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A unique work of fiction from the troubled streets of Ukraine, giving invaluable testimony to the new history unfolding in the nation's post-independence years

A lively and engaging biography of the first openly gay man elected to public office in the United States, a man fiercely committed to protecting all minorities

A new history of the long-overlooked WWII theater in Iran and Iraq, its unrecognized significance, and its impact on local society and politics

The first comprehensive history of the most decisive military campaign of the Third Crusade and one of the longest wartime sieges of the Middle Ages

A new biography of the seminal twentieth-century historian and thinker who pioneered the study of Jewish mysticism and profoundly influenced the Zionist movement

A French-language text for intermediate-level students that combines oral and aural proficiency skills with writing, literary interpretation, and cultural analysis

A brilliant and bold look at the role of color in our lives

A fascinating account of how radical researchers have used experiments to overturn conventional wisdom and shaped life as we know it

An eye-opening look at the influential Supreme Court justice who disrupted American jurisprudence in order to delegitimize opponents and establish a conservative legal order

A sweeping history of the United States through the lens of empire--and an incisive look forward as the nation retreats from the global stage

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

A powerful biography of the internationally renowned writer who created one of the most enduring characters in children's literature

A startling and gripping reexamination of the Jim Crow era, as seen through the eyes of some of the most important American writers

A paradigm-shifting account of the modern Jewish experience, from one of the most creative young historians of his generation

A multidisciplinary exploration of our human inclination to herd and why our instinct to copy others can be dangerous in today's interlinked world

A uniquely personal yet deeply informed exploration of the hidden history of class in American life

Acclaimed translator Edith Grossman brings to English-language readers Rojas's imaginative vision of Francisco de Goya and the reverberations of his art in Fascist Spain

A leading scholar sheds light on the experiences of ordinary Cubans in the unseating of dictator Fulgencio Batista

A writer for whom the journey has always mattered reinvents the very form itself in this inviting collection of in-the-moment impressions of his journeys

A best-selling author and world-renowned bibliophile meditates on his vast personal library and champions the vital role of all libraries

Aims to present an intellectual history of 200 years of American constitutional theory and an original philosophical inquiry into the possibility of self-government. Kahn sees the development of constitutional theory as a continuous effort to balance self-government and history.

An irresistible collection of favorite writings from an author celebrated for his bravura style and sheer unpredictability

A groundbreaking work that explores human size as a distinctive cultural marker in Western thought