627 results for '"Esty, Joshua'

A bold new reconception of ancient Greek drama as a mode of philosophical thinkingThe Philosophical Stage offers an innovative approach to ancient Greek literature and thought that places drama at...

Takes up the work of artists and theorists who ask what happens when we learn to linger, dwell, live, and work with queer griefWhat if, instead of overcoming grief, we learned to live with it?...

A thoughtful analysis of how our world’s borders came to be and why we may be emerging from a lengthy period of “cartographical stasis” What is a country? While certain basic criteria—borders, a...

Winner of the National Jewish Book Award in Modern Jewish Thought and ExperienceFrom esteemed journalist Joshua Leifer, a definitive look at the history and future of American Jewish identity and...

A landmark history of postwar America and the second volume in the Penguin History of the United States series, edited by Eric FonerIn this momentous work, acclaimed labor historian Joshua B. Freeman...

David Oppenheim (1664–1736), chief rabbi of Prague in the early eighteenth century, built an unparalleled collection of Jewish books and manuscripts, all of which have survived and are housed in the...

Elegant, passionate, and filled with the love of God's creation, Abraham Joshua Heschel's The Sabbath has been hailed as a classic of Jewish spirituality ever since its original publication--and has...

Winner of the Paterson Poetry Prize, and longlisted for the Griffin Prize and the Massachusetts Book AwardAn acclaimed poet further extends his range into the realm of speculative fiction, while...

This book is an exploration of Plato's Republic that bypasses arcane scholarly debates. Plato's Fable provides refreshing insight into what, in Plato's view, is the central problem of life: the...

An NPR Best Book of 2024 A Sports Illustrated Best Book of 2024 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Wall Street Journal reporters and authors of The Club, Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg tell the riveting...

Utopias fail. Utopias of one do not. They are perfect worlds. Yet their success comes at a cost. They are radically singular—and thus exclusive and inimitable.Utopias of One is a major new account of...

Utopias fail. Utopias of one do not. They are perfect worlds. Yet their success comes at a cost. They are radically singular—and thus exclusive and inimitable.Utopias of One is a major new account of...

WINNER OF THE 2022 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION2021 NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD WINNERA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2021A WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2021 A KIRKUS BEST FICTION BOOK OF...

Explaining the mathematics of cryptographyThe Mathematics of Secrets takes readers on a fascinating tour of the mathematics behind cryptography—the science of sending secret messages. Using a wide...

A practical and inspirational guide to planning every kind of off-road cycling, from nearby “microadventures” to global itineraries, drawing on the author’s own epic journeysFrom wilderness treks to...

Winner of the William Sanders Scarborough Prize“This trenchant work of literary criticism examines the complex ways...African American authors have written about animals. In Bennett’s analysis,...

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Flapper is a dazzling look at the women who heralded a radical change in American culture and launched the first truly modern decade.The New Woman of the 1920s puffed cigarettes, snuck gin, hiked her...

From Joshua Angrist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, and Jörn-Steffen Pischke, an accessible and fun guide to the essential tools of econometric researchApplied econometrics, known to...

An illustrated guide to the fantastic world of Japanese myths: retelling the stories and exploring how Japanese mythology has changed over time, as new gods, heroes, and spirits have entered the...