Yale University Press
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Crassus: The First Tycoon
$18.00 Read moreThe story of Rome’s richest man, who died a humiliating desert death in search of military glory
- Series: Ancient Lives
- Author: Stothard, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 300274173
- Language: English
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Force: What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop
$20.00 Read moreAn eminent engineer and historian tackles one of the most elemental aspects of life: how we experience and utilize physical force
- Author: Petroski, Henry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0300274130
- Language: English
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Always Reaching: The Selected Writings of Anne Truitt
$38.00 Read moreAn expansive collection of texts providing insight into the inner life, creativity, and practice of the innovative American artist Anne Truitt
Spanning more than fifty years, this comprehensive volum- Author: Truitt, Anne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 18 2023
- ISBN10: 0300260415
- Language: English
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Samuel Ringgold Ward: A Life of Struggle
$25.00 Read moreThe rediscovery of a pivotal figure in Black history and his importance and influence in the struggle against slavery and discrimination
“A masterful biography. . . . Ward’s struggles to find freedom,- Series: Black Lives
- Author: Blackett, R. J. M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0300254946
- Language: English
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Tales of Tangier: The Complete Short Stories of Mohamed Choukri
$16.00 Add to cartThe complete short stories of acclaimed Moroccan author Mohamed Choukri, translated into English and collected in one volume for the first time
A World Literature Today Notable Translation of 2023 “Ch- Series: Margellos World Republic of Letters
- Author: Choukri, Mohamed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 0300251351
- Language: English
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Isaac Murphy: The Rise and Fall of a Black Jockey
$25.00 Read moreThe rise and fall of one of America’s first Black sports celebrities
“Deeply and impressively researched. . . . Ms. Mooney pieces together a narrative with an arc so tight and clean that it’s a wonde- Series: Black Lives
- Author: Mooney, Katherine C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 0300254423
- Language: English
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What We Live For, What We Die for: Selected Poems
$18.00 Add to cartAn introduction to an original poetic voice from eastern Ukraine with deep roots in the unique cultural landscape of post-Soviet devastation
“This collection of Ukrainian writer Serhiy Zhadan’s poems- Series: Margellos World Republic of Letters
- Author: Zhadan, Serhiy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 16 2019
- ISBN10: 0300223366
- Language: English
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After the Nazis: The Story of Culture in West Germany
$35.00 Read moreA wide-ranging, insightful history of culture in West Germany–from literature, film, and music to theater and the visual arts
After World War II a mood of despair and impotence pervaded the arts in- Author: Kater, Michael H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 0300259247
- Language: English
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Mel Brooks: Disobedient Jew
$26.00 Read moreA spirited dive into the life and career of a performer, writer, and director who dominated twentieth-century American comedy
Mel Brooks, born Melvin Kaminsky in Brooklyn in 1926, is one of the great- Series: Jewish Lives
- Author: Dauber, Jeremy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0300244274
- Language: English
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Maimonides: Faith in Reason
$26.00 Read moreAn exploration of Maimonides, the medieval philosopher, physician, and religious thinker, author of The Guide of the Perplexed, from one of the world’s foremost bibliophiles
Moses ben Maimon, or Maim- Series: Jewish Lives
- Author: Manguel, Alberto
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 21 2023
- ISBN10: 0300217897
- Language: English
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Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical
$32.50 Read moreA new look at artist Oscar Hammerstein II as a pivotal and underestimated force in the creation of modern American culture
“A charming . . . passion animates [Winer’s] Oscar Hammerstein II and the In- Author: Winer, Laurie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 31 2023
- ISBN10: 030022379X
- Language: English
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Grasses, Sedges, Rushes: An Identification Guide
$22.00 Read moreA portable, practical and expertly illustrated field guide to over one hundred grasses, sedges, and rushes–winner of 2020 Library Journal Best Reference Pick of the Year in the Science & Technology c… [more below]
- Author: Brown, Lauren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 18 2020
- ISBN10: 0300236778
- Language: English
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Sargent and Spain
$55.00 Add to cartFor the first time, explore John Singer Sargent’s fascination with Spain as seen in stunning landscapes, architectural views, figure studies, and scenes of everyday life
American artist John Singer S- Author: Cash, Sarah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0300266464
- Language: English
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Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650
$35.00 Read moreThe unlikely beginnings of the East India Company–from Tudor origins and rivalry with the superior Dutch–to laying the groundwork for future British expansion
The East India Company was the largest- Author: Howarth, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 030025072X
- Language: English
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China and Russia: Four Centuries of Conflict and Concord
$37.50 Read moreA compelling, expansive history of the relationship between China and Russia, from the seventeenth century to the present
Russia and China, the largest and most populous countries in the world, respe- Author: Snow, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 0300166656
- Language: English
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The Anatomy of Grief: How the Brain, Heart, and Body Can Heal After Loss
$20.00 Read moreAn original, authoritative guide to the impact of grief on the brain, the heart, and the body of the bereaved
“Dorothy Holinger’s exploration of the contours of grief is wise, moving, thought-provokin- Author: Holinger, Dorothy P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: May 17 2022
- ISBN10: 0300264763
- Language: English
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About Architecture: An Essential Guide in 55 Buildings
$40.00 Read moreHugh Pearman deftly guides us through the compelling stories of fifty-five buildings that explain our world, from antiquity to the present day
About Architecture is an engaging introduction to archite- Author: Pearman, Hugh
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 0300263449
- Language: English
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The Coming of the Railway: A New Global History, 1750-1850
$35.00 Read moreThe first global history of the epic early days of the iron railway
Railways, in simple wooden or stone form, have existed since prehistory. But from the 1750s onward the introduction of iron rails l- Author: Gwyn, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 0300267894
- Language: English
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Victorious in Defeat: The Life and Times of Chiang Kai-Shek, China, 1887-1975
$40.00 Read moreAn extensively researched, comprehensive biography of Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek, one of the twentieth century’s most powerful and controversial figures
Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) le- Author: Pantsov, Alexander V.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 736
- Publish Date: March 21 2023
- ISBN10: 0300260202
- Language: English
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American Slavers: Merchants, Mariners, and the Transatlantic Commerce in Captives, 1644-1865
$35.00 Read moreThe first telling of the unknown story of America’s two-hundred-year history as a slave-trading nation
“A work of impressive breadth, deep research, and evenhanded analysis.”–James Oakes, New York Re- Author: Kelley, Sean M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: May 30 2023
- ISBN10: 0300263597
- Language: English
