Nunavut tigummiun!Hold on to the land!It was just fifty years ago that the territory of Alaska officially became the state of Alaska. But no matter who has staked their claim to the land, it ha
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THE BASIS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TV SENSATION BABYLON BERLINVolker Kutscher, author of the international bestseller Babylon Berlin, continues his Gereon Rath Mystery series with The Silent Death as a p
These thirteen lectures on the 'punitive society,' delivered at the Collège de France in the first three months of 1973, examine the way in which the relations between justice and truth that govern mo
A Newsweek "Best 50 Books of the Year (So Far)" Pick"What Would the Great Economists Do? comes at the right time: a highly accessible and acute guide to thinking and learning from the men and woman wh
A new collection of immersive essays from the most acclaimed editor of the second half of the twentieth centuryThis new collection from the legendary editor Robert Gottlieb features twenty or so piece
From the bestselling author of What's the Matter With Kansas, a scathing look at the standard-bearers of liberal politics—a book that asks: What's the matter with Democrats?Liberals like to believe th
The bestselling author of Intern and Doctored tells the story of the thing that makes us tickFor centuries, the human heart seemed beyond our understanding: an inscrutable shuddering mass that was som
Spanning eras, continents, and genres, CoDex 1962—twenty years in the making—is Sjón’s epic three-part masterpieceOver the course of four dazzling novels translated into dozens of languages, Sjón has
A new edition of A Pagan Place, the haunting and poetic coming-of-age novel from Edna O'Brien, "one of the greatest writers in the English-speaking world" (The New York Times)...
Lantern Slides is a newly reissued collection of stories from Edna O'Brien, the author of Girl, and "one of the most celebrated writers in the English language" (NPR's Weekend Edition)...
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In this stunning prequel to his critically acclaimed Inspector Erlendur series, Arnaldur Indridason gives devoted fans a glimpse of Erlendur as a young, budding detectiveThe beat on the streets in Rey
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"An American classic" (Newsweek) that defined a generation. “An astonishing book” (The New York Times Book Review) and an unflinching portrait of Ken Kesey, his Merry Pranksters, and the
Named a Best Book of the Year byThe Washington Post Apple iBooks The New York Times Book Review NPR AmazonChicago Tribune Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming the dangers of childbirth
From the New York Times–bestselling author Stephen M. Walt, The Hell of Good Intentions dissects the faults and foibles of recent American foreign policy—explaining why it has been plagued by disaster
