The first in an unforgettable historical saga from the New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network and The Briar Club. “So gripping, your hands are glued to the book, and so vivid it burns itself into your mind’s eye and ...

Written with exceptional clarity, Down to Earth re-envisions the story of America "from the ground up.

I'd read this fascinating book for the sheer fun of it, even without any recipes-but oh, the recipes!"—Fran McCullough, editor of the Best American Recipes series

This book accessibly analyzes Harris's theories and their important legacies today. The chapters explore cultural materialism's epistemology and its relation to rational choice theory, Darwinian social science, and population pressures.

The book's accessible theoretical framework is designed to enable comparative analysis, helping students discern patterns to understand why a state acts as it does in foreign affairs.