Combining facts, charts, photographs, and stories, describes how readers can enact change in the world around them and find solutions for such global problems as climate change, poverty, gender inequality, and homelessness.

"Dominate trivia night, liven up a date, and impress everyone you know with this funny, weird, smart book of little-known facts"--

When I was a boy, I didn't get specific lessons on how to live. I got stories. If I asked why I had to believe some concept, a person like my grandmother might reply with something like, "This is the true because of what happened to the Yellow Emperor," and then the story would follow. What intrigues me is that this habit hasn't changed even after China's revolution, rapid modernization, digital technology, and global culture. People still say, "It's...

A collection of readings for anyone seeking a deeper level of personal reflection and spiritual intimacy during Yom Kippur--and a clearer understanding of just what makes this day so holy.