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The Book of Greek and Roman Folktales, Legends, and Myths
$65.00 Read moreThe first anthology ever to present the entire range of ancient Greek and Roman stories–from myths and fairy tales to jokes
Captured centaurs and satyrs, talking animals, people who suddenly change s- Author: Hansen, William
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 584
- Publish Date: March 07 2017
- ISBN10: 0691170150
- Language: English
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The Coming of the French Revolution
$22.95 Add to cartThe classic book that restored the voices of ordinary people to our understanding of the French Revolution
The Coming of the French Revolution remains essential reading for anyone interested in the or- Series: Princeton Classics #19
- Author: Lefebvre, Georges
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: October 06 2015
- ISBN10: 0691168466
- Language: English
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Against the Current: Essays in the History of Ideas – Second Edition
$24.95 Add to cartIn this outstanding collection of essays, Isaiah Berlin, one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century, discusses the importance of dissenters in the history of ideas–among them Machiavelli, Vic
- Author: Berlin, Isaiah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 584
- Publish Date: June 02 2013
- ISBN10: 0691156107
- Language: English
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Island Zombie: Iceland Writings
$29.95 Read moreAn evocative chronicle of the power of solitude in the natural world
I’m often asked, but have no idea why I chose Iceland, why I first started going, why I still go. In truth I believe Iceland chose- Author: Horn, Roni
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 21, 2023
- ISBN10: 0691248621
- Language: English
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Hard to Break: Why Our Brains Make Habits Stick
$19.95 Add to cartThe neuroscience of why bad habits are so hard to break-and how evidence-based strategies can help us change our behavior more effectively
We all have habits we’d like to break, but for many of us it- Author: Poldrack, Russell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 069124149X
- Language: English
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Wild Honey Bees: An Intimate Portrait
$29.95 Read moreA lavishly illustrated exploration of the mysterious, hidden world of forest-dwelling wild honey bees–with new insights that promise to revolutionize conservation and beekeeping
The honey bee, a key- Author: Arndt, Ingo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0691235082
- Language: English
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Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record
$24.95 Add to cartA haunting photographic record of extinction
A photograph of an extinct animal evokes a greater feeling of loss than any painting ever could. Often black and white or tinted sepia, these remarkable im- Author: Fuller, Errol
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 0691227152
- Language: English
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Chaucer: A European Life
$24.95 Read moreAn acclaimed biography that recreates the cosmopolitan world in which a wine merchant’s son became one of the most celebrated of all English writers
Geoffrey Chaucer is often called the father of Engl- Author: Turner, Marion
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: September 22 2020
- ISBN10: 691210152
- Language: English
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Holzer-Isms: Artist’s Edition
$65.00 Add to cartA box of beautifully designed foldout posters featuring acclaimed artist Jenny Holzer’s celebrated Truisms
Holzer-isms: Artist’s Edition presents a selection of artist Jenny Holzer’s Truisms (1977-79)- Series: Isms #9
- Author: Holzer, Jenny
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 0691228590
- Language: English
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Anxiety: A Philosophical Guide
$27.95 Add to cartHow philosophy can teach us to be less anxious about being anxious by understanding that it’s an essential part of being human
Today, anxiety is usually thought of as a pathology, the most diagnosed a- Author: Chopra, Samir
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 19 2024
- ISBN10: 0691210675
- Language: English
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Rules: A Short History of What We Live by
$80.00 Add to cartA panoramic history of rules in the Western world
Rules order almost every aspect of our lives. They set our work hours, dictate how we drive and set the table, tell us whether to offer an extended ha- Series: Lawrence Stone Lectures #13
- Author: Daston, Lorraine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: July 12 2022
- ISBN10: 0691156980
- Language: English
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From Peoples Into Nations: A History of Eastern Europe
$27.95 Add to cartA sweeping narrative history of Eastern Europe from the late eighteenth century to today
In the 1780s, the Habsburg monarch Joseph II decreed that henceforth German would be the language of his realm.- Author: Connelly, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 968
- Publish Date: January 25 2022
- ISBN10: 0691208956
- Language: English
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A City Is Not a Computer: Other Urban Intelligences
$19.95 Add to cartA bold reassessment of “smart cities” that reveals what is lost when we conceive of our urban spaces as computers
Computational models of urbanism–smart cities that use data-driven planning and algor- Series: Places Books #2
- Author: Mattern, Shannon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: August 10 2021
- ISBN10: 0691208050
- Language: English
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In Search of Israel: The History of an Idea
$19.95 Read moreA major new history of the century-long debate over what a Jewish state should be
Many Zionists who advocated for the creation of a Jewish state envisioned a nation like any other. Yet for Israel’s fo- Author: Brenner, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: March 24 2020
- ISBN10: 0691203970
- Language: English
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How to Be a Bad Emperor: An Ancient Guide to Truly Terrible Leaders
$16.95 Add to cartWhat would Caligula do? What the worst Roman emperors can teach us about how not to lead
If recent history has taught us anything, it’s that sometimes the best guide to leadership is the negative exam- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Suetonius
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: February 04 2020
- ISBN10: 0691193991
- Language: English
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A History of Judaism
$24.95 Add to cartA sweeping history of Judaism over more than three millennia
Judaism has preserved its distinctive identity despite the extraordinarily diverse forms and beliefs it has embodied through the centuries.- Author: Goodman, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 656
- Publish Date: November 19 2019
- ISBN10: 0691197105
- Language: English
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E: The Story of a Number
$18.95 Add to cartThe interest earned on a bank account, the arrangement of seeds in a sunflower, and the shape of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis are all intimately connected with the mysterious number e. In this inform
- Series: Princeton Science Library #41
- Author: Maor, Eli
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: September 22 2015
- ISBN10: 0691168482
- Language: English
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Pterosaurs: Natural History, Evolution, Anatomy
$39.95 Add to cartThe most authoritative illustrated book on flying reptiles available
For 150 million years, the skies didn’t belong to birds–they belonged to the pterosaurs. These flying reptiles, which include the- Author: Witton, Mark P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 23 2013
- ISBN10: 0691150613
- Language: English
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Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present
$22.95 Add to cartAn epic account of the rise and fall of the Silk Road empires
The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of the Silk Road represents a fundamental ret- Author: Beckwith, Christopher I.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: May 08 2011
- ISBN10: 0691150346
- Language: English
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Birds of Prey of the West: A Field Guide
$27.95 Add to cartBirds of Prey of the West and its companion volume, Birds of Prey of the East, are the most comprehensive and authoritative field guides to North American birds of prey ever published. Written and lav
- Author: Wheeler, Brian K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: June 19 2018
- ISBN10: 0691117187
- Language: English
