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A secret history of philosophy grafting theory onto science, combining art and storytelling to bring Western thought back to…

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Amy Allen fractures critical theory from within by dispensing with its progressive reading of history while retaining its…

Every fossil tells a story. Best-selling paleontology author Donald R. Prothero describes twenty-five famous fossils in a…

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In 1996, Kenneth Goldsmith created UbuWeb to post hard-to-find works of concrete poetry. It grew into an essential archive…

The adventures of Samak, a trickster-warrior hero of Persia''s thousand-year-old oral storytelling tradition, are beloved in…

Axel Honneth has been instrumental in advancing the work of the Frankfurt School of critical theorists. His essays,…

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A remarkable novel by one of Tibet''s foremost authors, The Red Wind Howls is a courageous and gripping portrayal of Tibetan…

The Best American Magazine Writing 2020 brings together outstanding in-depth reporting and incisive criticism. It features…

Combining lyrical memoir with an introduction to wildlife tracking, What Walks This Way explores the joys of learning to…

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Fabio Parasecoli identifies and defines the phenomenon of '"gastronativism,'" the ideological use of food to advance ideas…

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This book explains how and why our brains think in stories. Angus Fletcher, an expert in neuroscientific approaches to…

Revealing the origins of today''s spirituality in the Gnostic tradition.…

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It has long been recognized that most standard of living increases are associated with advances in technology, not the…

One Up offers a pioneering empirical analysis of strategy in the video games industry to explain how it has gone from the…

In this beautifully illustrated natural history that links extinct larger feline species with those still in existence,…

In this landmark work of international relations theory, first published in 1959, the eminent realist scholar Kenneth N.…

The fast-moving digital environment has been disorienting for traditional businesses, and many may not even realize their…

Dr. No introduced the James Bond formula that has been a box-office fixture ever since. An explosive cocktail of action,…

In The Story of the Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries, Donald R. Prothero tells the fascinating stories behind the most important…

Large numbers of people believe in demonstrably false phenomena, from UFOs and ESP to Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster.…

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The role of the visual is essential to Hindu tradition and culture, but many attempts to understand India's divine images…

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The years before the First World War have long been romanticized as a zenith of French culture'-the '"Belle Époque.'"…

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This book is for anyone who dreams of starting a sports business. Christopher Mumford explores the state of the game in data…

In this passionate and timely memoir of her life''s work as a historian and advocate, Diane Ravitch traces her ideological…

Applying lessons from the success of community banks, Kirk S. Bowman and Jon R. Wilcox develop and implement a new model…

Kaori Lai''s Portraits in White explores everyday life in Taiwan under the White Terror, illuminating how the violence of…

Leonard Sherman draws on decades of experience in management consulting, venture capital, and teaching business strategy at…

Lakshmi''s Secret Diary is a remarkable Indian Francophone novel set in Pondicherry, the former capital of French India,…

Every rock is a tangible trace of the earth''s past. This book tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that…

With the work of reporters under fire worldwide, this year''s anthology of National Magazine Award finalists and winners is…

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The Garden of Eden as the ideal and untouched site of life's creation persists in popular thought, even as we have uncovered…

Blossoming from a correspondence between Luce Irigaray and Michael Marder, Through Vegetal Being is an intense personal,…

Wes Anderson is considered one of the most important directors of the post-Baby Boom generation, making films such as…

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Chronicles the mythical origins of Japan's islands and their ruling dynasty through a diverse array of genealogies, tales,…

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