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The full story of the thirty-nine female agents of SOE F section who went undercover in France, revealing for the first time how their fates contrasted and overlapped as the war progressed
An incisive account of how Mussolini pioneered populism in reaction to Hitler's rise-and thereby reinforced his role as a model for later authoritarian leaders
The story of how plants and flowers have shaped interior design for over 200 years
A revealing new look at modernist architecture, emphasizing its diversity, complexity, and broad inventiveness
A quirky, funny, and accessible blend of science and art that delves into the heart of Einstein's theory of relativity
A beautifully illustrated and unique history of the "queen of flowers" in art, medicine, cuisine, and more
How our shifting sense of "what's normal" defines the character of democracy
A groundbreaking account of Napoleon Bonaparte, Pope Pius VII, and the kidnapping that would forever divide church and state
An authoritative and comprehensive celebration of the life and work of one of the most prominent artists of the Venetian Renaissance
Your voice as biometric data, and how marketers are using it to manipulate you
The newly revised and expanded study of the world-renowned Finnish design company Artek.
An important reassessment of the later career and life of a beloved baroque artist
A new and expansive collection of essays from one of the world's best-known popular philosophers
Uplifting and engaging, this story recounts the life and career of a rebellious 20th-century British artist
A vital, engaging, and hugely enjoyable guide to poetry, from ancient times to the present, by one of our greatest champions of literature
An inclusive vision of mathematics-its beauty, its humanity, and its power to build virtues that help us all flourish
A firsthand account and incisive analysis of modern protest, revealing internet-fueled social movements' greatest strengths and frequent challenges"[Tufekci's] personal experience in the squares and streets, melded with her scholarly insights on…
The revelation of a misidentified face in a photograph-once thought to be Vincent, now known to be Theo van Gogh-leads to a novelesque story of revised art history
Selections from the "Pandemic Files" published by The Yale Review, the preeminent journal of literature and ideas
The most ambitious work of fiction by a writer widely considered the most important novelist working in China today In this darkly comic novel, a group of women inhabits a world of constant surveillance, where informants lurk in the flower beds and false…
The first comprehensive history of the 1921 Cairo Conference which reveals its enduring impact on the modern Middle East Called by Winston Churchill in 1921, the Cairo Conference set out to redraw the map of the Middle East in the wake of the First World…
A "highly readable and compelling" account (Science) of brainwashing's pervasive role in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries"Riveting. . .. Dimsdale . .. shows how the art of dark persuasion a generation ago led almost inevitably…
A groundbreaking introduction to the photographic work of an iconic modern artist The pathbreaking artist Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) is revered for her iconic paintings of flowers, skyscrapers, animal skulls, and Southwestern landscapes. Her photographic…
The most complete English-language collection of the prose of Tadeusz Borowski, the most challenging chronicler of Auschwitz, with a foreword by Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny "Borowski's sharp-edged descriptions of life in Nazi concentration…