Reaktion Books
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Johannes Gutenberg: A Biography in Books
$25.00 Add to cartA critical biography of the mysterious but prolific medieval printer.
Johannes Gutenberg is famous as the inventor of Europe’s first typographic printing method, and his life and legacy have long fas- Series: Medieval Lives
- Author: White, Eric Marshall
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 02 2025
- ISBN10: 1836390394
- Language: English
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Off the Ground: Paul McCartney in the 1990s
$27.50 Read moreA sympathetic but clear-eyed exploration of Paul McCartney’s work in the 1990s, arguably his most important since the rise of the Beatles.
Paul McCartney’s 1990s was an era like no other, perhaps ev- Author: Moores, Jr.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 16 2025
- ISBN10: 1789149428
- Language: English
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Readers for Life: How Reading and Listening in Childhood Shapes Us
$26.00 Read moreAn anthology both personal and profound exploring the deep meaning of reading in our lives.
Readers for Life is a collection of essays, mainly specially commissioned for the book, by fiction authors a- Author: Gilman, Sander L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 28 2024
- ISBN10: 1789149495
- Language: English
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Endgame: Economic Nationalism and Global Decline
$20.00 Read moreA new account of globalization’s decline as the natural outworking of market economics.
Globalization as we know it is over. Industrial policies dismissed as obsolete for decades have been embraced b- Series: Field Notes
- Author: Merchant, Jamie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 20 2024
- ISBN10: 1789149142
- Language: English
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Games People Played: A Global History of Sport
$29.00 Read moreNow in paperback, this first global history of sports offers all spectators and participants a reason to cheer–and to think.
Games People Played is, surprisingly, the first global history of sports.- Author: Vamplew, Wray
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 456
- Publish Date: September 27 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147751
- Language: English
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Stones: A Material and Cultural History
$35.00 Read moreThe story of our deep and multifaceted connections to geological matter–the very bedrock of our lives.
From small beach pebbles to huge megaliths, stones have been revered, collected, enhanced, scul- Author: Oldershaw, Cally
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: November 29 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147719
- Language: English
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Hannah Arendt
$25.00 Add to cartHannah Arendt is one of the most renowned political thinkers of the twentieth century, and her work has never been more relevant than it is today. Born in Germany in 1906, Arendt published her first b… [more below]
- Series: Critical Lives
- Author: Hill, Samantha Rose
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 13 2021
- ISBN10: 1789143799
- Language: English
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Light on Darkness: The Untold Story of the Liturgy
$25.00 Add to cartWith implications for the history of religion and art alike, an exploration of the lasting influence of Christian liturgy across a range of media.
Light on Darkness: The Untold Story of the Liturgy of- Author: Gillhammer, Cosima Clara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 20 2025
- ISBN10: 1836390432
- Language: English
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Lost Animals, Disappearing Worlds: Stories of Extinction
$30.00 Add to cartA moving and motivating collection of portraits of extinct species, revealing the profound implications of their disappearance.
This book presents thirty-one extinct species through personal portrait- Author: Allen, Barbara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 26 2025
- ISBN10: 1836390459
- Language: English
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The Turban: A History from East to West
$30.00 Add to cartUnravel the fascinating history of the turban, from its origins to its religious uses and its appearance in contemporary fashion and culture.
A turban is a strip of cloth folded and wrapped around th- Author: Filstrup, Chris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: March 31 2025
- ISBN10: 1836390742
- Language: English
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The Three Kingdoms of Korea: Lost Civilizations
$25.00 Read moreAn expansive and accessible introduction to the history of Korea during the first millennium CE.
Korea’s Three Kingdoms period is a genuine “lost civilization,” during which ancient realms vied for s- Series: Lost Civilizations
- Author: McBride II, Richard D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 17 2024
- ISBN10: 1789148758
- Language: English
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Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Science Fact
$22.50 Add to cartWith a stellar cast of scientists and science fictionists alike, a vivid exploration of realities behind imaginary planets.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to watch a double sunset on Ta- Author: Cooper, Keith
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 29 2025
- ISBN10: 1789149940
- Language: English
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Tastes and Traditions: A Journey Through Menu History
$45.00 Add to cartA delectable and beautifully illustrated exploration of the deep meaning of the menu across time–at and beyond the table.
Menus are invaluable snapshots of the food consumed at specific moments in t- Author: Cooke, Nathalie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 02 2025
- ISBN10: 183639067X
- Language: English
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The Yardbirds: The Most Blueswailing Futuristic Way-Out Heavy Beat Sound
$35.00 Add to cartThe story of an iconic group, the advent of pop, and the birth of rock music in 1960s Britain.
The Yardbirds were trailblazers in the rapid development of pop music in Britain between 1963 and 1968.- Author: Stanfield, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: April 15 2025
- ISBN10: 1836390777
- Language: English
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Miracula: Weird and Wonderful Stories of Ancient Greece and Rome
$24.00 Add to cartOccasionally scandalous and always fascinating, a cornucopia of surprising and little-told yarns from the classical world.
Both humorous and shocking, Miracula is filled with astonishing facts and st- Author: Chrystal, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 05 2025
- ISBN10: 1836390491
- Language: English
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Open Play: The Case for Feminist Sport
$22.50 Add to cart“This courageous book should spark a revolution in sport.”–Caster Semenya – “An articulate and convincing case that the segregation of women’s sports functions less as a benefit to women than a means… [more below]
- Author: Bekker, Sheree
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 180
- Publish Date: March 12 2025
- ISBN10: 183639053X
- Language: English
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The Assyrians: Lost Civilizations
$25.00 Add to cartAn accessible guide to the history of the Assyrian empire from the perspective of its powerful elites.
At the height of its power near 660 BC, the Assyrian empire, centered in northern Iraq, wielded- Series: Lost Civilizations
- Author: Collins, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: December 31 2024
- ISBN10: 1789149231
- Language: English
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Archimedes: Fulcrum of Science
$22.50 Read moreA bold reimagining of the Greek mathematician’s singular life as a truly modern scientist.
Galileo, Leonardo, Newton, and Tesla revered him: Archimedes of Syracuse–an engineer who single-handedly de- Series: Great Lives of the Ancient World
- Author: Nicastro, Nicholas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 26 2024
- ISBN10: 1789149223
- Language: English
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Moss and Lichen
$27.00 Add to cartA fascinating guide to the natural and cultural significance of mosses and lichens.
Moss and Lichen is a celebration of the extraordinary biology, beauty, and resilience of two unassuming organisms.- Series: Botanical
- Author: Lawson, Elizabeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 27 2025
- ISBN10: 1789149398
- Language: English
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Myths, Muses and Mortals: The Way of Life in Ancient Greece
$35.00 Add to cartA window into the human lives of classical Greece through the words they left behind.
Myths, Muses and Mortals gives new insight into a multitude of life experiences in ancient Greece. The book introd- Author: Furley, William
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 21 2024
- ISBN10: 1789149177
- Language: English
