504 results for '"Ambrose, Douglas'

Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, Battle Cry of Freedom will unquestionably become the standard one-volume history of the Civil War. ...

Volume two of the acclaimed three-volume series on modern Japanese colonialism and imperialismThis book brings together essays by leading experts on the history of Japan to examine the period from...

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZENamed a Best Book of 2023 by the New Yorker, Washington Post, NPR, and Kirkus Reviews“You should be reading Sebastian Barry. [He] has a special understanding of the...

Evolutionary biology has witnessed breathtaking advances in recent years. Some of its most exciting insights have come from the crossover of disciplines as varied as paleontology, molecular biology,...

Recent decades have produced a blossoming of research in artificial systems that exhibit important properties of mind. But what exactly is this dramatic new work and how does it change the way we...

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZENamed a Best Book of 2023 by the New Yorker, Washington Post, NPR, and Kirkus Reviews“You should be reading Sebastian Barry. [He] has a special understanding of the...

A beautifully written personal account of the discovery of late antiquity by one of the world’s most influential and distinguished historiansThe end of the ancient world was long regarded by...

An essential guide to how the power of art has been harnessed to effect political change across the modern world, from the struggle for universal suffrage to Black Lives Matter. Here is a...

Dive into the heart-stopping intense start to the Souls Trilogy that started a TikTok sensation, this edgy dark paranormal romance—like Buffy but with tons more spice—now featuring special bonus...

How California’s counterculture of the 1960s to 1980s profoundly shaped—and was shaped by—West Coast artistsThe 1960s exert a special fascination in modern art. But most accounts miss the defining...

An illustrated tour of the structures and patterns we call "math"The only numbers in this book are the page numbers.Math Without Numbers is a vivid, conversational, and wholly original guide to the...

“Enlightening, nuanced, and honest.”—Lisa SeeSet against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles during the gin-soaked Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood, this debut book celebrates Anna May Wong, the...

Luminous late works on paper from the great Color Field pioneer Exploring works from the later period of Helen Frankenthaler's life, Late Works, 1988-2009 features approximately 50 plates and...

The original 1818 text of Mary Shelley's classic novel, with annotations and essays highlighting its scientific, ethical, and cautionary aspects.Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has endured in the popular...

Daniel C. Dennett, preeminent philosopher and cognitive scientist, has spent his career considering the thorniest, most fundamental mysteries of the mind. Do we have free will? What is consciousness...

November 11, 1918. The final hours pulsate with tension as every man in the trenches hopes to escape the melancholy distinction of being the last to die in World War I. The Allied generals knew the...

Two decades after the publication of his prize-winning book, The Politics of Cultural Pluralism, Crawford Young and a distinguished panel of contributors assess the changing impact of cultural...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER From Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, a sweeping, romantic compulsively readable historical saga about a Duke's daughter--the perfect Victorian lady--who secretly...

In this important book, eminent authorities discuss how various nations have sought to integrate their political, economic, and military goals in order to preserve their long-term interests in time...

Daniel C. Dennett, preeminent philosopher and cognitive scientist, has spent his career considering the thorniest, most fundamental mysteries of the mind. Do we have free will? What is consciousness...