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"Critics have decried the anti-globalization movement as an aimless assortment of causes. Arguably, the most consistent target of activist attention has been the new industrial sweatshop, which has...

A beautifully illustrated look at the lives and mind-boggling behaviors of insectsWhat Insects Do, and Why takes you on an unforgettable tour of the insect world, presenting these amazing creatures...

This book is a study of the Labour Party in its formative years, 1910-1924. In it I have attempted to do three things: to explain the decline of the Liberal Party and its supersession by the Labour...

How the philosophers and polemicists of eighteenth-century Britain used ridicule in the service of religious toleration, abolition, and political justiceThe relaxing of censorship in Britain at the...

A bold new account of European imperialism told through the history of waterIn the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, a handful of powerful European states controlled more than a third of the land...

"Starting off 2025 with a novel this terrific gives me hope for the whole year." —Ron Charles, The Washington Post"A gorgeous cat's cradle of a book . . . The swirling vapors of Holden Caulfield are...

On August 19, 1418, a competition concerning Florence's magnificent new cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore--already under construction for more than a century--was announced: "Whoever desires to...

An illuminating portrait of this imaginative, charming, and talented man, and his contribution to the world of photography.Cecil Beaton was a man of dazzling charm and style, and his talents were...

Practical tools and theoretical frameworks for understanding the fight for reproductive rights, from pregnancy to parenthood and beyond.Expanding the social justice discourse surrounding...

The New York Times bestselling book of essays celebrating ordinary delights in the world around us by one of America's most original and observant writers, award-winning poet Ross Gay. As Heard on...

From the co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance, a captivating portrait of contemporary New York City through six speakers of little-known and overlooked languages, diving into the...

"Ridicule is a ubiquitous feature of modern politics. Few participants in a political contest can resist the temptation to ridicule their opponents in order to demean them, persuade others to regard...

When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever.After centuries of sleep, the gods are...

* This stunning luxe edition includes a jacketed printed case with custom character art, full-color designed endpapers, black stained edges and foiled cover elements. While supplies last! *Set in...

A #1 New York Times bestseller! The Letter for the King meets The Incredible Journey in this story of one dog's quest to save the human he loves. I'm Tom's dog, and he's my human. We belong to each...