Autumn 2022 International

From the author of Race After Technology, an inspiring vision of how we can build a more just world—one small change at a time

“A true gift to our movements for justice.”—Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow

An amazing journey into the hidden realm of nature’s sounds

From the award-winning biographer of Chaucer, the story of his most popular and scandalous character, from the Middle Ages to #MeToo

The extraordinary life story of the celebrated artist and writer, as told through four decades of intimate letters to her beloved mother

A rich cultural history of the creation, explosive impact, and enduring influence of T. S. Eliot’s modernist masterpiece

From the acclaimed author of Blue, a beautifully illustrated history of the color white in visual culture, from antiquity to today

A brief guide to the real science of interstellar travel

A scientist’s inspiring vision of our return to the Moon as humanity’s next thrilling step in space exploration

A marvelously annotated and illustrated edition of Einstein’s South America travel diary

One of today’s leading astronomers takes readers inside the decades-long search for the first galaxies and the origin of starlight

An exciting look at the essential roles that parasites play in Earth’s ecosystems

The revolution in science that is transforming our understanding of extinct life

Leading technologists, historians, and journalists reveal the stories behind the computer coding that touches all aspects of life—for better or worse

A fun and fact-filled A–Z treasury for anyone with a head on their shoulders

Why life’s shortness—more than anything else—is what makes it meaningful

A richly diverse collection of classical Indian terms for expressing the many moods and subtleties of emotional experience

An engaging new translation of a timeless masterpiece about coping with the death of a loved one

A vibrant new translation of Seneca’s “On the Shortness of Life,” a pointed reminder to make the most of our time

An entertaining and enlightening collection of ancient writings about the philosophers who advocated simple living and rejected unthinking conformity

From their acclaimed biographer, a final, powerful book about how Emerson, Thoreau, and William James forged resilience from devastating loss, changing the course of American thought

A sweeping history of a twentieth-century Prague torn between fascism, communism, and democracy—with lessons for a world again threatened by dictatorship

A bold reorientation of art history that bridges the divide between fine art and material culture through an examination of objects and their uses

A revealing collection of quotations from world-renowned artist Damien Hirst

A short guide to living well by understanding better what you really value—and what to do when your goals conflict

What all of us can do to fight the pervasive human tendency to enable wrongdoing in the workplace, politics, and beyond

How the history of a word sheds new light on capitalism and modern politics

How to sustain an international system of cooperation in the midst of geopolitical struggle

From the New York Times bestselling author, the fascinating story of U.S. economic policy from Kennedy to Biden—filled with lessons for today

Why “aporophobia”—rejection of the poor—is one of the most serious problems facing the world today, and how we can fight it

Why the world’s most resilient dictatorships are products of violent revolution

The unlikely story of how Americans canonized Adam Smith as the patron saint of free markets

A rich, discovery-filled history that tells how a forgotten empire transformed the ancient world

An essential guide to cultivating joy in your professional and personal writing

How the classic mirror test served as a portal for scientists to explore questions of self-awareness

How the concept of proof has enabled the creation of mathematical knowledge

An exceptionally accessible introduction to quantum field theory

An epic excursion into one of the last great frontiers on Earth

A richly illustrated introduction to the incredible world of beetles

A comprehensive and richly illustrated introduction to the world of viruses

An authoritative illustrated guide to the mighty reptiles that dominated the seas of the Mesozoic for 185 million years

An innovative study of Goya's unprecedented elaboration of the critical function of the work of art

A timely study, erudite and exciting, about the ordinary—and oftentimes unseen—lives of memorials

A stunning philosophical and literary account of canonical plague tales

A revealing look at how user behavior is powering deep social divisions online—and how we might yet defeat political tribalism on social media

A provocative and timely case for how the science of genetics can help create a more just and equal society

Invaluable wisdom on living a good life from one of the Enlightenment's greatest philosophers

A bold new history showing that the fear of Communism was a major factor in the outbreak of World War II

A savory account of how the pursuit of delicious foods shaped human evolution

A pioneering account of the surging global tide of market power—and how it stifles workers around the world

Everybody knows that mathematics is indispensable to physics--imagine where we'd be today if Einstein and Newton didn't have the math to back up their ideas. But how many people realize that physics can be used to produce many...

