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‘I Know Who Caused COVID-19’
$22.50A timely exploration of the global explosion in xenophobia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a close analysis of four cases from around the world, this book explores prejudice toward…
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A Sweet View
$50.00From country lanes to thatch roofs, a stroll through the enduring appeal of the nineteenth-century trope of rural English bliss. A Sweet View explores how writers and artists in the…
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Albrecht Dürer
$25.00An exploration of the life and works of German artist Albrecht Dürer and his self-obsession. The Italian Renaissance birthed the modern sense of self, and no artist from the…
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Aldous Huxley
$19.00“An outstanding book.”—James Sexton “A welcome and necessary update of the life of one of the twentieth century’s most provocative intellectuals.”—Dana Sawyer A rich and lucid account of Aldous Huxley’s…
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Aldus Manutius
$25.00A fresh reading of Aldus Manutius, preeminent in the history of the printed book. Aldus Manutius is perhaps the greatest figure in the history of the printed book: in…
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Artemisia Gentileschi and Feminism in Early Modern Europe
$22.50An accessible introduction to the life of the seventeenth-century’s most celebrated women artists, now in paperback. Artemisia Gentileschi is by far the most famous woman artist of the premodern era….
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Avian Illuminations
$35.00An exquisitely illustrated journey through the complex and crucial relationship between humans and birds. Avian Illuminations examines the many roles birds have played in human society, from food, messengers, deities,…
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Basilisks and Beowulf
$22.50An eye-opening, engrossing look at the central role of monsters in the Anglo-Saxon worldview. This book addresses a simple question: why were the Anglo-Saxons obsessed with monsters, many of…
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Basilisks and Beowulf
$16.00An eye-opening, engrossing look at the central role of monsters in the Anglo-Saxon worldview—now in paperback. This book addresses a simple question: why were the Anglo-Saxons obsessed with monsters,…
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Bede and the Theory of Everything
$25.00An accessible biography of the venerable Bede, regarded as the father of English history. This book investigates the life and world of Bede (c. 673–735), the foremost scholar of…
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Blood, Sweat and Earth
$35.00A sweeping history of our enduring passion for diamonds—and the exploitative industry that fuels it. Blood, Sweat and Earth is a hard-hitting historical exposé of the diamond industry, focusing on…
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Botticelli
$22.50A revealing look at the commercial strategy and diverse output of this canonical Renaissance artist. In this vivid account, Ana Debenedetti reexamines the life and work of Renaissance artist…
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