Reaktion Books
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Crooner: Singing from the Heart from Sinatra to NAS
$23.00 Read moreAn intimate history of the crooner in popular music from the 1950s to the present.
In this book, Alex Coles explores the history of the crooner–someone who sings close to the mic in a soft style–i- Series: Reverb
- Author: Coles, Alex
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147662
- Language: English
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Lamestains: Grunge, Sub Pop and the Music of the Loser
$25.00 Read moreA surprising history of Seattle’s Sub Pop Records, pioneer of grunge . . . and champion of losers.
This book is a critical history of Sub Pop Records, the Seattle independent rock label that launched- Author: Attfield, Nicholas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1789147069
- Language: English
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Shells: A Natural and Cultural History
$30.00 Read moreEchoing with the sounds of the sea, an exquisite survey of the science and customs of conchs, clams, coquinas, cowries, and much more.
Shells have captivated humans from the dawn of time: the earlie- Author: Moretzsohn, Fabio
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147131
- Language: English
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The English Actor: From Medieval to Modern
$27.50 Read moreNow in paperback, from a leading historian and writer, a delightful exploration of the great English tradition of treading the boards.
The English Actor charts the uniquely English approach to stagecr- Author: Ackroyd, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1789146992
- Language: English
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The Art of Anatomy in Medieval Europe
$26.00 Add to cartA new history of the medieval illustrations that birthed modern anatomy.
This book is the first history of medieval European anatomical images. Richly illustrated, The Art of Anatomy in Medieval Euro- Series: Medieval Lives
- Author: McCall, Taylor
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 178914681X
- Language: English
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The Food Adventurers: How Around-The-World Travel Changed the Way We Eat
$30.00 Read moreA delectable gastronomic expedition into the linked histories of global travel and global cuisine.
From mangosteen fruit discovered in a colonial Indonesian marketplace to caviar served on the high s- Author: Bender, Daniel E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147573
- Language: English
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Song Noir: Tom Waits and the Spirit of Los Angeles
$23.00 Read moreA gritty, smoke-filled, and boozy account of musician Tom Waits’s formative decade in Los Angeles.
Song Noir examines the formative first decade of Tom Waits’s career, when he lived, wrote, and record- Series: Reverb
- Author: Harvey, Alex
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 07 2022
- ISBN10: 1789146631
- Language: English
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Basilisks and Beowulf: Monsters in the Anglo-Saxon World
$18.00 Add to cartAn eye-opening, engrossing look at the central role of monsters in the Anglo-Saxon worldview–now in paperback.
This book addresses a simple question: why were the Anglo-Saxons obsessed with monste… [more below]- Author: Flight, Tim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: September 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147743
- Language: English
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Winters in the World: A Journey Through the Anglo-Saxon Year
$30.00 Add to cartInterweaving literature, history, and religion, an exquisite meditation on the turning of the seasons in medieval England–now in paperback.
Winters in the World is a beautifully observed journey thro- Author: Parker, Eleanor
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 268
- Publish Date: September 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1789146720
- Language: English
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Alone: Reflections on Solitary Living
$22.50 Add to cartA book for our times: a moving meditation on the tension between loneliness and freedom, individualism and love.
At no time before have so many people lived alone, and never has loneliness been so wi- Author: Schreiber, Daniel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: September 08 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147654
- Language: English
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Song Noir: Tom Waits and the Spirit of Los Angeles
$15.00 Add to cartA gritty, smoke-filled, and boozy account of musician Tom Waits’s formative decade in Los Angeles.
Song Noir examines the formative first decade of Tom Waits’s career, when he lived, wrote, and record- Series: Reverb
- Author: Harvey, Alex
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 07 2022
- ISBN10: 1789146631
- Language: English
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In the Service of the Shogun: The Real Story of William Adams
$25.00 Read moreA gripping biography of the English ship pilot who would become one of the most influential Westerners in feudal Japan.
In 1600, English helmsman William Adams washed ashore in Japan and was interrog- Author: Cryns, Frederik
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1789148642
- Language: English
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Griffinology: The Griffin’s Place in Myth, History and Art
$40.00 Add to cartFeathered with illustrations, a deep dive into the meaning of this half-lion, half-bird creature over millennia of human history.
Griffinology is a fascinating exploration of the mythical creature’s m- Author: McClanan, A. L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 30 2024
- ISBN10: 1789148464
- Language: English
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The English Soul: Faith of a Nation
$30.00 Read moreFrom celebrated historian and writer Peter Ackroyd, a magisterial portrayal of English Christianity over the centuries.
This book portrays the spirit and nature of English Christianity, as it has dev- Author: Ackroyd, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 22 2024
- ISBN10: 1789148456
- Language: English
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Zora Neale Hurston
$22.00 Read moreThe life, work, and legacy of one of the twentieth century’s most published African American women.
This book explores the life and legacy of Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960), the most-published Africa- Series: Critical Lives
- Author: Hopson, Cheryl R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1789147956
- Language: English
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China in Seven Banquets: A Flavourful History
$25.00 Read moreA captivating journey spanning five thousand years of Chinese culinary heritage, exploring the essence of each era through seven extraordinary meals.
China in Seven Banquets takes readers on a gastro- Author: DuBois, Thomas David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 17 2024
- ISBN10: 1789148618
- Language: English
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Cloven Country: The Devil and the English Landscape
$16.00 Read moreNow in paperback, an exploration of the myths of England’s deceptively bucolic rolling hills and country lanes believed to be created and shaped by the Dark Lord himself.
According to legend, the Eng- Author: Harte, Jeremy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: October 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1789148332
- Language: English
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Ornette Coleman: The Territory and the Adventure
$28.00 Read moreWith striking photographs and personal insight, a compelling biography of the great American saxophonist and free jazz innovator Ornette Coleman.
Ornette Coleman’s career encompassed the glory years- Author: Golia, Maria
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 07 2022
- ISBN10: 1789145600
- Language: English
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Wind: Nature and Culture
$29.00 Read moreA natural and cultural history of wind from ancient deity to Twister.
By turns creative and destructive, wind spreads seeds, fills sails, and disperses the energy of the sun. Worshipped since antiqui- Series: Earth
- Author: Pryke, Louise M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147204
- Language: English
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Jan Van Eyck Within His Art
$29.00 Read moreA new assessment of the inventive and influential artist Jan van Eyck.
Jan van Eyck (1390-1441) was one of the most inventive and influential artists in the entire European tradition. The realism of- Series: Renaissance Lives
- Author: Acres, Alfred
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: September 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147611
- Language: English