The classic book that shares the enjoyment of mathematics with readers of all skill levels

Mixing memoir and visionary science, a leading astrophysicist’s groundbreaking personal account of her life and ideas

A groundbreaking biography of Milton’s formative years that provides a new account of the poet’s political radicalization

A compelling portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft that shows the intimate connections between her life and work

An innovative history of deep social and economic changes in France, told through the story of a single extended family across five generations

A masterful new account of old regime France by one of the world's most prominent political philosophers

From the author of the acclaimed biography Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet, new perspectives on how Luther and others crafted his larger-than-life image

The surprising story of how George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson came to despair for the future of the nation they had created

A philosophical exploration of female submission, using insights from feminist thinkers—especially Simone de Beauvoir—to reveal the complexities of women’s reality and lived experience

The racist legacy behind the Western idea of freedom

An original and provocative exploration of our capacity to ignore what is inconvenient or traumatic

How nonstate military strategies overturn traditional perspectives on warfare

Looking beyond Putin to understand how today's Russia actually works

A major history of Afghanistan and its changing political culture

“A perfect blend of cutting-edge science and compelling storytelling.”—Bill Bryson

A revolutionary new vision of human biology and the scientific breakthroughs that will transform our lives

What neurobiology and artificial intelligence tell us about how the brain builds itself

The story of a neural impulse and what it reveals about how our brains work

A lively and engaging look at logic puzzles and their role in mathematics, philosophy, and recreation

A passionate eyewitness account of the mysteries and looming demise of glaciers—and what their fate means for our shared future

The neuroscience of why bad habits are so hard to break—and how evidence-based strategies can help us change our behavior more effectively

Leading scholars take stock of Darwin's ideas about human evolution in the light of modern science

How scientists through the ages have conducted thought experiments using imaginary entities—demons—to test the laws of nature and push the frontiers of what is possible

A breathtaking account of how the surrounding cosmos impacts life on Earth

A comprehensive look at the mathematics, physics, and philosophy of Henri Poincaré

A conservative college professor's compelling defense of liberal education

How you can enrich your life by becoming a more skillful and engaged reader of literature

A compelling exploration of how our pursuit of happiness makes us unhappy

An urban history of modern Britain, and how the built environment shaped the nation’s politics

A novel interpretation of architecture, ugliness, and the social consequences of aesthetic judgment

A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year, chosen by Tom Stoppard

"A revelation."—Marc Weingarten, Washington Post

A timely exploration of intellectual dogmatism in politics, economics, religion, and literature—and what can be done to fight it

Jung's correspondence with one of the twentieth century's leading theologians and ecumenicists

Jung's illuminating lectures on the psychology of Eastern spirituality

A new interpretation of the development of artistic modernity in eighteenth-century France

How an eighteenth-century engraving of a slave ship became a cultural icon of Black resistance, identity, and remembrance

A fascinating history of marginalized identities in the medieval world

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Bancroft Prize, and the Parkman Prize

From acclaimed diplomat and historian George Kennan, a landmark history of the crucial months in 1917–1918 that forged the pattern of Soviet-American relations

A global history of environmental warfare and the case for why it should be a crime

A compact, incisive history of a war that was an ominous prelude to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

A major history of Central Asia and how it has been shaped by modern world events

A history of how Norway and Sweden became the envy of the modern world

An in-depth history of the Stalinist skyscraper

Without Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803), we simply would not understand Shakespeare in the way we do. In fact, much literature and art besides Shakespeare would neither look the same nor be the same without the influence of...

