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From "the great German-language writer of his generation" (Joshua Cohen) comes the second novel of Christian Kracht's career narrated by an eponymous "Christian" (the first was his bestselling debut,...

"One of the most significant contributions to design history in recent years."―Financial Times Objects of Desire looks at the appearance of consumer goods in the 200 years since the introduction of...

Author-illustrator Lian Cho of Oh, Olive! and Pig Town Party delivers her third hilarious picture book about a bear and the fish, named Eustace, that they're trying to make their lunch. But a dash of...

A celebration of the many ways we make art, spanning mediums, geography, and resources from author-artist Diana Ejaita.Art is for everyone! From found objects to sidewalk chalk, from homemade...

Longlisted for the 2025 National Book Award for Poetry The striking sophomore poetry collection from the award-winning author of the “beautiful, vulnerable, honest” (Ross Gay, New York Times...

A revisionist account arguing that Indian nationalism served as a laboratory for fascist ideas that continue to animate the Hindutva political movement of today. Fascism swept the world in the 1920s...

This 2nd edition takes account of the large volume of literature on the history of witchcraft that has appeared during the past decade. Includes new material on various aspects of witchcraft from the...

"On 12 August 1944, a unit of the 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division arrived in the village of Sant'Anna, hidden high in the olive groves and chestnut woods of the Tuscan mountains. Seeking reprisal,...

Part 1. Laws. Propensities And Statistical Laws. Universal Laws As Limiting Cases Of Statistical Laws. Generalizations -- Pt. 2. Pragmatics Of Laws. Conditionals. Cause And Effect. The Role Of Causal...

An instant New York Times bestseller, Want is a collection of confessions from women around the world. This revelatory, sensational and game-changing exploration of women's sexuality asks, and...

In this sweeping epic, full of love and loss, a woman from one of the last remote reindeer-herding tribes of northeastern China tells the story of her family and the last century of her country's...

*SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*'There to fill the Sapiens-size hole in your life' ObserverIn this groundbreaking global overview of philosophy, Julian Baggini travels the world to provide a wide-ranging...

A posthumous celebration of the poet and provocateur Kevin Killian, Padam Padam pulses with camp, pop culture, and pleasure. Kevin Killian--the puckish poet, playwright, novelist, scholar, and...

"A compelling-and illuminating-look at how our daily habits impact the environment."--Vanity Fair "If you're looking for something to cling to in what often feels like a hopeless conversation,...

Religion, Ethnicity and Xenophobia in the Bible looks at some of the Bible's most hostile and violent anti-foreigner texts and raises critical questions about how students of the Bible and ancient...

In the Mexican maquiladora industry-the string of U.S. export-processing subsidiaries on the Mexican side of the border-women constitute the majority of workers. This comprehensive study of the...

'Focusing on the period from the 1960s onward, Brian Dooley suggests that the black rights struggle in the US had a formative influence on Northern Ireland's civil rights movement which adopted...

Mnuchin Gallery, together with Dr. David Ekserdjian, is proud to present 'Casting Modernity: Bronze in the XXth Century'. The exhibition will present a survey of masterworks in bronze by the leading...

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the Year "[Reveals] how the brilliance of Impressionism emerged from a backdrop of tragedy and violence.”...