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  • The Naturalist in Britain | | 9780691036328

    The Naturalist in Britain

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    At once a major resource for historians of science and an excellent introduction to natural history for the general reader, David Allen's The Naturalist in Britain established a precedent for...
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  • The King's Bedpost

    The King's Bedpost

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    The King's Bedpost is a lavishly-illustrated detective story about a painting. Edward VI and the Pope is an important and fascinating visual allegory of the Reformation; but when and why was it...
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  • Chris Marker: Immemory

    Chris Marker: Immemory

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    In Immemory, Chris Marker originally used the format of the CD-Rom to create a multilayered, multimedia memoir. The reader investigates "zones" of travel, war, cinema, and poetry, navigating through...
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  • Writings on Art and Poetical Theory

    Writings on Art and Poetical Theory

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    "Sincerity is the one great artistic crime. Insincerity is the second greatest." In addition to his literary and fictional works, Fernando Pessoa wrote a multiplicity of theoretical texts concerning...
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  • The Theater

    The Theater

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    In the tradition of John Hersey’s Hiroshima, a terse and piercing look at a critical episode in the Ukraine War, from the award-winning author of They Will Have to Die Now.In March of 2022, three...
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  • Games of Venus

    Games of Venus

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    Recent attacks on contemporary art have portrayed the erotic content of works by Robert Mapplethorpe and others as if it were a deviation from the Western artistic tradition. On the contrary, there...
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  • The Division of Labor in Society

    The Division of Labor in Society

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    "In 1893, a young doctoral student was to publish an entirely original work on the nature of labor and production as they were being shaped by the industrial revolution. Emile Durkheim's The Division...
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  • 1939

    1939

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    "Overy's book is easily the best account of Europe's descent into...death and destruction." --Evening Standard (London)A brilliantly concise narrative of the days leading to the outbreak of history's...
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  • The Tower and the Bridge

    The Tower and the Bridge

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    An essential exploration of the engineering aesthetics of celebrated structures from long-span bridges to high-rise buildingsWhat do structures such as the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the...
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  • Hume | | 9780521604031

    Hume

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    David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, first published in 1748, is a concise statement of Hume's central philosophical positions. It develops an account of human mental functioning...
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  • Pirate

    Pirate

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    Pirates have a well-earned bad reputation, and this book invites the reader to join their ranks. Here you will discover everything the aspiring pirate needs to know in order to join a crew and start...
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  • The Polar Bear Day

    The Polar Bear Day

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    Knock knock! A young boy opens his door to find a surprising visitor: a playful polar bear! Boy and bear spend the day together -- dancing, sneaking snacks and hiding from mum -- until, too soon,...
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  • India Working Essays on Society and Economy

    India Working Essays on Society and Economy

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    By drawing on her extensive fieldwork in India and on the adjacent theoretical literature, Barbara Harriss-White describes the working of the Indian economy through its most important social...
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  • Elliptic Tales

    Elliptic Tales

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    Elliptic Tales describes the latest developments in number theory by looking at one of the most exciting unsolved problems in contemporary mathematics--the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture. The...
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  • Mostly Plants

    Mostly Plants

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    “Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.” With these seven words, Michael Pollan—brother of Lori, Dana, and Tracy Pollan, and son of Corky—started a national conversation about how to eat for optimal...
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  • To Shake the Sleeping Self

    To Shake the Sleeping Self

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    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “With winning candor, Jedidiah Jenkins takes us with him as he bicycles across two continents and delves deeply into his own beautiful heart.”—Cheryl Strayed, author...
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  • Illustrators on Creative Processes

    Illustrators on Creative Processes

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    An insightful and visually rich book about illustration and the origins of creativity featuring the work of 26 illustrators with in-depth interviews where each artist discusses their ideas,...
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  • Custodians of Wonder

    Custodians of Wonder

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    A vivid look at 10 astonishing people who are maintaining some of the world's oldest and rarest cultural traditions. Eliot Stein has traveled the globe in search of remarkable people who are...
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  • Gardens Illustrated: the New Beautiful

    Gardens Illustrated: the New Beautiful

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    The first book from today’s leading garden magazine, renowned for its stylish features, outstanding photography, and top-notch garden writing full of insights and advice. The editors have selected...
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  • Caesar's Calendar | | 9780520251199

    Caesar's Calendar

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    The ancient Romans changed more than the map of the world when they conquered so much of it; they altered the way historical time itself is marked and understood. In this brilliant, erudite, and...
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