The story of how Arab editors of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries revolutionized Islamic literature

The first book to address the historical failures of philosophy—and what we can learn from them

The definitive account of Aristotle's life and school

A powerful personal narrative of recovery and an illuminating philosophical exploration of trauma

The classic book that exposed the scandal of the dispossession of native land by American settlers

Finalist for the National Book Award
An intimate reckoning with aquifer depletion in America's heartland

A riveting portrait of a rural Pennsylvania town at the center of the fracking controversy

From the bestselling author of What the Best College Teachers Do, the story of a new breed of amazingly innovative courses that inspire students and improve learning

How redesigning your syllabus can transform your teaching, your classroom, and the way your students learn

A revealing look at the experiences of first generation students on elite campuses and the hidden curriculum they must master in order to succeed

A remarkable look at how the growth, technology, and politics of high-frequency trading have altered global financial markets

How American colonists laid the foundations of American capitalism with an economy built on credit

Financial econometrics is a great success story in economics. Econometrics uses data and statistical inference methods, together with structural and descriptive modeling, to address rigorous economic problems. Its development within the...

An in-depth exploration of documentary forgery at the turn of the first millennium

This is a collection of the late Heda Segvic's papers in ancient moral philosophy. At the time of her death at age forty-five in 2003, Segvic had already established herself as an important figure in ancient philosophy, making bold new...

In the Cold War, "development" was a catchphrase that came to signify progress, modernity, and economic growth. Development aid was closely aligned with the security concerns of the great powers, for whom infrastructure and development...

An in-depth look at how employers today perceive and evaluate job applicants with nonstandard or precarious employment histories

Philosophic Pride is the first full-scale look at the essential place of Stoicism in the foundations of modern political thought. Spanning the period from Justus Lipsius's Politics in 1589 to Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Emile in 1762, and...

Plato's Ghost is the first book to examine the development of mathematics from 1880 to 1920 as a modernist transformation similar to those in art, literature, and music. Jeremy Gray traces the growth of mathematical modernism from its...

Power, Speed, and Form is the first accessible account of the engineering behind eight breakthrough innovations that transformed American life from 1876 to 1939—the telephone, electric power, oil refining, the automobile, the...

"A very timely book."—Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO of New America
How cognitive biases can guide good decision making in politics and international relations

In a world supposedly governed by ruthless survival of the fittest, why do we see acts of goodness in both animals and humans? This problem plagued Charles Darwin in the 1850s as he developed his theory of evolution through natural...

The first comprehensive history of American Jewish philanthropy and its influence on democracy and capitalism

A literary and cultural history of the intimate space of the eighteenth-century closet—and how it fired the imaginations of Pepys, Sterne, Swift, and so many other writers

Despite major advances in the observation and numerical simulation of the atmosphere, basic features of the Earth's climate remain poorly understood. Integrating the available data and computational resources to improve our...

The first complete history of US industry's most influential and controversial lobbyist

How the U.S. Federal Reserve began actively intervening in markets

How the rabbis of late antiquity used time to define the boundaries of Jewish identity

Totally nonnegative matrices arise in a remarkable variety of mathematical applications. This book is a comprehensive and self-contained study of the essential theory of totally nonnegative matrices, defined by the nonnegativity of all...

How the philosophers and polemicists of eighteenth-century Britain used ridicule in the service of religious toleration, abolition, and political justice

A groundbreaking new synthesis and theory of social institutions

In War, Wine, and Taxes, John Nye debunks the myth that Britain was a free-trade nation during and after the industrial revolution, by revealing how the British used tariffs—notably on French wine—as a mercantilist tool to...

