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Set in the heart of swirling, Dickensian London, the wondrous history of a unique institution and the incredible characters—human and animal—that populated it.The founding of a zoo in Georgian London...

Though the drama of Oscar Wilde's life has for many years obscured the artistry of his work, recent critical and biographical studies have generated renewed interest in his writings and created a...

Publisher Description (unedited publisher data) George Chapman's translations of Homer are among the most famous in the English language. Keats immortalized the work of the Renaissance dramatist and...

A scholarly edition of works by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

An authoritative handbook covering the management of all types of cancer, with an emphasis on those aspects of care of the cancer patient which are of particular interest in the community, for...

"Clay McLeod Chapman is one of my favorite horror storytellers working today."-Jordan Peele"If talking politics with family has become a horror show, this book's for you."-New York Times Book...

"Raising the Bottom is a performance ethnography of the sissy bounce musical genre in post-Katrina New Orleans. An amalgamation of Black queer vernacular, R&B, blues, and US and Caribbean performance...

'Groundbreaking ... [provides] a deep history of the invention of the "normal" mind as one of the most damaging and oppressive tools of capitalism. To read it is to see the world more clearly' Steve...

"An original defense of the unique value of voting in a democracy. Voting is only one of the many ways that citizens can participate in public decision making, so why does it occupy such a central...

An original defense of the unique value of voting in a democracyVoting is only one of the many ways that citizens can participate in public decision making, so why does it occupy such a central place...

In the 1950s and 1960s France experienced an economic miracle. As the state's role expanded with efforts to create a more modern economy, however, labor relations remained more volatile and workers...

bVery Short Introductionsb: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b Neurodiversity is the idea that human brains function in a variety of ways. By understanding that people take in, process, and respond to...

Over 20 million copies sold!A perennial New York Times bestseller for over a decade!Falling in love is easy. Staying in love—that’s the challenge. How can you keep your relationship fresh and growing...

“I don't think I'm easy to talk about. I've got a very irregular head. And I'm not anything that you think I am anyway.”—Syd Barrett’s last interview, Rolling Stone, 1971 Roger Keith “Syd” Barrett...

In a rambling split-level house on the outskirts of Tacoma in the 1970s, a young girl is preoccupied by the anomalous phenomena she reads about in magazines: alien visitations, ESP, pyramid power,...

A lively and thought-provoking tour of the intertwined histories of art and walking "A broad-ranging book [that] has something for every rambler."--Benjamin Riley, New Criterion What does a walk look...

For readers of Sam Kean and Bill Bryson, The Age of Alchemy uncovers a vibrant, interconnected world of forgotten artisans, scholars, and experimenters who, across millennia and continents,...

#1 Sunday Times BestsellerA Library Journal Best Book of 2023“Lush, evocative and utterly irresistible.”—Jennifer Saint, author of AriadnePrepare to lift the lid on a lush reimagination of the...