David Whyte explores the underlying meaning of 52 ordinary words, with an introduction by Maria Popova of Brain Pickings and author of Figuring
Maria Popova Books
Maria Popova is a reader and a writer, sharing her insights from extensive reading on her platform, Brain Pickings. This work is recognized for its cultural significance and is preserved in the Library of Congress's permanent digital archive. She also curates The Universe in Verse, an annual charitable event celebrating science through poetry.
Figuring
- 592 pages
- 21 hours of reading
A history of women who have changed our understanding of the universe, from the creator of Brain Pickings.
700 Classroom Activities
Conversation, Functions, Grammar, Vocabulary
This volume provides 700 classroom-tested activities at levels from elementary to upper intermediate. The activities are organized in four sections - conversation, functions, grammar and vocabulary - making it easy to find something to supplement any coursebook.
The Snail with the Right Heart
- 56 pages
- 2 hours of reading
★ A Kirkus Best Book of 2021: A Best Informational Picture Book★ A Marginalian (formerly Brain Pickings ) Best Children’s Book of 2021★ A Spirituality & Practice Best Spiritual Book of 2021 Based on a real scientific event and inspired by a beloved real human in the author’s life, this is a story about science and the poetry of existence... The Snail with the Right Heart is a story about time and chance, genetics and gender, love and death, evolution and infinity—concepts often too abstract for the human mind to fathom, often more accessible to the young imagination; concepts made fathomable in the concrete, finite life of one tiny, unusual creature dwelling in a pile of compost amid an English garden. Emerging from this singular life is a lyrical universal invitation not to mistake difference for defect and to welcome, across the accordion scales of time and space, diversity as the wellspring of the universe’s beauty and resilience. This boldly illustrated book about evolution for children features a large gatefold that opens up to immerse readers in the story and will help kids understand that nature is all about differentiation and that being different is beautiful.
Russia and Ukraine
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
In "Russia and Ukraine: Entangled Histories, Diverging States," Maria Popova and Oxana Shevel explore the political divergence of Russia and Ukraine since 1991. They analyze the roots of the ongoing conflict, highlighting Ukraine's pursuit of a democratic, pro-European identity against Russia's authoritarianism and imperialism, which culminated in war.