A new understanding of political philosophy from one of its leading thinkers

A boldly innovative study of nonverbal communication in the poetry and prose of Hellenic antiquity

How the concept of “deep time” began as a metaphor used by philosophers, poets, and naturalists in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

How decolonization and the cold war influenced literature from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean

How nineteenth-century “disciplines of attention” anticipated the contemporary concern with mindfulness and being “spiritual but not religious”

An innovative and inviting book of poems about the places where language and landscape converge

The debut collection of an exciting new voice in poetry

Sicily and the strategies of empire in the poetic imagination of classical and medieval Europe

How women preserved the power of the Catholic Church in Mexican political life

A panoramic history of the antiquarians whose discoveries transformed Renaissance culture and gave rise to new forms of art and knowledge

How a nineteenth-century lawsuit over the estate of a wealthy Tunisian Jew shines new light on the history of belonging

A groundbreaking new history of the shared legacy of expulsion among Jews and Christian moneylenders in late medieval Europe
Winner of the Wallace K. Ferguson Prize, Canadian Historical Association

A collection of never-before-published essays by the great historian Ernst Kantorowicz, author of the classic The King’s Two Bodies

An iconoclastic history of the first two decades after independence in India

A definitive scholarly edition of the correspondence and papers of Thomas Jefferson

A panoramic history of American individualism from its nineteenth-century origins to today’s bitterly divided politics

An exciting and richly detailed new history of the Silk Road that tells how it became more important as a route for diplomacy than for trade

The surprising story of how Greek classics are being pressed into use in contemporary China to support the regime’s political agenda

A beautifully illustrated examination of the women artists whose inspired search for artistic integrity and equality influenced Expressionist avant-garde culture

An illuminating look at a fundamental yet understudied aspect of Italian Renaissance painting

A richly illustrated history of self-taught artists and how they changed American art

How California’s counterculture of the 1960s to 1980s profoundly shaped—and was shaped by—West Coast artists

A major new biography of legendary art collector and philanthropist Isabella Stewart Gardner

A revelatory history of the first artist collective in the United States and its effort to reshape nineteenth-century art, culture, and politics

A uniquely personal biographical account of Louchheim’s life and work that takes readers inside the rarified world of architecture media

An in-depth look at why non-Jewish Poles are trying to bring Jewish culture back to life in Poland today

Tracing the rise of evangelicalism and the decline of mainline Protestantism in American religious and cultural life

An incisive and sympathetic examination of the case for ending the practice of imprisonment

An engaging account of how Shaftesbury revolutionized Western philosophy

A groundbreaking account of how prolonged grassroots mobilization lays the foundations for durable democratization

How the politicization of the pandemic endangers our lives—and our democracy

An argument for the classical realist approach to world politics

A definitive biography of the U.S. diplomat and prize-winning historian George F. Kennan

How Tocqueville’s ideas can help us build resilient liberal democracies in a divided world

An original defense of the unique value of voting in a democracy

A comprehensive introduction to contemporary political ethics

What drives anti-immigrant bias—and how it can be mitigated

Why countries colonize the lands of indigenous people

Why some of Asia’s authoritarian regimes have democratized as they have grown richer—and why others haven’t

A systemic account of how institutions shape economic development

How poor migrants shape city politics during urbanization

Why your political beliefs are influenced by the language you speak

How foreign lending weakens emerging nations

Why populations brutalized in war elect their tormentors

How reforms limiting electoral misconduct completed the process of democratization

How social networks shaped the imperial Chinese state

How the racist legacy of colonialism shapes global migration

An ideal textbook for complete beginners—teaches from scratch R, statistics, and the fundamentals of quantitative social science

A tidyverse edition of the acclaimed textbook on data analysis and statistics for the social sciences and allied fields

A trailblazing look at the historical emergence of a global field in contemporary art and the diverse ways artists become valued worldwide

A behind-the-scenes look at how digital surveillance is affecting the trucking way of life

A masterful history of the queer workforce in America

One of the nation’s foremost urban historians traces the history of cooperative housing in New York City from the 1920s through the 1970s

An in-depth look at the rising American generation entering the Black professional class

Why acknowledging diverse eco-social relationships can help us overcome the political polarization that undermines our ability to protect the environment

Jung’s lectures on the psychology of Jesuit spiritual practice—unabridged in English for the first time

