Johns Hopkins University Press provides authors with a reputable forum for evidence-based discourse and exposure to a worldwide audience.
With critically acclaimed titles in history, science, higher education, health and wellness, humanities, classics, and public health, the Books Division publishes 150 new books each year and maintains a backlist in excess of 3,000 titles. With warehouses on three continents, worldwide sales representation, and a robust digital publishing program, the Books Division connects Hopkins authors to scholars, experts, and educational and research institutions around the world.
A practical and compassionate guide to understanding and addressing the opioid crisis. The opioid crisis in the United States continues to kill Americans at an alarming rate. Over the past two decades, annual overdose deaths have skyrocketed, growing from roughly 20,000 per year to over 100,000 per year. In this deeply informed and compassionate ......
Why Policies Backfire and How Prevention Thinking Can Change Everything
A bold vision for reimagining harmful public policies through prevention.
Public policies in the United States are built on certain assumptions: that long-term prison sentences deter crime, that corporate profits benefit everyone, that police are the best way to ensure safety, and that meritocracy ensures equal ......
A practical guide to mastering menopause before, during, and beyond the change-and thriving through the transition. The Savvy Woman's Guide to Menopause is the definitive guide to navigating the physical, mental, and emotional changes associated with menopause. With over 30 years of experience as a gynecologist and menopause clinician, Dr. Julia ......
The Complex Reality of Primary Care in the United States
How can we save primary care from collapse and improve health care outcomes?
Primary care in the United States faces an existential crisis. Its value is unchallenged: policy experts argue that the primary care sector is critical to the quality and equity of the health care system. On the other hand, studies show that ......
Updated and revised! An essential guide to healthy aging for men. In A Man's Guide to Healthy Aging, Edward H. Thompson, Jr., and Lenard W. Kaye explore the new and evolving landscape of men's health over their adult lives. They present a positive outlook on aging, viewing it as an opportunity for continued growth, vitality, and personal agency. ......
A Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss
With over 3.5 million copies sold, the best-selling guide to understanding and caring for people with dementia is now redesigned, revised, and updated! For 40 years, The 36-Hour Day has been the leading work on the care of people with dementia and their family members. Written by experts with decades of experience caring for individuals with ......
Decoding the Social and Political Drivers of Pandemics from Plague to COVID-19
A compelling exploration of how socio-political factors like inequality and poverty exacerbate pandemics. In a world where millions perish from preventable diseases amid unprecedented wealth and technological advancement, Pandemics, Poverty, and Politics illuminates a central paradox of our times. This compelling work by a seasoned physician and ......
How to Build Cultures of Thriving in Higher Education
A transformative guide to fostering inclusive academic leadership through liberation psychology and systemic change. In Leading Toward Liberation, Annmarie Cano reimagines academic leadership as a practice rooted in liberation and equity. Drawing on her experiences as a Latina, first-generation college student, clinical psychologist, and higher ......
Power, Inequality, and the Political Economy of IT
How code shapes power and inequality across technology, governance, and global political economies.
Code—whether software routines, legal frameworks, or informal social norms—shapes the world around us in profound and often invisible ways. In Just Code, editors Jeffrey R. Yost and Gerardo Con Díaz bring ......
