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The Holy Innocents
$18.00 Add to cartA shattering tale of oppression and resistance during Franco’s dictatorship, by a beloved Spanish novelist
“A ferocious story.”–The Guardian “[Delibes] is a master of compression, using the art of om- Series: Margellos World Republic of Letters
- Author: Delibes, Miguel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 0300275137
- Language: English
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Stalin’s Library: A Dictator and His Books
$22.00 Add to cartA compelling intellectual biography of Stalin told through his personal library
“[A] fascinating new study.”–Michael O’Donnell, Wall Street Journal In this engaging life of the twentieth century’s- Author: Roberts, Geoffrey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: July 15 2025
- ISBN10: 0300281137
- Language: English
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Equality Is a Struggle: Bulletins from the Front Line, 2021-2025
$28.00 Add to cartAn acclaimed economist’s observations on four years of events that have shaped the world
In this new volume drawn from his columns for the French newspaper Le Monde, renowned economist Thomas Piketty- Author: Piketty, Thomas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: September 23 2025
- ISBN10: 0300282753
- Language: English
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Carole King: She Made the Earth Move
$28.00 Add to cartJane Eisner traces the professional accomplishments and personal challenges of pop icon Carole King, exploring her unique contribution to American music
Carole King’s extraordinary career has defined- Series: Jewish Lives
- Author: Eisner, Jane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 0300259468
- Language: English
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Republic and Empire: Crisis, Revolution, and America’s Early Independence
$35.00 Add to cartA fresh look at the American Revolution as a major global event
At the time of the American Revolution (1765-83), the British Empire had colonies in India, Africa, the Caribbean, the Pacific, Canada,- Author: Burnard, Trevor
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 0300280181
- Language: English
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Mixed Signals: How Incentives Really Work
$20.00 Add to cartAn informative and entertaining account of how actions send signals that shape behaviors and how to design better incentives for better results in our life, our work, and our world
“Getting [an] incen- Author: Gneezy, Uri
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 26 2024
- ISBN10: 0300276745
- Language: English
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Death to Order: A Modern History of Assassination
$35.00 Add to cartA deeply researched history of assassination in the modern world, from Franz Ferdinand to Osama bin Laden
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Leon Trotsky, Reinhard Heydrich, Mahatma Gandhi, John F. Kennedy, M- Author: Ball, Simon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: August 26 2025
- ISBN10: 0300258046
- Language: English
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A Little Book of Language
$15.00 Add to cartA lively journey through the story of language, from an infant’s first word to the languages of the internet
Language never leaves you alone. It’s there in your head, helping you think. It’s there to- Series: Little Histories
- Author: Crystal, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 0300283237
- Language: English
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A Popular History of IDI Amin’s Uganda
$35.00 Add to cartHow Africa’s most notorious tyrant made his oppressive regime seem both necessary and patriotic
Idi Amin ruled Uganda between 1971 and 1979, inflicting tremendous violence on the people of the count- Author: Peterson, Derek R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: June 24 2025
- ISBN10: 0300278381
- Language: English
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Buddha, Socrates, and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times
$28.00 Add to cartA renowned Buddhist teacher turns to two of the most influential figures in history for guidance on how to face the ethical challenges of our time
The Buddha’s revolutionary teachings transformed Asi- Author: Batchelor, Stephen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 26 2025
- ISBN10: 0300275498
- Language: English
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Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome
$30.00 Add to cartJane Draycott reclaims the life story of Fulvia, one of the most powerful women of the late Roman Republic
“Light and thorough, wide-reaching and focused, entertaining but not sensationalist.”–Financ- Author: Draycott, Jane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: July 22 2025
- ISBN10: 0300278047
- Language: English
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Second Chances: Shakespeare and Freud
$20.00 Add to cartA powerful exploration of the human capacity for renewal, as seen through Shakespeare and Freud
“A compellingly readable and intelligent book. . . . Both authors write with impressive energy.”–Rowan- Series: Anthony Hecht Lectures in the Humanities
- Author: Greenblatt, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: May 27 2025
- ISBN10: 0300283334
- Language: English
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Storyteller: The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson
$35.00 Add to cartFrom a critically acclaimed biographer, an engrossing narrative of Robert Louis Stevenson’s life, a story as romantic and adventurous as his fiction
“This magnificent biography of Robert Louis Stevens- Author: Damrosch, Leo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 584
- Publish Date: September 02 2025
- ISBN10: 0300268629
- Language: English
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A Little History of Archaeology
$15.00 Read moreThe thrilling story of archaeological adventure, and astonishing discoveries around the globe
Archaeology tells the story of our ancestors: how they lived, what they believed in and how their culture- Series: Little Histories
- Author: Fagan, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 0300283407
- Language: English
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Into the Weeds
$20.00 Add to cartAn illuminating reflection on the creative process from acclaimed fiction writer, essayist, and translator Lydia Davis
When asked why she writes, Lydia Davis confesses that the question makes her unc- Series: Why I Write
- Author: Davis, Lydia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 0300279744
- Language: English
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A Little History of the United States
$15.00 Add to cartA character-filled history that brings the American saga to life
The United States is one of the most powerful countries in the world. This is the remarkable story of how it came to be. Beginning wit- Series: Little Histories
- Author: Davidson, James West
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 0300283431
- Language: English
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Love in the New Millennium
$18.00 Read moreLonglisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2019
The most ambitious work of fiction by one of the world’s greatest writers “In this dreamlike novel . . . amid increasingly bizarre scenarios, ap- Series: Margellos World Republic of Letters
- Author: Can Xue
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 0300278268
- Language: English
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Slow Wood: Greener Building from Local Forests
$30.00 Add to cartA radical proposal for healing the relationship between humans and forests through responsible, sustainable use of local and regional wood in home building
American homes are typically made of lumber- Author: Donahue, Brian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: November 26 2024
- ISBN10: 0300273479
- Language: English
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Francis of Assisi: The Life of a Restless Saint
$30.00 Add to cartAn award-winning historian reconstructs the life of Francis of Assisi, uncovering the man behind the myths
“Refreshing. . . . Complex, multilayered, and ambitious.”–Costica Bradatan, Times Literary S- Author: Leppin, Volker
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: January 28 2025
- ISBN10: 0300263805
- Language: English
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In Praise of Floods: The Untamed River and the Life It Brings
$28.00 Add to cartJames C. Scott reframes rivers as alive and dynamic, revealing the consequences of treating them as resources for our profit
“Informative, enjoyable, and provocative. . . . Scott’s [prose] is dry, cle- Series: Yale Agrarian Studies
- Author: Scott, James C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: February 25 2025
- ISBN10: 0300278497
- Language: English
