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\nUnited States Poet Laureate and winner of the 2022 Academy of American Poets Leadership Award Joy Harjo examines the power…

Explores the analogies between computing machines and the living human brain. This title shows that the brain operates both…

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The first English-language biography in over fifty years to tell the full, vibrant story of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, known…

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A bold new account of the state of globalization today―and what its collapse might mean for the world economy After the Cold…

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The fascinating stories behind the essential seven units of measurement that allow us to understand the physical world From…

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A powerful case for the global market economy…

Ponders the nature of happiness and its place in philosophical thinking and writing throughout the ages. This title explores…

A renowned literary theorist reconsiders previous stances and offers his latest thinking on the nature of literature and…

Looks at the fundamental issue of equality and how and why governments have fallen short of their democratic ideals. This…

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By defending the importance of individual reflection, this title celebrates the power and variety of human consciousness in…

Despite recent ferocious public debate about the likelihood of the existence of God, the most central concept in such…

Examines how people acquired and read books from the sixteenth century to the present, focusing on the personal…

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A spirited and essential companion to Orwell and his works, covering all the novels and major essays An intellectual who…

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An incisive account of the Arctic convoys, and the essential role Bletchley Park and Special Intelligence played in Allied…

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A trenchant analysis of sacrifice as the foundation of the modern, as well as the ancient, social order The modern…

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Intelligent machines present us every day with urgent ethical challenges. Is the facial recognition software used by an…

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By the middle of the twentieth century, many liberals looked glumly at the world modernity had brought about, with its…

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In this book Maurice Keen examines the significance of chivalry as a secular social ideal in the period from c. 1100 to c.…

The reign of Mary Tudor has been remembered as an era of sterile repression, when a reactionary monarch launched a doomed…

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Features a revised and expanded translators' introduction and an updated translation, as well as the English versions of…

Presents the stories of patients with a variety of neurological disorders, some familiar (epilepsy, chronic fatigue, stroke,…

From the famed Harvard psychologist and an expert on the impact of digital media technologies, a riveting exploration of the…

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In this work a political scientist seeks to offer a jargon-free introduction to the market system, for all readers with or…

A political scientist argues that the essential claims of realignment theory are wrong - that American elections, parties…

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A newly revised edition of this classic work, exploring the diverse qualities essential for teaching in today's educational…

\nThe complete short stories of acclaimed Moroccan author Mohamed Choukri, translated into English and collected in one…

\nA groundbreaking history of women in British intelligence, revealing their pivotal role across the first half of the…

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With a language disappearing every two weeks and neologisms springing up almost daily, an understanding of the origins and…

A trenchant look at how the coronavirus reveals the dangerous fault lines of contemporary society…

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Now in a new, affordable edition with updated notes, a superbly readable translation of Kant's classic work…

A collection of three of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's most important political writings - "The Social Contract"; "The First…

Offers an account of how the Internet is transforming gossip, the way we shame others, and our ability to protect our own…

This work questions the extent to which the American Constitution furthers democratic goals. It reveals the Constitution's…

An internationally renowned architect, urban planner, and scholar describes the major technological forces driving the…

Offers an analysis of US counterinsurgency operations in Iraq, and along with it lessons for America's military and…

The Second Crusade (1145-1149) was an extraordinarily bold attempt to overcome unbelievers on no less than three fronts.…

Domesticity is generally treated as an aspect of women's history. This study of the 19th-century middle class shows how…

First performed at the midpoint of the twentieth century, John Cage's 4'33", a composition conceived of without a single…

\nAn invaluable companion for any writer seeking to make the writing life a more complex and cooperative venture\n…

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