Books published by WW Norton & Co

When The Culture of Narcissism was first published, it was clear that Christopher Lasch had identified something important: what was happening to American society in the wake of the decline of the family over the last century.

Vividly translated and lushly illustrated, this edition of the Persian epic Shahnameh is fully illuminated for new audiences.

This practical guide presents the cutting-edge work of the Trauma Center's yoga therapy programme, teaching all therapists how to incorporate it into their practices.

Discover new favourites by tracing wine back to its roots.

An award-winning pastry chef's foolproof recipes and fresh take on the history of American desserts, from chocolate chip cookies to toaster pastries.

This edition-newly typeset with an introduction by Stephen Dunn-presents the entirety of E.E. Cummings's transcendent body of work.

Before the National Book Award-winning Just Kids, Patti Smith addressed the life and passing of her intimate friend, photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.

A collection of groundbreaking research by a leading figure in neuroscience.

A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own.

Winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics Ever since Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity burst upon the world in 1915 some of the most brilliant minds of our century have sought to decipher the mysteries bequeathed by that theory, a legacy so unthinkable in some respects that even Einstein himself rejected them.

A call to action that underscores why the roots of good health start with how we farm

The essential literary collection of H.P. Lovecraft's ten finest short stories, from the celebrated editor of the two-volume New Annotated H.P. Lovecraft

20 master recipes, more than 100 dishes-weeknight cooking has never been so exciting or so easy!

Best-selling author J. Kenji Lopez-Alt introduces Pipo, a girl on a quest to prove that pizza is the best food in the world.

An accessible, compelling introduction to today's major policy issues from columnist, best-selling author and Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman.

The definitive history of Western Music.

Collections of new developments bringing the Polyvagal Theory into practice.

How this theory is improving treatment and clinical practice across a range of settings.

Tools for implementing trauma-sensitive mindfulness practice.

An illustrated ode to omelettes with step-by-step techniques and 100 recipes.

With ease and originality, Tyson illuminates topics ranging from the linguistic merits of astrophysics to the limits of our five senses to the search for life in the universe.

Fresh material brings this "delightful to read, fascinating" (The New York Times) classic to new readers.

From breaking the law to breaking a promise, how do people lie and how can they be caught?

The first graphic novel-a mesmerizing fictional chronicle of a universal American experience.

This important book immediately draws the reader into the world of those struggling with anorexia/bulimia (a/b), whose stories, poems, and first-person accounts expose the 'voice' of these deadly problems.

Life is an ongoing struggle for patients who have been chronically traumatized.

Published quietly in 1978, Will Eisner's revolutionary literary work A Contract With God marked the invention of the modern graphic novel, took on a life of its own, and inspired a generation of "sequential artists."

From the foremost authority on Mexican cooking, a collection of tradition-packed Mexican dishes, easy enough for every day.

The four classic novels of Sherlock Holmes, heavily illustrated and annotated with extensive scholarly commentary, in an attractive and elegant slipcase.