs, hypnosis, and the placebo effect-and discover that understanding nothing may be the key to understanding everything:What came before the big bang, and will our universe end?How might cooling matter down almost to absolute zero help solve our energy crisis?How can someone suffer from a false diagnosis as though it were true?Does nothingness even exist? Recent experiments suggest that squeezing a perfect vacuum somehow creates light.Why is it unfair to accuse sloths-animals who do nothing-of being lazy? And more!Contributors Paul Davies, Jo Marchant, and Ian Stewart, along with two former editors of Nature and 16 other leading writers and scientists, marshal up-to-the-minute research to make one of the most perplexing realms in science dazzlingly clear. Prepare to be amazed at how much more there is to nothing than you ever realized.

England-begetter of parliaments and globe-spanning empires, star of beloved period dramas, and home of the House of Windsor-is not quite the stalwart island fortress that many of us imagine. Riven by an ancient fault line that predates even the Romans, its fate has ever been bound up with that of its neighbors; and for the past millennia, it has harbored a class system like nowhere else on Earth.This bracing tour of the most powerful country in the United Kingdom reveals an England repeatedly invaded and constantly reinvented-yet always fractured by its very own Mason-Dixon Line. It carries us swiftly through centuries of conflict between Crown and Parliament (starring the Magna Carta), America's War of Independence, the rise and fall of empire, two World Wars, and England's break from the EU. We discover:why the American colonists of 1776 believed that they were the true Anglo-Saxonshow the British Empire was undermined from withinwhy Winston Churchill said the UK could only be saved by splitting up England itselfand how populism spawned Brexit and its "new elite."The Shortest History of England brings all this and more to prescient life-offering the most direct, compelling route to understanding the country behind today's headlines.

"Can you help me with my math homework?" If this question fills you with fear (or even panic), then Old Dogs, New Math is here to help!Gone are the days when elementary school students simply memorized their times tables and struggled through long division. Today, students are expected not just to find the right answer, but also to use the best method-and to explain why it works.If your attempts to help your child are met with "That's not how the teacher does it," then it's time to take the stress out of math homework. Old Dogs, New Math demystifies Common Core math for parents, including:Number lines, place value and negative numbersLong multiplication and divisionFractions, percentages and decimalsShapes, symmetry and anglesData analysis, probability and chanceComplete with sample questions, examples of children's errors, and over 25 games and activities, Old Dogs, New Math will not only help you and your child subtract on a number line or multiply on a grid-but also help you discover math all around you, and have fun doing it!

The Safe Food Handbook is an essential guide for everyone, especially those most vulnerable to unsafe food-pregnant women, older adults, young children, those with serious health conditions-and anyone who cooks for them. Dr. Heli Perrett provides clear guidance on how to:Recognize the riskiest foods and places to eatProtect yourself from dangerous microbes like E.coli and SalmonellaReduce toxins that build up in your bodyLearn which corners you can cut-and which you shouldn'tEnjoy your favorite foods without hurting your health or your budgetHelpfully organized by food group, The Safe Food Handbook demystifies the perils in our food-infectious bacteria, deadly molds, hormones, antibiotics, toxins, irradiation, and even wax on produce. Risks lurk in . . .Fruits and Vegetables . Fish and Shellfish . Meat and Poultry . Dairy . Eggs . Grains, Legumes and Nuts . and even Herbs and Spices. . . but Dr. Perrett answers your questions on shopping ("What exactly does this label mean?"), eating out ("What should I avoid in restaurants?"), and food preparation and storage ("How long can I save these leftovers?")-so you don't have to worry. You'll have the inside story on what's really in your shopping bag-and on your fork.

If you're afraid to open your bills, if you've never added up how much you owe, if you can't even imagine being debt-free, it's time to join the thousands of people Gail Vaz-Oxlade has helped. Her straightforward approach to money management is based on self-control, hard work, and prioritizing what's really important. Debt-Free Forever is Gail's step-by-step guide, and she'll show you how to:figure out how much you've actually been spending. calculate how much you owe-and what it's costing you. build a budget that works. maximize your debt repayments so you can be free of consumer debt in 3 years or less. prepare for a rainy day so it doesn't mean a major setback. set goals for your new, debt-free life.Make no mistake: Getting out of debt isn't easy. But in Debt-Free Forever, Gail gives you a clear strategy and the steps needed to implement it. So if you're finished with excuses, overdue notices, and maxed-out credit cards, pick up this book, follow Gail's plan, and start becoming debt-free forever.

Eileen Garvin's older sister, Margaret, was diagnosed with severe autism at age three. Growing up alongside Margaret wasn't easy: Eileen often found herself in situations that were simultaneously awkward, hilarious, and heartbreaking. For example, losing a blue plastic hairbrush could leave Margaret inconsolable for hours, and a quiet Sunday Mass might provoke an outburst of laughter, swearing, or dancing.How to Be a Sister begins when Eileen, after several years in New Mexico, has just moved back to the Pacific Northwest, where she grew up. Being 1,600 miles away had allowed Eileen to avoid the question that has dogged her since birth: What is she going to do about Margaret? Now, Eileen must grapple with this question once again as she tentatively tries to reconnect with Margaret. How can she have a relationship with someone who can't drive, send email, or telephone? What role will Eileen play in Margaret's life as their parents age, and after they die? Will she remain in Margaret's life, or walk away?A deeply felt, impeccably written memoir, How to Be a Sister will speak to siblings, parents, friends, and teachers of people with autism-and to anyone who sometimes struggles to connect with someone difficult or different.

Are you tired of endless hours spent rocking your baby to sleep? Have you "hit the wall" when it comes to sleepless nights? Teaching your baby or toddler to sleep through the night can be a bewildering and frustrating experience. Developmental psychologists Marc D. Lewis and Isabela Granic reveal that the key to your child's sleep habits is not which method you choose to help your child sleep, but when you use it. Timing is everything, and Bedtiming walks you through the stages of child development, offering helpful advice on such topics as:. time windows when sleep-training will be most effective and when it will stand the least chance of success. the pros and cons of several popular sleep-training techniques-including the "cry-it-out," "no-cry," and Ferber methods. common sleep setbacks and how to handle them. how to successfully transition your child from your bed to his or her own crib or bed.Bedtiming is a simple, sensible, and reassuring guide that will help children-and parents-get a good night's sleep.