Reaktion Books
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The Medieval Guide to Healthy Living
$26.00 Add to cartA fresh look at medieval wellness that echoes modern healthy living concerns.
We often think of medieval medicine as strange, unhygienic, and unscientific, but The Medieval Guide to Healthy Living r- Author: Harvey, Katherine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 14 2026
- ISBN10: 1836391846
- Language: English
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Death Trip: Iggy and the Stooges, 1972-74
$27.50 Add to cartThe definitive musical history of the influential Raw Power era of Iggy and the Stooges.
Raw Power by Iggy and the Stooges is arguably the most aggressive, dynamic album in rock history, and inarguabl- Author: Begnal, Michael S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: July 17 2026
- ISBN10: 1836391897
- Language: English
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Mao: Power and Contradiction
$28.00 Read moreChairman Mao’s extraordinary life and complex legacy laid bare.
Mao Zedong lived one of the most epic and influential lives of the twentieth century. His impact on the People’s Republic of China was- Author: Brown, Kerry
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 21 2026
- ISBN10: 1836391919
- Language: English
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Francisco de Zurbar?n and the Fabric of the World
$25.00 Read moreA major re-evaluation of Francisco de Zurbar?n, master of Spain’s Golden Age.
Francisco de Zurbar?n painted with unmatched stillness and intensity. Famed for his monks, saints, and martyrs, he also c- Series: Renaissance Lives
- Author: Robbins, Jeremy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: June 05 2026
- ISBN10: 1836391757
- Language: English
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The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments
$25.00 Read moreImagined instruments reveal how we shape music–and how music shapes us.
The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments is a guided tour through centuries of instruments that never existed. From ancient- Author: Loughridge, Deirdre
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: July 08 2026
- ISBN10: 1836391854
- Language: English
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Way Makers: An Anthology of Women’s Writing about Walking
$18.95 Add to cartA sweeping collection of women’s writing on the wandering path, moving across genres, geographies, and centuries.
The follow-up to the celebrated Wanderers, Kerri Andrews’s Way Makers is the first an- Author: Andrews, Kerri
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: May 06 2026
- ISBN10: 1836392044
- Language: English
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Stories of the Stones: Imagining Prehistory in Britain, Ireland and Brittany
$35.00 Read moreUncovers the rich cultural afterlife of ancient stones and sacred landscapes.
Stories of the Stones explores how ancient monuments–standing stones, megaliths, and earthworks–have been reimagined ac- Author: Robichaud, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: July 10 2026
- ISBN10: 1836391706
- Language: English
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Stupid Idiots: A Philosophy of Stupidity and Complete and Utter Downright Idiocy
$20.00 Read moreA witty yet thoughtful examination of stupidity and idiocy in modern life.
This witty yet thoughtful book examines stupidity and idiocy, and their most dangerous incarnation: stupid idiocy–the unthi- Author: Svendsen, Lars
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 180
- Publish Date: June 05 2026
- ISBN10: 1836391773
- Language: English
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Robert Louis Stevenson
$22.00 Read moreR. L. Stevenson’s life and writing, which reflected a restless mind in a global age.
This concise biography offers a fresh portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson: frail Edinburgh child turned globe-trott- Series: Critical Lives
- Author: Norquay, Glenda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 06 2026
- ISBN10: 1836391684
- Language: English
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Plato: A Civic Life
$18.00 Add to cartNow in paperback, a new reading of Plato’s philosophy that reveals it as deeply shaped by his experiences in Athens.
Plato is a key figure from the beginnings of Western philosophy, yet the impact of- Series: Great Lives of the Ancient World
- Author: Atack, Carol
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 05 2026
- ISBN10: 1836392052
- Language: English
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Taiwan: A People’s History
$27.50 Read moreTaiwan’s story as told through its people and their origins, struggles, and transformations.
While most English language histories of Taiwan focus on its geopolitical role, this history centers on th- Author: Dawley, Evan N.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: August 21 2026
- ISBN10: 1836391781
- Language: English
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Universe: A Guide to Everything
$25.00 Add to cartA sweeping, reflective history of how we’ve tried to understand the universe.
The physical universe is a most peculiar concept, not only different from the objects it contains but also from space its- Author: Kragh, Helge
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 05 2026
- ISBN10: 183639179X
- Language: English
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Auden
$30.00 Add to cartPeter Ackroyd’s compelling portrait of W. H. Auden, poet of a restless century.
Of all the English poets born in the twentieth century, Wystan Hugh Auden is by far the most significant. This critical- Author: Ackroyd, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: June 05 2026
- ISBN10: 1836391722
- Language: English
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Voices of Thunder: Radical Religious Women of the Seventeenth Century
$24.00 Add to cartThe stories of early modern Protestant women, including Rose Thurgood, Anna Trapnel, and Jane Lead, who defied the religious authority of their age.
Voices of Thunder illuminates the stories and belie- Author: Baker, Naomi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 11 2025
- ISBN10: 1836391196
- Language: English
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Myriad, Microscopic and Marvellous: The World of Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek
$30.00 Add to cartThe fascinating life and legacy of a pioneering seventeenth-century microbiologist.
The pioneering Dutch microbiologist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek uncovered hidden worlds of minuscule life. With his inge- Author: Dekkers, Geertje
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: December 26 2025
- ISBN10: 1836390971
- Language: English
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Berghain Nights: A Journey Through Techno and Berlin Club Culture
$24.00 Add to cartOne of the Books of the Year 2025 at The Irish Times
A pulsing, personal, and fabulous ride through the music and culture of an iconic nightclub scene. Fascinated by Berlin nightclub Berghain’s stra- Author: Cagney, Liam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: December 08 2025
- ISBN10: 1836390831
- Language: English
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Domenico Ghirlandaio: An Elite Artisan and His World
$25.00 Add to cartAn accessible life of the fifteenth-century painter and instructor of Michelangelo.
Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448-94) was a master of Renaissance art, celebrated for his vivid frescoes and detailed port- Series: Renaissance Lives
- Author: Cadogan, Jean K.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 06 2026
- ISBN10: 183639120X
- Language: English
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Winter Dreams: A Historical Guide to Old Age
$30.00 Add to cartOne of The Daily Telegraph‘s Greatest Books of 2025
A life-affirming exploration of the rich emotional lives of the elderly across thousands of years of human history. Winter Dreams is an evocative hi- Author: Rosenwein, Barbara H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: September 09 2025
- ISBN10: 1836390912
- Language: English
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Katherine Mansfield: A Hidden Life
$32.00 Add to cartOne of the Best Memoirs and Biographies of 2025 at The Guardian A revealing look at the life and writing of the great modernist.
This biography explores the life and work of Katherine Mansfield, one o- Author: Kimber, Gerri
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: December 26 2025
- ISBN10: 1836391625
- Language: English
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Eaters of the Dead: Myths and Realities of Cannibal Monsters
$15.99 Read moreSpanning myth, history, and contemporary culture, a terrifying and illuminating excavation of the meaning of cannibalism.
Every culture has monsters that eat us, and every culture repels in horror w- Author: Wetmore Jr, Kevin J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 19 2025
- ISBN10: 1836391609
- Language: English