A practical guide to effective grant writing for researchers at all stages of their academic careers

An invaluable primer on the role economic reasoning plays in campus debate and decision making

A comprehensive account of how government deficits and debt drive inflation

How medieval Dutch society laid the foundations for modern capitalism

An introductory finance textbook for the healthcare industry

An essential introduction to one of the most timely and important subjects in economics

The most authoritative and up-to-date core econometrics textbook available

A comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the mathematics that all economics students need to know

How organizations developed in history, how they operate, and how research on them has evolved

An artist’s uniquely personal journey across America

A marvelously illustrated A-to-Z compendium of bird names from around the globe

A richly illustrated nature tour of Galápagos—now expanded, thoroughly updated, and with more than 650 color photographs

A compact, richly illustrated photographic field guide to all of the birds of Galápagos, from renowned photographer and writer Tui De Roy

A marvelously illustrated reference to the natural wonders of one of the most spectacular places on earth

An updated and expanded new edition of an authoritative book on flight dynamics and control system design for all types of current and future fixed-wing aircraft

A wondrous story of scientific endeavor—probing the great ice sheets of Antarctica

An authoritative, up-to-date graduate textbook on machine learning that highlights its historical context and societal impacts

The world’s leading textbook on astrobiology—ideal for an introductory one-semester course and now fully revised and updated

A graduate-level textbook on the astrophysics of binary star systems and their evolution

A powerful framework for understanding how natural selection shapes adaptation and biological design

An authoritative introduction to the latest comparative methods in evolutionary biology

How a new mathematical field grew and matured in America

A foundational account of a new construction in the p-adic Langlands correspondence

New adaptive and event-triggered control designs with concrete applications in undersea construction, offshore drilling, and cable elevators

This audiobook narrated by Jennifer Lim explores how tech giants are reshaping spirituality to serve their religion of peak productivity

Ronnie Archer-Morgan narrates this major new history of how African nations sought to reclaim the art looted by Western colonial powers

This audiobook narrated by acclaimed quantum physicist Jim Al-Khalili reveals how 8 lessons from the heart of science can help you get the most out of life

This audiobook narrated by Ako Mitchell provides an eloquent and charming reflection on the singular importance of bookstores

This audiobook narrated by William Hope explains how an acceptance of our limitations can lead to a more fulfilling life and a more harmonious society

This audiobook narrated by Sara Powell takes listeners on an entertaining and illuminating tour of weird, wonderful, and downright baffling words from the origins of English

This audiobook narrated by Laurel Lefkow and Eric Meyers brings alive revelatory talks about art and life with internationally acclaimed Israeli novelist Amos Oz

Simon Armitage narrates a complete verse translation of this spirited and humorous medieval English poem

Sneha Mathan narrates these luminous essays on translation and self-translation by award-winning writer and literary translator Jhumpa Lahiri
With an introduction, afterword, and acknowledgements read by the author

This bilingual edition of the Qur'an, the Holy Book of Islam, was first published in the United States in 1988. Ahmed Ali, the distinguished Pakistani novelist, poet, critic, and diplomat, presents this elegant and poetic translation in...

The ultimate mathematics reference book

From Joshua Angrist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, and Jörn-Steffen Pischke, an irreverent guide to the essentials of econometrics

#1 New York Times bestseller
Featured on The Daily Show and 60 Minutes
The acclaimed book that illuminates our world and its politics by revealing why bullshit is more dangerous than lying

For many students, calculus can be the most mystifying and frustrating course they will ever take. The Calculus Lifesaver provides students with the essential tools they need not only to learn calculus, but to excel at it.

All of the...

A compelling case for why it's time for socialism

From acclaimed economists George Akerlof and Robert Shiller, the case for why government is needed to restore confidence in the economy

"A fascinating look into the origins of modern man."—Publishers Weekly
A book that solves the mystery of the people who spread the ancient mother tongue that gave us English and the other languages spoken by half of humanity today
"Authoritative."—New York Times • "A...

