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A study in obsession, Marcel Proust's A la recherche du temps perdu is seemingly a self-sufficient universe of remarkable internal consistency and yet is full of complex, gargantuan digressions...

An elegant and informative gift book devoted to designs by C. F. A. Voysey that incorporate birds, animals, and plants.Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (1857–1941) is, with William Morris, one of the...

For this edition (first in 1985), the authors have included considerable new information on the distribution and status of Nepal's 836 bird species. Valuable information is given on breeding,...

Much of the evolutionary biology that has grabbed headlines in recent years has sprung from the efforts of sociobiologists and evolutionary psychologists to explain sexual features and behavior--even...

This definitive and authoritative volume covers the first 312 of the 1,200 or so passerine species which occur in continental Africa and the outlying islands. As in the first three volumes, each...

The Oxford History of the United States is the most respected multivolume history of the American nation. In the newest volume in the series, The Republic for Which It Stands, acclaimed historian...

Death of a River Guide was called "haunting and ambitious" by The New York Times Book Review and "a remarkable achievement" by The Washington Post Book World. It confirms Richard Flanagan's place...

Birds of Prey of the East and its companion volume, Birds of Prey of the West, are the most comprehensive and authoritative field guides to North American birds of prey ever published. Written and...

"Superb. . . . A great American writer speaks with his own voice about matters that still resonate at the center of our lives." --New York Times Book Review A striking new edition of Richard Wright's...

Classrooms and Clinics is the first book-length assessment of the development of public school health policies from the late nineteenth century through the early years of the Great Depression...

Gathered together for the first time in this seventh volume of The Library of America's definitive edition of Philip Roth's collected works is the acclaimed American Trilogy, a major milestone in...

The life of a beloved American composer reflected through his music, writings, and letters.New York City native and gifted pianist George Gershwin blossomed as an accompanist before his talent as a...

Coming soon to the big screen is Emerald Fennell’s feature film “Wuthering Heights,” which captures the spirit of this epic love story and stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Catherine and...

We live in a time of economic virtualism, whereby our lives are made to conform to the virtual reality of economic thought. Globalization, transnational capitalism, structural adjustment programmes...

Hidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained–the coast redwood trees, Sequoia sempervirens. Ninety-six...

It was probably written c. 1592–1594. It is labeled a history in the First Folio and is usually considered one, but it is sometimes called a tragedy, as in the quarto edition. Richard III concludes...

The finest, most lavishly illustrated photographic guide to the birds of eastern North AmericaCombining informative and accessible text, up-to-date maps, and—above all—stunning color photographs,...

A New Statesman best book of the year | New York Times Editors' Choice pickA Financial Times best economics book of 2019An accessible, story-driven look at the future of the global economy, written...

The first comprehensive study of Pliny the Elder’s economic thought—and its implications for understanding the Roman Empire’s constrained innovation and economic growthThe elder Pliny’s Natural...