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Inky Fingers: The Making of Books in Early Modern Europe

“Grafton presents largely unfamiliar material…in a clear, even breezy style…Erudite.”—Michael Dirda,...

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Why Writing Matters

Drawing lessons from writers of all ages and writing across genres, a distinguished teacher and writ...

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Private Notebooks: 1914-1916

Written in code under constant threat of battle, Wittgenstein’s searing and illuminating diaries fin...

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The War on Music: Reclaiming the Twentieth Century

A prominent conductor explores how aesthetic criteria masked the political goals of countries during...

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Tomorrow, the World: The Birth of US Global Supremacy

“Even in these dismal times genuinely important books do occasionally make their appearance…You real...

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Degenerations of Democracy

Three leading thinkers analyze the erosion of democracy’s social foundations and call for a movement...

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The Spy Who was Left Out in the Cold: The Secret History of Agent Goleniewski

Spring 1958: a mysterious individual believed to be high up in the Polish secret service began passi...

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The Greeks: A Global History

"Monumental . . . A wonderful book.’ Peter Frankopan ‘Magisterial . . . remarkable.’ Guardian ‘Eru...

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The Secrets of Words

Two distinguished linguists on language, the history of science, misplaced euphoria, surprising fact...

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Just Hierarchy: Why Social Hierarchies Matter in China and the Rest of the World

All complex and large-scale societies are organized along certain hierarchies, but the concept of hi...

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The Pursuit of Glory: Europe 1648-1815

'The Penguin History of Europe series ... is one of contemporary publishing's great projects' New St...

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The BBC: A People's History

A monumental work of popular history, making the case that the Beeb is as much of a National Treasur...

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Stalin: Passage to Revolution

Honorable Mention for the Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize, ASEEES Winner of the Deutscher Memorial P...

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Barbarossa: How Hitler Lost the War

A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER'The best single-volume account of the Barbarossa campaign to date'...

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The Polyhedrists: Art and Geometry in the Long Sixteenth Century

A history of the relationship between art and geometry in the early modern period. In The Polyhedri...

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