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Peace at Last: A Portrait of Armistice Day, 11 November 1918
What happened on the last day of the Great War? Each year since we have marked the end of the war with tributes and remembrance, solemnity and respect. But as...
Theoderic the Great: King of Goths, Ruler of Romans
The first full-scale history of Theoderic and the Goths in more than seventy-five years, tracing the transformation of a divided kingdom into a great power In the year 493, the...
The Unity of Science: Exploring Our Universe, from the Big Bang to the
A journey guided by science that explores the universe, the earth, and the story of life For Irwin Shapiro, good science starts with good questions. This book provides a broad...
Ayn Rand: Writing a Gospel of Success
A deeply researched biography of the prominent and divisive writer Ayn Rand, whose pro-capitalist novels and nonfiction have influenced three generations of Americans "Excellent and succinct."-Jim Kelly, Air Mail Biographer...
Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan
A captivating biography of one of the world's greatest adventurers, the itinerant Mughal Princess Gulbadan, based on her long-forgotten memoir Situated in the early decades of the powerful Mughal Empire,...
The Story of Architecture
An inviting exploration of architecture across cultures and centuries by one of the field's eminent authors In this sweeping history, from the Stone Age to the present day, Witold Rybczynski...
Tchaikovsky's Empire: A New Life of Russia's Greatest Composer
A thrilling new biography of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky-composer of some of the world's most popular orchestral and theatrical music "A lively, argumentative and thoughtful reflection on one of the 19th...
The Gulag Doctors: Life, Death, and Medicine in Stalin's Labour Camps
A pioneering history of medical care in Stalin's Gulag-showing how doctors and nurses cared for inmates in appalling conditions A byword for injustice, suffering, and mass mortality, the Gulag exploited...
Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books
A compelling intellectual biography of Stalin told through his personal library In this engaging life of the twentieth century's most self-consciously learned dictator, Geoffrey Roberts explores the books Stalin read,...
China and Russia: Four Centuries of Conflict and Concord
A compelling, expansive history of the relationship between China and Russia, from the seventeenth century to the present Russia and China, the largest and most populous countries in the world,...
Newshawks in Berlin: The Associated Press and Nazi Germany
After the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933, the Associated Press (AP) brought news about life under the Third Reich to tens of millions of American readers. The...
Darwin's Love of Life: A Singular Case of Biophilia
Biophilia-the love of life-encompasses the drive to survive, a sense of kinship with all life-forms, and an instinct for beauty. In this unconventional book, Kay Harel uses biophilia as a...
What Walks This Way: Discovering the Wildlife Around Us Through Their
Did a red fox pass this way? Could that be a bobcat print there in the dirt? Do those tracks belong to a domestic dog or a coyote? Combining lyrical...
The Tarikh-i Hamidi: A Late-Qing Uyghur History
The Tarikh-i Hamidi is an epic and tragic history from the region of Xinjiang in northwest China, the homeland of the Muslim-majority Uyghur people. Written in the early twentieth century,...
Every Brain Needs Music: The Neuroscience of Making and Listening to
Whenever a person engages with music-when a piano student practices a scale, a jazz saxophonist riffs on a melody, a teenager sobs to a sad song, or a wedding guest...
East Asia at the Center: Four Thousand Years of Engagement with the
Long before the arrival of Western emissaries and powers, East Asian peoples and states were deeply involved in world affairs. In this sweeping account, Warren I. Cohen explores four millennia...
The Precious Summary: A History of the Mongols from Chinggis Khan to
The Mongols, their khans, and the empire they built and ruled in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries exert an enduring fascination. Caricatured as a marauding horde that ravaged surrounding peoples,...
I Have No Enemies: The Life and Legacy of Liu Xiaobo
Late one night in December 2008, police arrived at the home of Liu Xiaobo-China's leading dissident, a key figure in the prodemocracy manifesto Charter 08-and took him away. When Liu...
Everyday Chemicals: Understanding the Risks
What is the likelihood that common chemicals such as bisphenol-A, which is found in plastic water bottles, are harming us? Should shoppers be concerned about pesticide residues on fruits and...
Under Empire: Muslim Lives and Loyalties Across the Indian Ocean
An imam banished from eastern Indonesia to the Cape of Good Hope in 1780 builds a new Muslim community with a mix of fellow exiles, enslaved people, and even the...
For the Love of Mars: A Human History of the Red Planet
A tour of Mars in the human imagination, from ancient astrologers to modern explorers. Mars and its secrets have fascinated and mystified humans since ancient times. For the Love of...
The Cult of Creativity: A Surprisingly Recent History
A history of how, in the mid-twentieth century, we came to believe in the concept of creativity. Named a best book of 2023 by the New Yorker and a notable...
Soda Science: Making the World Safe for Coca-Cola
Takes readers deep inside the secret world of corporate science, where powerful companies and allied academic scientists mold research to meet industry needs. The 1990s were tough times for the...
Analog Superpowers: How Twentieth-Century Technology Theft Built the
A gripping history that spans law, international affairs, and top-secret technology to unmask the tension between intellectual property rights and national security. At the beginning of the twentieth century, two...
