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A spectacular study of calligraphy, the most esteemed form of visual and textual expression in the Islamic world, through a storied collection of Qur'an manuscripts Spanning more than a millennium, from the seventh through the nineteenth century, Sea...List Price $40.00List Price $40.00 -
A major new history of North and South Korea, from the late nineteenth century to the present day "Cha and Pacheco Pardo have years of expertise in Korean international relations. . . . A crisp and balanced account."--Christopher Harding, The...List Price $18.00List Price $18.00 -
An enjoyable, accessible exploration of the legacy of ancient Greece today, across our daily lives and all forms of popular culture Our contemporary world is inescapably Greek. Whether in a word like "pandemic," a Freudian state of mind like the...List Price $22.00List Price $22.00 -
An incisive account of modern Spain, from the death of Franco to the Catalan referendum and beyond "Comprehensive and engaging."--Gideon Rachman, Financial Times Spain's transition to democracy after Franco's long dictatorship was widely hailed as...List Price $22.00List Price $22.00 -
A worldwide exploration of the history, purpose, and inescapable influence of the Iliad and the Odyssey that will inspire readers to think anew about Homer’s workNo one knows whether Homer was a real person, but there is no doubt that the epic poems...List Price $20.00List Price $20.00 -
A compelling, authoritative history of how women shaped the Reformations and transformed religious life across the globeThe Reformations, both Protestant and Catholic, have long been told as stories of men. But women were central to the transformations...List Price $35.00List Price $35.00 -
The first thorough account of a formative and little understood chapter in Chinese history Odd Arne Westad and Chen Jian chronicle how an impoverished and terrorized China experienced radical political changes in the long 1970s and how ordinary people...List Price $38.00List Price $38.00 -
An Exhilarating New Account Of The English Language, From British Colonialism To The Age Of Social Media, Emphasizing Dynamism And Democratization Whose Language Is English? Although We Often Think Of It As Native To One Place, Today There Are Many...List Price $28.00List Price $28.00 -
A unique illustrated exploration of the development of finance that combines data from every part of the world and covers five thousand years of history From the emergence of money in the ancient world to today's interconnected landscape of...List Price $40.00List Price $40.00 -
A deep dive into the nature of translation from one of its most acclaimed practitioners Avoiding theoretical debates and clichéd metaphors, award‑winning translator Damion Searls has written a fresh, approachable, and convincing account of what...List Price $28.00List Price $28.00 -
The first English-language biography in over fifty years to tell the full, vibrant story of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, known to history as the Brothers Grimm “Magisterial.”—Kirkus Reviews More than two hundred years ago, the German brothers Jacob Grimm...List Price $35.00List Price $35.00 -
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"Mr. Bill has brilliantly rendered the stately progress of life in and out of Morven through its two hundred and fifty years. He has brought history home to us as a warm and living thing."--Christian Science Monitor. Originally published in 1954. The...List Price $37.00Our Price $25.00List Price $37.00Our Price $25.00 -
Take your cooking skills to the next level while developing a knockout repertoire of 200 essential dishes that satisfy what our modern palates crave, from simple meals to dinner-party centerpieces.We've made improvements to well-loved dishes by...List Price $40.00Our Price $19.98List Price $40.00Our Price $19.98 -
Lost on the other side of the world since 1855, the story of John Swanson Jacobs finally returns to America.For one hundred and sixty-nine years, a first-person slave narrative written by John Swanson Jacobs—brother of Harriet Jacobs—was buried in a pile...List Price $20.00List Price $20.00 -
The highly anticipated finale of the graphic novel adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel Dune comes to an epic conclusion in DUNE: The Graphic Novel, Book 3: The Prophet.The final battle for Arrakis is swiftly approaching. Paul Atriedes has accepted...List Price $25.99List Price $25.99 -
The second book in the definitive graphic novel adaptation of Dune, the groundbreaking science-fiction classic by Frank Herbert.In book 2 of the bestselling graphic novel trilogy, young Paul Atreides and his mother, Lady Jessica, find themselves stranded...List Price $24.99List Price $24.99 -
A twisting, pulse-pounding thriller from Freida McFadden, the New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker "You must be our new neighbors!" Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter's hand and smile...List Price $17.99List Price $17.99 -
From the authors of NYC Storefronts comes a sprawling new collection of intimately-rendered shops that line the streets and sidewalks of the Big Apple's most populous borough. Nowadays, Brooklyn is both destination and home to so many New Yorkers that...List Price $30.00List Price $30.00 -
The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • A spellbinding work of history that reads like a Cold War spy thriller—about the U.S.-sanctioned plot to assassinate the democratically elected leader of the newly independent Congo A BEST BOOK OF THE...List Price $20.00List Price $20.00
