Princeton University Press
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How to Lose Yourself: An Ancient Guide to Letting Go
$17.95 Add to cartInviting new translations of classical Buddhist texts about why the self is an illusion–and why giving it up can free us from suffering
From self-realization and self-promotion to self-help and the s- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Garfield, Jay L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: January 28 2025
- ISBN10: 0691252637
- Language: English
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Dogpedia: A Brief Compendium of Canine Curiosities
$16.95 Add to cartAn enchanting, fact-filled treasury for the dog lover in all of us, from A to Z
Dogpedia is your gateway into the astonishing world of dogs. Featuring dozens of alphabetical entries on topics ranging- Series: Pedia Books #9
- Author: Pierce, Jessica
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 0691241082
- Language: English
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Do Plants Know Math?: Unwinding the Story of Plant Spirals, from Leonardo Da Vinci to Now
$27.95 Add to cartA breathtakingly illustrated look at botanical spirals and the scientists who puzzled over them
Charles Darwin was driven to distraction by plant spirals, growing so exasperated that he once begged a- Author: Douady, St?phane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 0691158657
- Language: English
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Gobsmacked!: The British Invasion of American English
$24.95 Add to cartA spot-on guide to how and why Americans have become so bloody keen on Britishisms–for good or ill
The British love to complain that words and phrases imported from America–from French fries to Awes- Author: Yagoda, Ben
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 0691262292
- Language: English
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The Jesuits: A History
$27.95 Read moreThe most comprehensive and up-to-date exploration of one of the most important religious orders in the modern world
Since its founding by Ignatius of Loyola in 1540, the Society of Jesus–more commonl- Author: Friedrich, Markus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 872
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0691226202
- Language: English
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Tooth and Claw: Top Predators of the World
$45.00 Read moreA marvelously illustrated look at the most deadly predators on the planet
Tooth and Claw presents the world’s top predators as you have never seen them before, from big cats and wild dogs to sharks, r- Author: Johnson, Robert M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 0691240280
- Language: English
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Art’s Properties
$27.95 Add to cartA revisionist reading of modern art that examines how artworks are captured as property to legitimize power
In this provocative new account, David Joselit shows how art from the nineteenth to the twen- Author: Joselit, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: February 14 2023
- ISBN10: 0691236046
- Language: English
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Science, the Endless Frontier
$14.95 Add to cartThe classic case for why government must support science–with a new essay by physicist and former congressman Rush Holt on what democracy needs from science today
Science, the Endless Frontier is rec- Author: Bush, Vannevar
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 02 2021
- ISBN10: 691186626
- Language: English
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The Golden Rhinoceros: Histories of the African Middle Ages
$19.95 Add to cartAn unforgettable journey into the forgotten history of medieval Africa
From the birth of Islam in the seventh century to the voyages of European exploration in the fifteenth, Africa was at the center- Author: Fauvelle, Fran?ois-Xavier
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 09 2021
- ISBN10: 0691217149
- Language: English
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Keith Haring Jean-Michel Basquiat: Crossing Lines
$55.00 Add to cartAn exploration of the personal and artistic connections between two icons of twentieth-century art
Keith Haring (1958-1990) and Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) changed the art world of the 1980s thr- Author: Buchhart, Dieter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1925432726
- Language: English
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After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
$32.00 Add to cartIn this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened after the Bronze Age collapsed–why some civilizations endured, why some gave way to new ones, and why
- Series: Turning Points in Ancient History #12
- Author: Cline, Eric H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 0691192138
- Language: English
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Hawks at a Distance: Identification of Migrant Raptors
$21.95 Add to cartThe ultimate field manual for identifying distant raptors
The ultimate must-have guide for identifying migrant raptors, Hawks at a Distance is the first volume to focus on distant raptors as they are- Author: Liguori, Jerry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 03 2011
- ISBN10: 0691135592
- Language: English
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To Build a Black Future: The Radical Politics of Joy, Pain, and Care
$46.58 Read moreAn incisive portrait of how the new Black politics can forge a future centered on collective action, community, and care
When #BlackLivesMatter emerged in 2013, it animated the most consequential Blac- Author: Harris, Christopher Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 0691219060
- Language: English
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Sharks of the World: A Complete Guide
$63.00 Add to cartThe most comprehensive reference guide to the world’s sharks–now fully revised and updated
Sharks of the World is the essential illustrated guide for anyone interested in these magnificent creatures.- Series: Wild Nature Press #19
- Author: Ebert, David A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: July 20 2021
- ISBN10: 069120599X
- Language: English
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What We Owe Each Other: A New Social Contract for a Better Society
$20.95 Add to cartFrom one of the leading policy experts of our time, an urgent rethinking of how we can better support each other to thrive
Whether we realize it or not, all of us participate in the social contract ev- Author: Shafik, Minouche
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 23 2022
- ISBN10: 069120764X
- Language: English
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Jung on Synchronicity and the Paranormal
$24.95 Add to cartC. G. Jung had a lifelong interest in the paranormal that culminated in his influential theory of synchronicity. Combining extracts taken from the Collected Works; letters; the autobiographical Memori
- Series: Encountering Jung #1
- Author: Jung, C. G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: October 25 1998
- ISBN10: 0691058377
- Language: English
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Galápagos: A Natural History Second Edition
$39.95 Add to cartA richly illustrated nature tour of Galápagos–now expanded, thoroughly updated, and with more than 650 color photographs
Galápagos is a comprehensive, up-to-date, and profusely illustrated natural- Author: Kricher, John C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: November 29 2022
- ISBN10: 0691217246
- Language: English
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American Classicist: The Life and Loves of Edith Hamilton
$66.58 Read moreA biography of the remarkable woman whose bestselling Mythology has introduced millions of readers to the classical world
Edith Hamilton (1867-1963) didn’t publish her first book until she was sixty-t- Author: Houseman, Victoria
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0691236186
- Language: English
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The Joy of Science
$16.95 Add to cartQuantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili reveals how 8 lessons from the heart of science can help you get the most out of life
Today’s world is unpredictable a- Author: Al-Khalili, Jim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 12 2022
- ISBN10: 0691211574
- Language: English
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Gulls Simplified: A Comparative Approach to Identification
$26.95 Add to cartA simpler and more user-friendly visual approach to gull identification
This unique photographic field guide to North America’s gulls provides a comparative approach to identification that concentrate- Author: Dunne, Pete
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 13 2018
- ISBN10: 0691156948
- Language: English
