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In the fiftieth anniversary of this book's first release, Winch's argument remains as crucial as ever. Originally published in 1958, The Idea of a Social Science and Its Relation to Philosophy was a...

The noted Austrian writer reconstructs and recalls the relationships, objects, daily affairs, dreams, pain, and despair of his mother's fifty-one years in a small village and the final reality of her...

"Iron and Straw collects stories-heretofore mostly untranslated into English-of four prominent Zen masters from the Edo period of Japanese history (1603-1868, also known as the "Tokugawa Period"). As...

For the first printing only! This hardcover features sprayed stenciled edges while the special edition supply lasts.Tom’s latest assignment is uncovering the hidden bounty of a remote estate in this...

Compiled from primary documents and oral accounts, this anthology chronicles 500 years of Native American history from a tribal perspective.

From Granny Catchprice, who runs her family business--and her family--with senility, cunning, and a handbag full of explosives to sixteen-year-old Benny, who dreams of transforming a failing...

Through the letters between Abelard and Heloise, we follow the path of their 12th-century romance, from its reckless and ecstatic beginnings when Heloise became Abelard's pupil, through the suffering...

This book presents a biography of nineteenth-century Austrian physician Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, discussing his personal life and family, education, career, and professional...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKHere are two thousand years of London’s history and folklore, its chroniclers and criminals and plain citizens, its food and drink and countless pleasures. Blackfriar’s...

Spanning the Brothers Grimm to Kafka and beyond, a new collection of the most strange and fantastical German stories from the past 200 yearsFranz Kafka posthumously cornered the nightmare market in...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the national bestselling author of The River and The Dog Stars comes a "carefully composed story about one man’s downward turning life in the American West” (The Boston...

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Surveys the arguments of the animal rights movement, discusses laboratory animals, factory farming, and endangered species, and considers the actions of animal rights activists

NATIONAL BESTSELLER 2023 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize Winner Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionA four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of...