The acclaimed New York Times bestselling history of financial crises

From Joshua Angrist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, and Jörn-Steffen Pischke, an accessible and fun guide to the essential tools of econometric research

Simple but powerful strategies for increasing your success by improving your thinking

The New York Times bestselling tour of the cosmos from three of today's leading astrophysicists

The quotable Ai Weiwei

A guide to the early decisions that can make or break startup ventures

A groundbreaking text and reference book on twenty-first-century classical physics and its applications

A monumental work of history that reveals the Ottoman dynasty's important role in the emergence of early modern Europe

The Origins and History of Consciousness draws on a full range of world mythology to show how individual consciousness undergoes the same archetypal stages of development as human consciousness as a whole. Erich Neumann was one of C. G....

“The gold standard for Tesla biography.”—Science
“Superb.”—Nature

A Nobel Prize–winning economist tells the remarkable story of how the world has grown healthier, wealthier, but also more unequal over the past two and half centuries

The Muqaddimah, often translated as "Introduction" or "Prolegomenon," is the most important Islamic history of the premodern world. Written by the great fourteenth-century Arab scholar Ibn Khaldûn (d. 1406), this monumental work...

How the lives of wild honey bees offer vital lessons for saving the world’s managed bee colonies

A major reassessment of the vikings and their legacy

A stunning anniversary edition of Alice's adventures, illustrated by Salvador Dalí

In April 1956, a refitted oil tanker carried fifty-eight shipping containers from Newark to Houston. From that modest beginning, container shipping developed into a huge industry that made the boom in global trade possible. The Box...

Why the irrational exuberance of investors hasn't disappeared since the financial crisis

The original version of the Grimms' tales in English for the first time—in an acclaimed, illustrated edition

How propaganda undermines democracy and why we need to pay attention

A richly illustrated, state-of-the-art field guide for identifying European passerines in flight—the first of its kind

An accessible, comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guide—the only one to cover all the orchids found in Britain and Ireland

The most comprehensive single-volume photographic guide to Europe’s birds ever produced—from the authors of the acclaimed Britain’s Birds

First published in 1973, Gravitation is a landmark graduate-level textbook that presents Einstein’s general theory of relativity and offers a rigorous, full-year course on the physics of gravitation. Upon publication, Science called...

The classic book on the art and history of weaving—now expanded and in full color

A major new biography of the iconic Austrian empress that challenges the many myths about her life and rule

The go-to photographic guide to Britain and Ireland’s insects

An unprecedented two-volume exploration of the fungi of temperate Europe

A fully revised, comprehensive photographic field guide to the dragonflies of Britain and Ireland

Writings on human life and the refugee crisis by the most important political artist of our time

An accessible primer on how to create effective graphics from data

A carefully designed and lavishly illustrated photographic guide

A marvelous journey into the world of bird evolution

How only violence and catastrophes have consistently reduced inequality throughout world history

A sweeping germ’s-eye view of history from human origins to global pandemics

New York Times bestseller
Journey into the universe through the most spectacular sights in astronomy in stereoscopic 3D

The first field guide to all of the world’s major land habitats—richly illustrated and packed with essential information to help you get the most out of your outdoor adventures

A new, beautifully illustrated translation of Felix Salten’s celebrated novel Bambi—the original source of the beloved story

The essential handbook for doing historical research in the twenty-first century

An illustrated look at corals and the reefs they build around the world, and the causes and dire consequences of their rapid disappearance

A photographic exploration of mathematicians’ chalkboards

A new, improved and thoroughly updated edition of the bestselling photographic guide—the only one to cover every bird, in every plumage, ever recorded in Britain and Ireland

An inviting, intuitive, and visual exploration of differential geometry and forms

A comprehensively updated edition of an identification guide that was named a Guardian Best Nature Book of the Year

