Princeton University Press
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The Story of America: Essays on Origins
$20.95 Add to cartFrom celebrated writer Jill Lepore, a literary and political history of American origin stories
In The Story of America, Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore investigates America- Author: Lepore, Jill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: October 27 2013
- ISBN10: 0691159599
- Language: English
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1177 B.C.: A Graphic History of the Year Civilization Collapsed
$24.95 Add to cartA beautiful, full-color graphic version of Eric Cline’s bestselling 1177 B.C., adapted by award-winning author-illustrator Glynnis Fawkes
Eric Cline’s 1177 B.C. tells the story of one of history’s gre- Series: Turning Points in Ancient History #4
- Author: Cline, Eric H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 069121302X
- Language: English
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Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe
$19.95 Add to cartNobel Prize-winning physicist Roger Penrose questions some of the most fashionable ideas in physics today, including string theory
What can fashionable ideas, blind faith, or pure fantasy possibly hav- Author: Penrose, Roger
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 520
- Publish Date: September 05 2017
- ISBN10: 0691178534
- Language: English
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They Can Live in the Desert But Nowhere Else: A History of the Armenian Genocide
$25.95 Add to cartA definitive history of the 20th century’s first major genocide on its 100th anniversary
Starting in early 1915, the Ottoman Turks began deporting and killing hundreds of thousands of Armenians in the- Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity #23
- Author: Suny, Ronald Grigor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 520
- Publish Date: May 09 2017
- ISBN10: 0691175969
- Language: English
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The King’s Two Bodies: A Study in Medieval Political Theology
$29.95 Add to cartOriginally published in 1957, this classic work has guided generations of scholars through the arcane mysteries of medieval political theology. Throughout history, the notion of two bodies has permitt
- Series: Princeton Classics #22
- Author: Kantorowicz, Ernst
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 632
- Publish Date: May 10 2016
- ISBN10: 0691169233
- Language: English
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Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth – Updated Edition
$19.95 Add to cartAustralopithecines, dinosaurs, trilobites–such fossils conjure up images of lost worlds filled with vanished organisms. But in the full history of life, ancient animals, even the trilobites, form onl
- Series: Princeton Science Library #35
- Author: Knoll, Andrew H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: March 22 2015
- ISBN10: 069116553X
- Language: English
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Green: The History of a Color
$42.00 Add to cartIn this beautiful and richly illustrated book, the acclaimed author of Blue and Black presents a fascinating and revealing history of the color green in European societies from prehistoric times to to
- Author: Pastoureau, Michel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 24 2014
- ISBN10: 069115936X
- Language: English
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Virtual You: How Building Your Digital Twin Will Revolutionize Medicine and Change Your Life
$49.92 Add to cartThe visionary science behind the digital human twins that will enhance our health and our future
Virtual You is a panoramic account of efforts by scientists around the world to build digital twins of- Author: Coveney, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0691223270
- Language: English
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The Point of No Return: American Democracy at the Crossroads
$53.33 Add to cartHow Donald Trump laid waste to American politics, culture, and social order
After Donald Trump’s rise to power, after the 2020 presidential election, after January 6, is American politics past the poi- Author: Edsall, Thomas Byrne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 0691164894
- Language: English
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When Bad Thinking Happens to Good People: How Philosophy Can Save Us from Ourselves
$18.95 Add to cartWhy the tools of philosophy offer a powerful antidote to today’s epidemic of irrationality
There is an epidemic of bad thinking in the world today. An alarming number of people are embracing crazy, ev- Author: Nadler, Stefen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 0691227950
- Language: English
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The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains
$32.00 Read moreThe meaning of our concern for mortal remains–from antiquity through the twentieth century
The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beas- Author: Laqueur, Thomas W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 744
- Publish Date: May 08 2018
- ISBN10: 0691180938
- Language: English
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The Soul of the World
$17.95 Add to cartA compelling defense of the sacred from acclaimed philosopher Roger Scruton
In The Soul of the World, renowned philosopher Roger Scruton defends the experience of the sacred against today’s fashionabl- Author: Scruton, Roger
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: March 22 2016
- ISBN10: 0691169284
- Language: English
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Bird Brain: An Exploration of Avian Intelligence
$29.95 Add to cartWhy birds are smarter than we think
Birds have not been known for their high IQs, which is why a person of questionable intelligence is sometimes called a “birdbrain.” Yet in the past two decades, the- Author: Emery, Nathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 06 2016
- ISBN10: 0691165173
- Language: English
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The Battle of Bretton Woods: John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of a New World Order
$22.95 Add to cartA sweeping history of the drama, intrigue, and rivalry behind the creation of the postwar economic order
When turmoil strikes world monetary and financial markets, leaders invariably call for ‘a new B- Series: Council on Foreign Relations Books (Princeton University Press)
- Author: Steil, Benn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: March 23 2014
- ISBN10: 0691162379
- Language: English
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Frogs and Toads of the World
$29.95 Add to cartA comprehensive photographic guide to the world’s frogs and toads
With nearly 6,000 species currently identified, frogs and toads are the most familiar and abundant amphibians on the planet. Frogs and- Author: Mattison, Chris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 22 2011
- ISBN10: 0691149682
- Language: English
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The Enjoyment of Math
$19.95 Add to cartThe classic book that shares the enjoyment of mathematics with readers of all skill levels
What is so special about the number 30? Do the prime numbers go on forever? Are there more whole numbers than- Series: Princeton Science Library #131
- Author: Rademacher, Hans
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: January 24 2023
- ISBN10: 0691241546
- Language: English
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Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing
$18.95 Add to cartA revealing look at how user behavior is powering deep social divisions online-and how we might yet defeat political tribalism on social media
In an era of increasing social isolation, platforms like- Author: Bail, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: September 27 2022
- ISBN10: 0691241406
- Language: English
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On Task: How Our Brain Gets Things Done
$19.95 Add to cartA look at the extraordinary ways the brain turns thoughts into actions-and how this shapes our everyday lives
Why is it hard to text and drive at the same time? How do you resist eating that extra pie- Author: Badre, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 22 2022
- ISBN10: 0691234701
- Language: English
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The Extreme Life of the Sea
$17.95 Add to cartA thrilling tour of the sea’s most extreme species, coauthored by one of the world’s leading marine scientists
The ocean teems with life that thrives under difficult situations in unusual environments- Series: Princeton Science Library #122
- Author: Palumbi, Anthony R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: October 26 2021
- ISBN10: 0691229236
- Language: English
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The Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals: Second Edition
$27.95 Read moreThe fully updated second edition of the leading field guide for African safaris, providing unmatched coverage of all the continent’s land mammals in a handy, portable volume
Originally published in 20- Series: Princeton Pocket Guides #17
- Author: Kingdon, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 25 2020
- ISBN10: 0691203520
- Language: English
