Reaktion Books
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Concrete Poetry: A 21st-Century Anthology
$27.50 Read moreNow in paperback, a significant new collection of concrete poetry that redefines what this unique literary movement means today.
Concrete Poetry: A 21st-Century Anthology is the first overview of conc- Author: Perloff, Nancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: December 05, 2023
- ISBN10: 178914776X
- Language: English
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Simulating the Cosmos: Why the Universe Looks the Way It Does
$22.50 Read moreA behind-the-scenes look at the latest tool in astrophysics: computer simulations of the cosmos.
Simulating the Cosmos is a behind-the-scenes look at one of the hottest and fastest-moving areas of ast- Series: Universe
- Author: Dav?, Romeel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 178914714X
- Language: English
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Electric Wizards: A Tapestry of Heavy Music, 1968 to the Present
$21.00 Add to cartFrom Black Sabbath to Big Black, a ride through the evolution, diversity, and influence of genre-defying heavy music.
It began with the Beatles’ “Helter Skelter.” It was distilled to its dark essence- Author: Moores, Jr.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: December 02 2022
- ISBN10: 1789146534
- Language: English
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Fabulosa!: The Story of Polari, Britain’s Secret Gay Language
$20.00 Add to cartA Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year
“Richly evocative and entertaining.”–Guardian “An essential book for anyone who wants to Polari bona “–Attitude “Exuberant, richly detailed. . . . A deli- Author: Baker, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 02 2020
- ISBN10: 1789142946
- Language: English
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The Monkees: Made in Hollywood
$19.95 Add to cartA Variety Best Music Book of 2023
The Monkees represent a vital problem for rock and pop: is it the music that matters o
The behind-the-scenes story of the controversial 1960s made-for-tv rock band.- Series: Reverb
- Author: Kemper, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: August 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147077
- Language: English
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Unearthing the Underworld: A Natural History of Rocks
$37.50 Read moreA geological saga that digs deep, revealing how even the most ordinary rocks can be stepping stones to the hidden history of our planet.
Unearthing the Underworld reveals the hidden world of rocks–th- Author: McNamara, Ken
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: September 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147182
- Language: English
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Sloth
$22.00 Add to cartA richly illustrated cultural and natural history of the lethargic animal–from prehistoric ancestry to modern-day memes.
Sloths are perhaps the most recognized and loved Central and South American a- Series: Animal
- Author: Rauch, Alan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 22 2024
- ISBN10: 1789147999
- Language: English
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Calling the Spirits: A History of Seances
$20.00 Add to cartFrom Halloween expert Morton, a level-headed and entertaining history of our desire and attempts to hold conversations with the dead.
Calling the Spirits investigates the eerie history of our conversa- Author: Morton, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: December 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1789146496
- Language: English
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Winters in the World: A Journey Through the Anglo-Saxon Year
$18.00 Read moreInterweaving 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: Paperback
- Page Count: 268
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147735
- Language: English
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Dinner in Rome: A History of the World in One Meal
$27.50 Read moreWith a celebrated food writer as host, a delectable history of Roman cuisine and the world–served one dish at a time. Now in paperback.
“There is more history in a bowl of pasta than in the Colosseu- Author: Viestad, Andreas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: November 01, 2022
- ISBN10: 1789146747
- Language: English
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Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween
$20.00 Add to cartHalloween has spread around the world, yet its associations with death and the supernatural as well as its inevitable commercialization have made it one of our most puzzling holidays. How did it becom… [more below]
- Author: Morton, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: September 12 2019
- ISBN10: 1789141583
- Language: English
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The Point of the Needle: Why Sewing Matters
$25.00 Read moreFrom the pleasures of mending to the problems of fast fashion, an intimate look at the creativity, community, and deep meaning sewed into every stitch.
Tens of millions of people sew for necessity or- Author: Burman, Barbara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: December 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147190
- Language: English
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Dinner in Rome: A History of the World in One Meal
$21.00 Add to cartWith a celebrated food writer as host, a delectable history of Roman cuisine and the world–served one dish at a time. Now in paperback.
“There is more history in a bowl of pasta than in the Colosseu- Author: Viestad, Andreas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147824
- Language: English
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Way Makers: An Anthology of Women’s Writing about Walking
$29.00 Read moreA sweeping collection of women’s writing on the wandering path, moving across genres, geographies, and centuries.
The follow-up to the celebrated Wanderers, Kerri Andrews’s Way Makers is the first an- Author: Andrews, Kerri
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147875
- Language: English
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Wanderers: A History of Women Walking
$16.00 Add to cartOffering a beguiling view of the history of walking, Wanderers guides us through the different ways of seeing–of being–articulated by ten pathfinding women writers.
“A wild portrayal of the passion- Author: Andrews, Kerri
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 25 2021
- ISBN10: 1789145015
- Language: English
