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They Would Never Hurt a Fly: War Criminals on Trial in the Hague
$27.00PaperbackAdd to cart“Who were they? Ordinary people like you or me–or monsters?” asks internationally acclaimed author Slavenka Drakulic as she sets out to understand the people behind the horrific crimes committed duri… [more below]
- Author: Drakulic, Slavenka
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 26 2005
- ISBN10: 0143035428
- Language: English
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By: Szwed, John
Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth
$27.00PaperbackAdd to cart“Revelatory . . . one of the most briskly revealing pieces of jazz biography that I’ve read.” –Richard Brody, The New Yorker
When Billie Holiday first stepped into a recording studio in November 193- Author: Szwed, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0143107968
- Language: English
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By: Plato
The Symposium
$27.00PaperbackAdd to cartThe perfect books for the true book lover, Penguin’s Great Ideas series features twelve more groundbreaking works by some of history’s most prodigious thinkers. Each volume is beautifully packaged wit… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Great Ideas
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: May 30 2006
- ISBN10: 0143037536
- Language: English
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By: Silver, Nate
On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything
$21.00PaperbackAdd to cartThe Instant New York Times Bestseller With a New Preface from Nate Silver for 2025
“Engaging and entertaining… a glimpse of the economy of the future.” —Tim Wu, New York Times Book Review From the- Author: Silver, Nate
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: August 12 2025
- ISBN10: 0593491645
- Language: English
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By: Smith, Gabriel
Brat
$18.00PaperbackAdd to cart“Brat is a raucous story of the messy, messed-up business of living, dying and having a family.” —Financial Times
“The novel crackles with gothic horror, deadpan humor, and a damning sense of alienat- Author: Smith, Gabriel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 03 2025
- ISBN10: 059365689X
- Language: English
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By: Scrivner, Coltan
Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can’t Look Away
$19.00PaperbackAdd to cart“A fascinating examination of a feature of human nature that all of us have, most of us deplore (at least in others), and few of us understand.”
–Steven Pinker, New York Times bestselling author of Ra… [more below]- Author: Scrivner, Coltan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 0143137344
- Language: English
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By: Shirky, Clay
Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
$27.00PaperbackAdd to cart“A fascinating survey of the digital age . . . An eye-opening paean to possibility.” —The Boston Globe
“Mr. Shirky writes cleanly and convincingly about the intersection of technological innovation a- Author: Shirky, Clay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0143114948
- Language: English
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By: Pearse, Sarah
The Wilds
$18.00PaperbackAdd to cart“An atmospheric chiller with shocking twists.” —Shari Lapena, New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door
Detective Elin Warner unravels the mystery behind the disappearance of a young- Series: Detective Elin Warner
- Author: Pearse, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 15 2025
- ISBN10: 0593654064
- Language: English
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Believing Is Seeing: Creating the Culture of Art
$27.00PaperbackAdd to cartWhy are the paleolithic Venus of Willendorf, Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescoes, and Marcel Duchamp’s ready-made urinal all considered works of art? Why, strictly speaking, is a Cindy Sherman phot… [more below]
- Author: Staniszewski, Mary Anne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 01 1995
- ISBN10: 0140168249
- Language: English
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The Odyssey of Kp2: An Orphan Seal and a Marine Biologist’s Fight to Save a Species
$27.00PaperbackAdd to cartAn inside look at a renowned marine biologist’s quest to save an abandoned, endangered seal pup
Only eleven hundred Hawaiian monk seals survive in the wild. Without intervention, they face certain ext
- Author: Williams, Terrie M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 25 2013
- ISBN10: 0143123521
- Language: English
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By: Jones, Dan
Wolves of Winter
$19.00PaperbackAdd to cart“Superb historical fiction, as fresh, vivid and vital as this morning’s headlines … proves once again that nothing really changes, be it a soldier’s life – or great storytelling.”–Lee Child
AN ENDL- Series: Essex Dogs Trilogy
- Author: Jones, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 17 2025
- ISBN10: 0143137646
- Language: English
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The Cat Inside
$20.00PaperbackAdd to cartBest known for the wild, phantasmagoric satire of works like Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs reveals another, gentler side in The Cat Inside. Originally published as a limited-edition volume, this m… [more below]
- Author: Burroughs, William S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 29 2002
- ISBN10: 0142000256
- Language: English
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By: Carter, Angela
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
$24.00PaperbackAdd to cartThe transformation of Desiderio’s city into a mysterious kingdom is instantaneous: Hallucination flows with magical speed in every brain; avenues and plazas are suddenly as fertile as fairy-book fores… [more below]
- Author: Carter, Angela
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 04 1986
- ISBN10: 0140235191
- Language: English
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By: Shattuck, Ben
The History of Sound: Stories
$18.00PaperbackAdd to cartSOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING PAUL MESCAL AND JOSH O’CONNOR
WINNER OF THE STORY PRIZE SPOTLIGHT AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD FOR FICTION & THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXC- Author: Shattuck, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 15 2025
- ISBN10: 0593490401
- Language: English
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By: Ureneck, Lou
Cabin: Two Brothers, a Dream, and Five Acres in Maine
$27.00PaperbackAdd to cartInspired by his From the Ground Up blog for the New York Times, a beautifully written memoir about building and brotherhood
Confronted with the disappointments and knockdowns that can come in middle
- Author: Ureneck, Lou
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 27 2012
- ISBN10: 0143122088
- Language: English
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The Last Pass: Cousy, Russell, the Celtics, and What Matters in the End
$32.00PaperbackAdd to cartThe New York Times bestseller
Out of the greatest dynasty in American professional sports history, a Boston Celtics team led by Bill Russell and Bob Cousy, comes an intimate story of race, mortality,- Author: Pomerantz, Gary M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 22 2019
- ISBN10: 0735223637
- Language: English
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By: Krow, Leyna
Sinkhole, and Other Inexplicable Voids: Stories
$19.00PaperbackAdd to cart“These gripping, magical tales span time travel, portals, menacing butterflies, and more. A can’t-miss meditation on families and survival.”
“A gorgeous book that also serves as a series of
—People- Author: Krow, Leyna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 28 2025
- ISBN10: 0593299655
- Language: English
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By: Blackstock, Uché
Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine
$18.00PaperbackAdd to cartAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
ONE OF TIME’S 100 MOST INFLUENTUAL PEOPLE IN GLOBAL HEALTH “This book is more than a memoir–it also serves as a call to action to create a more equitable healthca- Author: Blackstock, Uché
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 21 2025
- ISBN10: 0593491300
- Language: English
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By: Lakoff, George
The Political Mind: A Cognitive Scientist’s Guide to Your Brain and Its Politics
$27.00PaperbackAdd to cartA groundbreaking scientific examination of the way our brains understand politics from a New York Times bestselling author
One of the world ‘s best-known linguists and cognitive scientists, George Lak- Author: Lakoff, George
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 02 2009
- ISBN10: 0143115685
- Language: English
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By: Sante, Lucy
I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition
$18.00PaperbackAdd to cartFINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE
Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Slate “Reading this book is a joy . . . much to say about the trans journey and will undou- Author: Sante, Lucy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 21 2025
- ISBN10: 0593493788
- Language: English




















