University of Chicago Press
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Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery
$35.00 Add to cartAn eye-opening rethinking of nineteenth-century American history that reveals the interdependence of the Northern industrial economy and Southern slave labor.
The industrializing North and the agricu- Author: Rockman, Seth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: November 29 2024
- ISBN10: 0226723453
- Language: English
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Thoreau’s God
$20.00 Add to cartMeditative reflections on the great spiritual seeker’s deeply felt experience of the divine.
Henry David Thoreau’s spiritual life is a riddle. Thoreau’s passionate critique of formal religion is matc- Author: Higgins, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 0226827305
- Language: English
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Blue: A History of Postpartum Depression in America
$30.00 Add to cartA powerful look at the changing cultural understanding of postpartum depression in America.
New motherhood is often seen as a joyful moment in a woman’s life; for some women, it is also their lowest- Author: Moran, Rachel Louise
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 0226835790
- Language: English
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Dr. Calhoun’s Mousery: The Strange Tale of a Celebrated Scientist, a Rodent Dystopia, and the Future of Humanity
$27.50 Add to cart“Brilliant. . . . An absorbing read and a potent lesson in moral behavior–both of rodents and of humans.”–Deborah Blum, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Poison Squad – “A fascinating read about … [more below]
- Author: Dugatkin, Lee Alan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 03 2024
- ISBN10: 0226827852
- Language: English
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Is Anyone Listening?: What Animals Are Saying to Each Other and to Us
$28.00 Add to cartFrom a leading researcher on dolphin communication, a deep dive into the many ways animal species communicate with their kin, their neighboring species, and us.
If you could pose one question to a d- Author: Herzing, Denise L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: November 14 2024
- ISBN10: 022635749X
- Language: English
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Firebrands: The Untold Story of Four Women Who Made and Unmade Prohibition
$30.00 Read moreGuaranteed to change how you picture Prohibition, this lively history turns the spotlight on four women in the immediate aftermath of winning the vote who played influential roles on all sides of the … [more below]
- Author: Diliberto, Gioia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 30 2024
- ISBN10: 0226819671
- Language: English
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Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies
$65.00 Add to cartA book highlighting the work of pioneering Black printmaker, sculptor, and activist Elizabeth Catlett.
Accomplished printmaker and sculptor, avowed feminist, and lifelong activist Elizabeth Catlett- Author: Scruggs, Dalila
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 04 2024
- ISBN10: 0226836576
- Language: English
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Sons, Daughters, and Sidewalk Psychotics: Mental Illness and Homelessness in Los Angeles
$30.00 Add to cartSociologist Neil Gong explains why mental health treatment in Los Angeles rarely succeeds, for the rich, the poor, and everyone in between.
In 2022, Los Angeles became the US county with the largest- Author: Gong, Neil
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: March 29 2024
- ISBN10: 022658190X
- Language: English
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Otherworldly Antarctica: Ice, Rock, and Wind at the Polar Extreme
$28.00 Add to cartWith stunning original photographs, an Antarctic scientist and explorer takes us to one of the most sublime, remote, and pristine regions on the planet.
The interior of Antarctica is an utterly prist- Author: Stump, Edmund
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: April 29 2024
- ISBN10: 0226829901
- Language: English
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Nonstandard Notebook: Mathematically Ruled Pages for Unruly Thoughts
$18.00 Read moreA revolutionary notebook that challenges us to play outside (and with) the lines.
A standard notebook displays page after page of horizontal lines. But what if we break the pattern? What if the ruled- Author: Chartier, Tim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 10 2024
- ISBN10: 022683090X
- Language: English
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Code Name Puritan: Norman Holmes Pearson at the Nexus of Poetry, Espionage, and American Power
$32.50 Read moreAn insightful biography of an unassuming literary scholar–and spy–who transformed postwar American culture.
Although his impact on twentieth-century American cultural life was profound, few people- Author: Barnhisel, Greg
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: October 09 2024
- ISBN10: 022664720X
- Language: English
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A History of America in 100 Maps
$35.00 Read moreThroughout its history, America has been defined through maps. Whether made for military strategy or urban reform, to encourage settlement or to investigate disease, maps invest information with meani… [more below]
- Author: Schulten, Susan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 21 2018
- ISBN10: 022645861X
- Language: English
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King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV
$57.00 Add to cartLouis XIV was a man in pursuit of glory. Not content to be the ruler of a world power, he wanted the power to rule the world. And, for a time, he came tantalizingly close.
Philip Mansel’s King of the- Author: Mansel, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 022669089X
- Language: English
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Our Nazi: An American Suburb’s Encounter with Evil
$25.00 Read moreThe first book to lay bare the life of a Nazi camp guard who settled in a Chicago suburb and to explore how his community and others responded to discoveries of Nazis in their midst.
Reinhold Kulle s- Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions
- Author: Soffer, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: October 02 2024
- ISBN10: 0226835545
- Language: English
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Balance of Power: Central Banks and the Fate of Democracies
$25.00 Add to cartCentral banks now stand between societies and collapse, but are they still democratic?
Two decades of financial crises have dramatically expanded central banks’ powers. In 2008, and then again in 202- Author: Monnet, Éric
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: April 29 2024
- ISBN10: 0226834131
- Language: English
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From the Seashore to the Seafloor: An Illustrated Tour of Sandy Beaches, Kelp Forests, Coral Reefs, and Life in the Ocean’s Depths
$25.00 Read moreAn octopus expert and celebrated artist offer a deep dive to meet the enchanting inhabitants of the world’s marine ecosystems.
Have you ever walked along the beach and wondered what kind of creatures- Author: Voight, Janet
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0226817660
- Language: English
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The Hidden Wealth of Nations: The Scourge of Tax Havens
$31.67 Read moreWe are well aware of the rise of the 1% as the rapid growth of economic inequality has put the majority of the world’s wealth in the pockets of fewer and fewer. One much-discussed solution to this imb… [more below]
- Author: Zucman, Gabriel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: July 22 2016
- ISBN10: 022642264X
- Language: English
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Imaginary Cities: A Tour of Dream Cities, Nightmare Cities, and Everywhere in Between
$24.00 Read moreFor as long as humans have gathered in cities, those cities have had their shining–or shadowy–counterparts. Imaginary cities, potential cities, future cities, perfect cities. It is as if the city it… [more below]
- Author: Anderson, Darran
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: April 06 2017
- ISBN10: 022647030X
- Language: English
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The Art of the Bird: The History of Ornithological Art Through Forty Artists
$57.00 Add to cartThe human history of depicting birds dates to as many as 40,000 years ago, when Paleolithic artists took to cave walls to capture winged and other beasts. But the art form has reached its peak in the … [more below]
- Author: Lederer, Roger J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 25 2019
- ISBN10: 022667505X
- Language: English
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The Big Jones Cookbook: Recipes for Savoring the Heritage of Regional Southern Cooking
$25.00 Read moreAn original look at southern heirloom cooking with a focus on history, heritage, and variety.
You expect to hear about restaurant kitchens in Charleston, New Orleans, or Memphis perfecting plates of- Author: Fehribach, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0226829375
- Language: English
