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Valkyrie: The Women of the Viking World
$21.95PaperbackRead moreLONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE
Valkyries: the female supernatural beings that choose who dies and who lives on the battlefield. They protect some, but guide spears, arrows and sword bla- Author: Fri?riksd?ttir, J?hanna Katr?n
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1350230308
- Language: English
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By: Dunn, Kevin
Stiff Little Fingers’ Inflammable Material
$14.95PaperbackRead moreSituating the band and its groundbreaking debut within the context of The Troubles, this book explores the band’s complicated and controversial relationship with the Belfast punk scene, a scene that a
- Series: 33 1/3
- Author: Dunn, Kevin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 19 2026
- ISBN10: 9798765133248
- Language: English
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By: Maskit, Jonathan
Bicycle
$14.95PaperbackRead moreObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
These days the bicycle often appears as an interloper in a world constructed for cars. An alm- Series: Object Lessons
- Author: Maskit, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 25 2024
- ISBN10: 1501338099
- Language: English
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By: Bey, Marquis
Nonbinary Life: An Autotheory
$19.95PaperbackRead moreNonbinary Life is an invitation to imagine the possibilities of life outside of gender.
To write, to think, to imagine, to agitate, and to love without regard for gender is to lead a non-binary life.- Series: Transgender Theory
- Author: Bey, Marquis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 16 2026
- ISBN10: 1350588946
- Language: English
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By: Arnaout, Diane
Hiccups: A Pediatrician Mom’s Guide to Surviving Your First Year of Parenthood
$26.95HardcoverAdd to cartThe quintessential guide for new parents while they navigate the joys and challenges of their baby’s first year.
Parenting these days is harder than ever, and having a new baby in the age of social me- Author: Arnaout, Diane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: April 02 2026
- ISBN10: 9798881806095
- Language: English
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Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass 25th Anniversary Edition
$17.95PaperbackAdd to cartNow in a 25th anniversary edition, featuring a foreword from bestselling author Rob Henderson of the Manhattan Institute and a new postscript from Theodore Dalrymple.
“A classic for our times. It is a- Author: Dalrymple, Theodore
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: April 30 2026
- ISBN10: 9798216390701
- Language: English
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By: Lillis, Joanna
Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan
$27.00HardcoverAdd to cartSilk Mirage is a compelling portrait of Uzbekistan, a country at the heart of the ancient Silk Road and now the centre of a power struggle between reformers and reactionaries for the soul of this stra
- Author: Lillis, Joanna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: November 13 2025
- ISBN10: 135029246X
- Language: English
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By: Hild, Matthew
A Little More Love: The Life and Legacy of Olivia Newton-John
$30.00HardcoverAdd to cartAn in-depth biography that closely examines the superstar’s multi-faceted career, personal life, advocacy, and legacy.
Olivia Newton-John was one of the biggest and most iconic global pop stars in his- Author: Hild, Matthew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: May 14 2026
- ISBN10: 9798216368021
- Language: English
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Mazzy Star’s So Tonight That I Might See
$14.95PaperbackRead moreAnthony Gomez III explores how out of the commercial failure of the 1980s Paisley Underground genre, a Los Angeles that suffered one of the highest crime rates in the country, the rise of Chicano/a ar
- Series: 33 1/3
- Author: III, Anthony Gomez
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: March 19 2026
- ISBN10: 9798765133552
- Language: English
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By: Zizek, Slavoj
Liberal Fascisms
$12.95PaperbackAdd to cartWith an apparently contradictory and characteristically makeshift term, ‘Liberal Fascisms’, Slavoj Zizek captures the paradoxical nature of political populism.
To see this phenomenon as purely libera- Series: Zizek’s Essays
- Author: Zizek, Slavoj
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: April 30 2026
- ISBN10: 1350573167
- Language: English
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By: Simon, Ed
Writing During the Apocalypse: Reflections on the Great Unraveling
$24.95PaperbackAdd to cartAll of American literature is a tragedy. What we’re living through now isn’t a tragedy, however – it’s a horror novel. Why bother writing when the world’s on fire?
Rising authoritarianism. Covid. Inf- Author: Simon, Ed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: January 22 2026
- ISBN10: 9798765123218
- Language: English
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Interpol’s Antics
$14.95PaperbackAdd to cartAt the dawn of the 21st century, the New York City indie rock scene emerged as a beacon of artistic innovation, capturing widespread attention. Within this vibrant milieu, Interpol’s second album, Ant
- Series: 33 1/3
- Author: Saxton-Ruiz, Gabriel T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: January 22 2026
- ISBN10: 9798765132708
- Language: English
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By: Monk, Ray
I Think of You Constantly with Love: The Letters of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Ben Richards
$35.00HardcoverAdd to cartLudwig Wittgenstein and Ben Richards met in the autumn of 1945, when Richards – a medical student – was attending one of Wittgenstein’s courses. The ‘loving friendship’ (in Wittgenstein’s words) which
- Author: Monk, Ray
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: April 16 2026
- ISBN10: 1350026468
- Language: English
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By: Short, Philip
Mao: The Man Who Made China
$26.95PaperbackAdd to cartOne of the great figures of the twentieth century, Chairman Mao looms irrepressibly over the economic rise of China. Mao Zedong was the leader of a revolution, a communist who lifted hundreds of milli… [more below]
- Author: Short, Philip
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 864
- Publish Date: June 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1350376728
- Language: English
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Metronome
$14.95PaperbackAdd to cartObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
When the metronome was invented in 1815, it transformed the music world. Composers and musici- Series: Object Lessons
- Author: Birkhold, Matthew H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: November 13 2025
- ISBN10: 9798765108871
- Language: English
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The World Cup: A History of the Planet’s Biggest Sporting Event, 2026 Edition
$26.95PaperbackRead moreThe ultimate history of the World Cup
Every four years, the world’s best national soccer teams compete for the World Cup. Billions of people tune in from around the world to experience the remarkable- Author: Lisi, Clemente A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: March 19 2026
- ISBN10: 9798216275275
- Language: English
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By: Walker, Val
Healing Through Wonder: How Awe Restores Us After Trauma and Loss
$29.95HardcoverAdd to cartVal Walker’s profound journey through trauma and spiritual exploration is both heart-wrenching and inspiring. This book beautifully captures the resilience of the human spirit and the transformative p
- Author: Walker, Val
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 08 2026
- ISBN10: 9798881842406
- Language: English
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Caf? Tacvba’s Re
$14.95PaperbackAdd to cartThis book is about unveiling and exploring the many layered gestures of Re.
Re, the 1994 album by the Mexican group Caf? Tacvba, is a spectacularly unique musical object that adopts and adapts myriad- Series: 33 1/3
- Author: Esterrich, Carmelo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 13 2025
- ISBN10: 9798765106556
- Language: English
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By: Enjeti, Anjali
Ballot
$14.95PaperbackRead moreObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
Ballot examines the psychological, cultural, and political significance of voting in an incre- Series: Object Lessons
- Author: Enjeti, Anjali
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 05 2026
- ISBN10: 9798765126196
- Language: English
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Erykah Badu’s New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)
$14.95PaperbackRead moreConceived and first composed on her laptop at home, with some vocals recorded in her bathroom, Erykah Badu’s New Amerykah Part Two is lo-fi and highly sophisticated-exquisitely analog and experimental
- Series: 33 1/3
- Author: Carter, Kameryn Alexa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 04 2025
- ISBN10: 9798765106464
- Language: English












