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"This book reimagines the history of France's first overseas empire, tracing its roots from medieval crusading ventures to the revolutionary upheavals of the late eighteenth century. Rejecting...

Medea is among the most notorious women in the canon of Greek tragedy: a woman scorned who sacrifices her own children to her jealous rage. In her gripping new novel, Christa Wolf expands this myth,...

A fresh treatment of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, revealing the close ties between Mussolini and Hitler and their regimes From 1934 until 1944 Mussolini met Hitler numerous times, and the two...

"Rupert Christiansen, a renowned dance critic and arts correspondent, presents a sweeping history of the Ballets Russes and of Serge Diaghilev's dream of bringing Russian art and culture to the...

The first fully comprehensive publication on the history of plywood, from the nineteenth century to the present dayPlywood is an astonishingly versatile material, made by gluing together layers of...

"A new study of the early Renaissance portrait"--

This collection of essays, reviews, diary entries and letters from the late renowned writer includes his thoughts on Salman Rushdie, being spanked by Margaret Thatcher in The House of Lords, and...

The sixteen essays in this anthology describe the practice of teaching about place, with the goal of inspiring educators as well as other readers to discover the value of close investigation of their...

"Learn all about puppies in this adorably paw-fect addition to the bestselling Abrams Block Book series From a tiny chihuahua to the gigantic Great Dane, no pup is left behind in this fabulous...

Morris is a little boy who loves using his imagination. But most of all, Morris loves his classroom’s dress-up center and its tangerine dress.Morris is a little boy who loves using his imagination...

Political Magic examines early modern British fictions of exploration and colonialism, arguing that narratives of intercultural contact reimagine ideas of sovereignty and popular power. These...

Their teeth are brushed, their pajamas are on, and as soon as they say good night to Mama, the five little monkeys start to jump on their bed! But trouble awaits as, one by one, they fall off and...

"A dazzlingly erudite synthesis of history, philosophy, anthropology, genetics, sociology, economics, epidemiology, statistics, and more" (Frank Bruni, The New York Times), Blueprint shows why...

A new strain of realism has emerged in France. The novels that embody it represent diverse fears―immigration and demographic change, radical Islam, feminism, new technologies, globalization, American...

A piercing and scientifically grounded look at the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic and how it will change the way we live—"excellent and timely." (The New Yorker)Apollo's Arrow offers a...

Christy Mathewson (1880–1925) was the greatest baseball pitcher of his day, a hero with appeal reaching beyond sports. A college-educated player from Pennsylvania farm country, he restored...

A video gamer's championship aspirations are dashed when his parents send him to Camp Reset, where electronics are forbidden and you're forced to socialize, eat healthy, and spend time outside...

"Egon Schiele is best known for his striking, sometimes emotionally charged portraits, yet landscapes were of critical importance in his oeuvre. Although Schiele generally treated his depictions of...