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The 50th anniversary edition of a classic text, featuring an expanded selection of color studies ¿ "The landmark 1963 book by Josef Albers . . . isn't just for aspiring artists. Its mesmerizing illustrations are a revelation for anyone interested ...

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An engaging¿survey from the Middle Ages to the present, presenting fashion as a complex process that reflects¿economic, social, and political changes This engaging volume tells the history of Western fashion, exploring how and why it has influence...

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Exodus is the heart of the Hebrew Bible, the defining moment in Israel's birth as a people, the dramatic triumph of their God. Yahweh, Pharaoh, Moses, Aaron, the Hebrew slaves, the plagues, the parting of the Red Sea-these larger-than-life charact...

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A pioneering exploration of the differences between the brain's right and left hemispheres and their effects on society, history, and culture-"one of the few contemporary works deserving classic status" (Nicholas Shakespeare, Times, UK) ¿ "Persuas...

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A New York Times Best Art Book of 2019 "A riveting book . . . few stones are left unturned."-Roberta Smith's "Top Art Books of 2019," The New York Times This fascinating and enlightening study of the tie-on pocket combines materiality and gender t...

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A National Bestseller¿*¿Recommended by Financial Times as "What to Read in 2025" ¿ "The central argument of Our Dollar, Your Problem-that the greenback's pre-eminence was never guaranteed and might plausibly be overturned-could hardly be more time...

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"One of the most profound and illuminating studies of this century to have been published in recent decades."-John Gray, New York Times Book Review ¿ "A powerful, and in many [ways] insightful, explanation as to why grandiose programs of social re...

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From one of the most revered scholars of religion, an incisive explanation of how the word "God" functions in the world's great faiths ¿ "Hart marshals powerful historical evidence and philosophical argument to suggest that atheists-if they want t...

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W. E. B. Du Bois'¿insightful commentary on Black history, racism, and the struggles of Black Americans following emancipation-a masterpiece in the African-American canon "Jonathan Holloway introduces W. E. B. Du Bois' 1903 classic for our time, wh...

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The hidden costs of artificial intelligence-from natural resources and labor to privacy, equality,¿and freedom ¿ "This study argues that [artificial intelligence]¿is neither artificial nor particularly intelligent. . . . A fascinating history of t...

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A masterfully researched history of Iran from 1501 to 2009 "The defiant spirit of [Iran] is brought to life in this monumental history of the past 500 years."-Richard Spencer, The¿Times¿(London) "A majestic work that goes a long way in unraveling ...

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How does AI compare to a doctor when it comes to saving lives?¿ Doctors are under-resourced and face unprecedented levels of stress, with rising patient numbers and ever developing medical knowledge. But at the same time, they are all too human, p...

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Selected as one of the Books of the Century by the New York Public Library ¿ "The brilliance, the wealth of illustration, and the aptness of personal application . . . make the reading of these chapters an exciting experience."-W. Norman Pittenger...

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"Jonathan Holloway introduces W. E. B. Du Bois' 1903 classic for our time, when visions of a 'post-racial' America clash with the enduring centrality of what Du Bois termed 'the problem of the color-line.' We need Du Bois ...

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The first authorized copy of this mysterious, much-speculated-upon, one-of-a-kind, centuries-old puzzle "For the first time, a complete reproduction [of] The Voynich Manuscript, has been published, featuring essays exploring what is known about th...

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A renowned scholar argues that liberal hegemony-the policy America has pursued since the Cold War ended-is doomed to fail Named a¿Financial Times Best Book of 2018 "Idealists as well as realists need to read this systematic tour de force."-Robert ...

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An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available that contradicts the standard narrative for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations ¿ An Economist Best History Book 2017 ¿ "Scott is one of those rare academics whose writing is...

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Written by the preeminent democratic theorist of our time, this book explains the nature, value, and mechanics of democracy. In a new introduction to this Veritas edition, Ian Shapiro considers how Dahl would respond to the ongoing challenges demo...

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Why are the costs of health care and higher education rising so dramatically? How can we keep them affordable for lower- and middle-income American families? The exploding cost of health care in the United States is a source of widespread alarm. S...

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A groundbreaking examination of a central question in international relations: Do states act rationally? ¿ To understand world politics, you need to understand how states think. Are states rational? Much of international relations theory assumes t...

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Has liberalism failed because it has succeeded? ¿ "Why Liberalism Failed offers cogent insights into the loss of meaning and community that many in the West feel, issues that liberal democracies ignore at their own peril."-President Barack Obama ¿...

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A compelling account of Christianity's Jewish beginnings, from one of the world's leading scholars of ancient religion ¿ How did a group of charismatic, apocalyptic Jewish missionaries, working to prepare their world for the impending realization ...

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From the acclaimed author and scholar James C. Scott, the compelling tale of Asian peoples who until recently have stemmed the vast tide of state-making to live at arm's length from any organized state society ¿ For two thousand years, the dispara...

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Flush with hundreds of illustrations, this book revisits the histories of chemistry, medicine, ideas, and culture through the lens of alchemy ¿ "Philip Ball's book is a treasure: beautifully illustrated and, as usual, the author caries his learnin...

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A sensational, interdisciplinary work which entirely reorients our understanding of Europe from 10,000 BC to the time of the Vikings In this magnificent book, distinguished archaeologist Barry Cunliffe reframes our entire conception of early Europ...

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One of the foremost Marxist critics of his generation forcefully argues against Marx's irrelevancy "[Eagleton is] a witty, insightful thinker with a penchant for glib asides and wry dashes of humor. It's probably the only book that makes reference...

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A leading expert on foreign policy reveals how tensions between America, NATO, and Russia transformed geopolitics ? A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2021 and winner of the Pushkin House Book Prize ¿ "Sarotte has the receipts, as it were: her authori...

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"A splendid study, surely one of the most important that has appeared on the whole matter of power and resistance."-Natalie Zemon Davis ¿ Confrontations between the powerless and powerful are laden with deception-the powerless feign deference and ...

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A spirited and thought-provoking history of the vast changes that transformed Europe during the 1,000-year span of the Middle Ages The millennium between the breakup of the western Roman Empire and the Reformation was a long and hugely transformat...

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