Control

Never again. Fleeing her hometown to escape an abusive marriage, Ella Patton swears she has surrendered to a man for the... (more)

Never again. Fleeing her hometown to escape an abusive marriage, Ella Patton swears she has surrendered to a man for the last time. But while living under a new name, she meets a kind, handsome stranger who seems different{u2014}and will be moving on soon, making Ella reckless enough to break her rules. With a kiss, the stranger opens the door to desires Ella believed she would never know. Then he makes an unexpected proposal. A dot-com billionaire from humble beginnings, Liam Stone is a man whose past has made him compassionate yet guarded{u2014}much like the beautiful, secretive woman he stumbles upon in a remote Southern town. Though he intends only a dalliance, when the time comes to return home to San Francisco, Liam cannot bear the thought of leaving her behind. But when he tries to entice her to join him, he finds the tables turning dizzingly fast. Suddenly a little seduction becomes a huge battle for one thing: control. (less)

"How did an obscure academic idea pave the way to the Holocaust within just fifty years? Inspired by Darwin's ideas abou... (more)

"How did an obscure academic idea pave the way to the Holocaust within just fifty years? Inspired by Darwin's ideas about evolution, the concept of race purification through eugenics arose in Victorian England and quickly spread to America, where it was embraced by presidents, funded by Gilded Age monopolists, and enshrined into racist American laws that became the ideological cornerstone of the Third Reich. Despite this horrific legacy, eugenics looms large today, suffusing our language and culture and echoing uneasily in discussions of modern gene editing techniques. In Control, Adam Rutherford presents "a remarkable combination of intelligence, knowledge, insight and admirable political passion, on a serious moral problem in contemporary society." (Carlo Rovelli). With disarming wit and scientific precision, he traces its intellectual origins and confronts the recurring question of whether eugenics could actually work. Control explains why eugenics remains so tempting to powerful people who wish to improve society through reproductive control, and the scientific impossibility of doing so"-- (less)

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"How did an obscure academic idea pave the way to the Holocaust within just fifty years? Inspired by Darwin's ideas abou... (more)

"How did an obscure academic idea pave the way to the Holocaust within just fifty years? Inspired by Darwin's ideas about evolution, the concept of race purification through eugenics arose in Victorian England and quickly spread to America, where it was embraced by presidents, funded by Gilded Age monopolists, and enshrined into racist American laws that became the ideological cornerstone of the Third Reich. Despite this horrific legacy, eugenics looms large today, suffusing our language and culture and echoing uneasily in discussions of modern gene editing techniques. In Control, Adam Rutherford presents "a remarkable combination of intelligence, knowledge, insight and admirable political passion, on a serious moral problem in contemporary society." (Carlo Rovelli). With disarming wit and scientific precision, he traces its intellectual origins and confronts the recurring question of whether eugenics could actually work. Control explains why eugenics remains so tempting to powerful people who wish to improve society through reproductive control, and the scientific impossibility of doing so"-- (less)

While locked in a strange room, Eileen must complete specific tasks in order to save her daughter's life. As the tasks p... (more)

While locked in a strange room, Eileen must complete specific tasks in order to save her daughter's life. As the tasks progress from difficult to virtually impossible, Eileen is forced to unlock dormant kinetic powers out of desperation. (less)

Wanting to emulate his musical heroes, Ian Curtis joins a band, Joy Division. The singers professional, personal and rom... (more)

Wanting to emulate his musical heroes, Ian Curtis joins a band, Joy Division. The singers professional, personal and romantic troubles slowly begin to eat away at him; leading him to commit suicide at the age of 23. (less)