The Greater Perfection: The Story of the Gardens at Les Quatre Vents
The story behind the creation of Les Quatre Vents, one of the world's most breathtaking public gardens. As featured in the 2018 film The Gardener , Les Quatre Vents in...
Space and Time under Persecution: The German-Jewish Experience in the
A new history of how the Nazi era upended German-Jewish experiences of space and time from eminent historian Guy Miron. In Space and Time under Persecution , Guy Miron considers...
Dr. Calhoun's Mousery: The Strange Tale of a Celebrated Scientist, a
"Brilliant. . . . An absorbing read and a potent lesson in moral behavior-both of rodents and of humans."-Deborah Blum, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Poison Squad * "A fascinating...
Future Sea: How to Rescue and Protect the World's Oceans
A counterintuitive and compelling argument that existing laws already protect the entirety of our oceans-and a call to understand and enforce those protections. The world's oceans face multiple threats: the...
The Atheist's Bible: The Most Dangerous Book That Never Existed
A comprehensive biography of the Treatise of the Three Impostors , a controversial nonexistent medieval book. Like a lot of good stories, this one begins with a rumor: in 1239,...
Contesting Nietzsche
A brilliant exploration of a significant and understudied aspect of Nietzsche's philosophy. In this groundbreaking work, Christa Davis Acampora offers a profound rethinking of Friedrich Nietzsche's crucial notion of the...
Temptation Transformed: The Story of How the Forbidden Fruit Became an
A journey into the mystery behind why the forbidden fruit became an apple. How did the apple, unmentioned by the Bible, become the dominant symbol of temptation, sin, and the...
The Well-Connected Animal: Social Networks and the Wondrous Complexity
"Combines accessible prose with solid science."- Wall Street Journal * " Demonstrates that whatever creature you are-from a giraffe to a Tasmanian devil-life is all about who you know."- New...
Madness, Language, Literature
Newly published lectures by Foucault on madness, literature, and structuralism. Perceiving an enigmatic relationship between madness, language, and literature, French philosopher Michel Foucault developed ideas during the 1960s that are...
Humans in Shackles: An Atlantic History of Slavery
A sweeping narrative history of the Atlantic slave trade and slavery in the Americas. During the era of the Atlantic slave trade, more than twelve million enslaved Africans were forcibly...
Extinctions: From Dinosaurs to You
A compelling answer to an important question: Can past mass extinctions teach us how to avoid future planetary disaster? On its face, the story of mass extinction on Earth is...
Seasons of Growth: A Journal for Well-Being Inspired by Trees
Start your journey to flourishing with wisdom from nature. With the same soothing and sage insights from his beloved online channels where he is known as Garden Marcus, Marcus Bridgewater...
Lost in Austin: The Evolution of an American City
A long-time Austinite and journalist's exploration of the profound movements that have shaped Austin, Texas-charting the shifts within its vibrant music scene, the impact of rapid urbanization, and the challenges...
Easy Learning German Dictionary: Trusted support for learning (Collins
The number 1 German dictionary for GCSE success. Fully updated with new approved word lists for GCSE study and examinations. An easy-reference German to English and English to German dictionary...
Easy Learning French Dictionary: Trusted support for learning (Collins
The number 1 French dictionary for GCSE success. Fully updated with new approved word lists for GCSE study and examinations. An easy-reference French to English and English to French dictionary...
The Business of Philanthropy: Perspectives and Insights from Global
A collection of one-on-one discussions with 40 of the world's greatest thought and action leaders and prominent philanthropic figures. THE BUSINESS OF PHILANTHROPY features diverse insights into the power of...
Privatising Culture: Corporate Art Intervention since the 1980s
Corporate sponsorship and business involvement in the visual arts have become increasingly common features of our cultural lives. From Absolut Vodka's sponsorship of art shows to ABN-AMRO Bank's branding of...
Contemporary Art Underground: MTA Arts & Design New York
Contemporary Art Underground presents more than 100 permanent projects completed between 2015 and 2023 by MTA Arts & Design. This ground-breaking program of site-specific projects by a broad spectrum of...
Decorate Like a Decorator: All You Need to Know to Design Like a Pro
Decorate Like a Decorator highlights the decorating tricks that only experienced designers know how to pull off until now! Culled from FREDERIC magazine's educational columns, this book shares with readers...
Martha's Vineyard: New Island Homes
Each year the pristine beaches, lush pine forests, and picturesque New England towns of Martha's Vineyard draw tens of thousands of admirers to this beautiful island. Some of these visitors...
Marfa Modern: Artistic Interiors of the West Texas High Desert
Twenty-one houses in and around Marfa, Texas, provide a glimpse at creative life and design in one of the art world s most intriguing destinations. When Donald Judd began his...
Great Houses of Havana
Great Houses of Havana celebrates one hundred years of creativity, design, and style that made the city "the Paris of the Caribbean." For four hundred years, Havana was the center...
Utopian Ruins: A Memorial Museum of the Mao Era
In Utopian Ruins Jie Li traces the creation, preservation, and elision of memories about China's Mao era by envisioning a virtual museum that reckons with both its utopian yearnings and...
China in the World: Culture, Politics, and World Vision
In China in the World , Ban Wang traces the evolution of modern China from the late nineteenth century to the present. With a focus on tensions and connections between...