Significant public-domain works, republished with new forewords, annotations, and afterwords. The historical author remains at the center of each Unruly Edition.
Unruly Chain seeks out alternative positions and is not afraid of anyone else’s ideas. We publish works worth examining, including works whose conclusions we dispute. We value negative results in scientific literature because knowing what failed helps knowledge advance. Agreement is not a condition of publication.
Edited and Annotated by Mitch Kelly
A Two-Volume Unruly Edition
Tarbell’s investigation of Standard Oil, read against the rise of machine intelligence. New essays and annotations by Mitch Kelly connect its history of power and resistance to AI, citizen science, and the people building a way around today’s gatekeepers.
Book details →Edited and Annotated by David E. Norman
A speculative essay on scientific possibility and the social consequences of discovery.
Book details →Edited and Annotated by Mitch Kelly
An account of cooperation as a force in animal life and human society.
Book details →Edited and Annotated by Mitch Kelly
Five plays exploring what radically longer lives might mean for human development and civilization.
Book details →Edited and Annotated by Amanda Kelly
A study of political power, leadership, and the choices rulers make to hold authority.
Book details →Each edition pairs the original work with substantial new editorial material by its editor.
Historical context and an introduction to the questions the work raises.
Editorial notes alongside the original argument.
A contemporary perspective on the work and its continuing relevance.
Announced titles, contents, formats, and publication dates are subject to change.
Some chains hold us back. This one pulls ideas forward.
