A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why—and how—we play them.Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven...

The remarkable story of the cartographic masterpiece—the Venetian mappa mundi—that revolutionized how we see the world.In 1459 a Venetian monk named Fra Mauro completed an astonishing map of the world. Seven feet in diameter, Fra Mauro’s mappamundi is...

“A vivid picture of how what we wear on our feet can tell us what it really means to be an American.”—Vanity Fair “Expansive, thorough, and entertaining . . . a comprehensive look at how much the sneaker became a signature indicator of cool.”—The Wall...

During the last twenty years the problem of pattern recognition (specifically, image recognition) has been studied intensively by many investigators, yet it is far from being solved. The number of publications increases yearly, but all the experimental...

From an acclaimed military historian, the interlocking lives of three of the most important and consequential generals in World War II Born in the two decades prior to World War I, George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel became among the most...

This book consists of two parts: the essay "The Idea of Public Reason Revisited," first published in 1997, and "The Law of Peoples," a major reworking of a much shorter article by the same name published in 1993. Taken together, they are the culmination...

From the winner of the NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award, CLMP Firecracker Award, and Bard Fiction Prize, National Book Award "5 Under 35" Honoree, and finalist for the NBCC John Leonard Prize, an astonishing debut novel about family, sexuality, and...

For fans of Lisa Halliday and Susan Choi, The Anniversary is a simmering page-turner about an ascendant writer, the unresolved death of her husband, and what it takes to emerge on her own Novelist J.B. Blackwood is on a cruise with her husband, Patrick,...

An exhilarating and expansive new novel about fathers and sons, faith and friendship from National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree and Costa First Novel Award winning author Caleb Azumah Nelson One of the most acclaimed and internationally bestselling...

A fresh exploration into the 'human nature versus technology’ argument, revealing an unexpected advantage that humans have over our future robot masters: we’re actually good at mathematics. There’s so much discussion about the threat posed by intelligent...

Democracy was born in Athens. From the city's founding myths to its golden age and chaotic downfall, this timely and well-informed political history is rich with lessons for contemporary America.Why did vital civic engagement and fair debate in Athens...

"An exceptional look at the growth of health care spurred by the Civil War?"—David J Kent, award-winning scientist and author of Lincoln: The Fire of Genius: How Abraham Lincoln's Commitment to Science and Technology Helped Modernize America At the...

The untold story of a trailblazing dynasty of royal women who ruled the Middle East and how they persevered through instability and seize greater power.In 1187 Saladin's armies besieged the holy city of Jerusalem. He had previously annihilated...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Easy, comforting Instant Pot meals from #1 bestselling author and superstar blogger Jeffrey Eisner, featuring color photos of every step in each mouthwatering recipe - with variations to fit your lifestyle, from keto to vegan. ...

Change the way you Instant Pot: 150 flexible, flavorful recipes designed for your schedule, from the James Beard Award-winning team at Milk Street. Milk Street Instant Pot starts with fresh combinations of ingredients and innovative global techniques,...

- Nature's many different habitats are home to record-breaking achievements by countless animal and plant species- They're presented alongside feats of human endeavour to better understand their significance- Divided into the four elements of fire,...

125 easy one-pot meals that reveal the world of flavorful possibilities inside a simple skillet--America's most common cooking tool--from the James Beard Award-winning team at Milk Street. From a wok to a clay pot, every cuisine has a ubiquitous pot or...

This impressive volume, prepared to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Steig's work for The New Yorker, selects more than 250 of his drawings from the 1970s, the most productive decade in the career of this singular and inexhaustible genius.

“As a bookseller, I loved Shelf Life for the chance to peer behind the curtain of Diwan, Nadia Wassef’s Egyptian bookstore—the way that the personal is inextricable from the professional, the way that failure and success are often lovers, the...

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