A new and improved edition of the popular photographic field guide

The most comprehensive and user-friendly photographic field guide to the world’s wildcats and hyenas

The most comprehensive reference guide to the world's sharks—now fully revised and updated

A riveting account of how a popularly elected leader has steered the world's largest democracy toward authoritarianism and intolerance

From a devoted reader and lifelong bookseller, an eloquent and charming reflection on the singular importance of bookstores

A bold reassessment of "smart cities" that reveals what is lost when we conceive of our urban spaces as computers

A compelling explanation of how the law shapes the distribution of wealth

A step-by-step guide to crafting a compelling scholarly book proposal—and seeing your book through to successful publication

A groundbreaking biography that recreates the cosmopolitan world in which a wine merchant’s son became one of the most celebrated of all English poets

From Nobel Prize–winning economist and New York Times bestselling author Robert Shiller, a groundbreaking account of how stories help drive economic events—and why financial panics can spread like epidemic viruses

How economics needs to change to keep pace with the twenty-first century and the digital economy

"Made me look at the industrial revolution, invention, sleeping beauties, contexts and the forces that shape our societies differently."—David Byrne, New York Times Book Review

How the history of technological revolutions can help us better understand economic and political...

Quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili reveals how 8 lessons from the heart of science can help you get the most out of life

From the acclaimed authors of Capitalism without Capital, radical ideas for restoring prosperity in today’s intangible economy

Why the social character of scientific knowledge makes it trustworthy

An original deep history of the internet that tells the story of the centuries-old utopian dreams behind it—and explains why they have died today

Why the tools of philosophy offer a powerful antidote to today’s epidemic of irrationality

The first comprehensive biography of an extraordinary English poet and composer whose life was haunted by fighting in the First World War and, later, confinement in a mental asylum

The gripping story of how the end of the Roman Empire was the beginning of the modern world

A landmark comparative history of Europe and China that examines why the Industrial Revolution emerged in the West

From the bestselling author of The Sleepwalkers, a book about how the exercise of power is shaped by different concepts of time

A brand-new edition of the popular introductory textbook that explores how computer hardware, software, and networks work

A pocket-style edition based on the New York Times bestseller

The must-have compendium on applied mathematics

A richly illustrated exploration of Hannah Wilke’s provocative art and trailblazing feminism

A kaleidoscopic history of how the 1960s and 1970s changed London forever

"A poetic and remarkably fertile exploration of the relationship between human beings and the natural environment."—Pankaj Mishra, The Guardian
"I'm very grateful to have this book."—Ursula K. Le Guin
The acclaimed and award-winning book about what a rare mushroom can teach...

From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 years

A comprehensive photographic guide to the gull species of the Western Palearctic

A sociologist and former fashion model takes readers inside the elite global party circuit of "models and bottles" to reveal how beautiful young women are used to boost the status of men

A lively and engaging guide to vital habits of mind that can help you think more deeply, write more effectively, and learn more joyfully

"One of the most important books on political regimes written in a generation."—Steven Levitsky, New York Times–bestselling author of How Democracies Die

A new understanding of how and why early democracy took hold, how modern democracy evolved, and what this history...

An invitation to readers from every walk of life to rediscover the impractical splendors of a life of learning

A provocative and inspiring look at the future of humanity and science from world-renowned scientist and bestselling author Martin Rees

Luminous essays on translation and self-translation by an award-winning writer and literary translator

A vivid and original account of one of Ireland’s greatest poets by an acclaimed Irish historian and literary biographer

Bestselling novelist Alexander McCall Smith's charming account of how the poet W. H. Auden has helped guide his life—and how he might guide yours, too

A major new history of how African nations, starting in the 1960s, sought to reclaim the art looted by Western colonial powers

Immerse yourself in the beachcombing experience; the wind in your face, the smell of salt spray, the roar of the ocean; it’s an assault on the senses, the perfect tonic. From time immemorial people have been drawn to the beach to collect...