A compilation of Julius Shulman's extraordinary images of his adopted city, ranging from residential, commercial, shops, factories, and street life of Los Angeles, a true portrait of a modern metropol
This collection of 15 chronologically arranged papers is the first-ever definitive treatment of the intellectual history of Eskimology—known today as Inuit studies—the field of anthropology p
“What the Communist Manifesto is to the capitalist world, Annihilation of Caste is to India.” —Anand Teltumbde, author ofThe Persistence of CasteB.R. Ambedkar’s Annihilation of Caste is one of the mos
From the critically acclaimed author of Atlas of Unknowns and Aerogrammes, a tour de force set in South India that plumbs the moral complexities of the ivory trade through the eyes of a poacher, a doc
A triumphant return to the world of City of Stairs. A generation ago, the city of Voortyashtan was the stronghold of the god of war and death, the birthplace of fearsome supernatural sentinel
A classic of Sicilian Literature, first published in 1894The Viceroys tells the story of three generations of the aristocratic Uzeda princes of Francalanza. De Roberto portrays a world undergoing fund
From the acclaimed author of The Last First Day: a beautiful new period novel—a nineteenth-century story of female empowerment before its time—based on the life of Caroline Herschel, sister of the gre
Whatever happened to the last utopian dreams of the city?In the late 1960s the world was faced with impending disaster: the height of the Cold War, the end of oil and the decline of great cities throu
Thinley Norbu addresses questions of interest to Western and Eastern students of Tibetan Buddhism, ranging from matters of everyday practice to esoteric philosophy.Young practitioners of Tibetan Buddh
A wide-ranging selection of the work of one of ancient Rome's master poets--and originator of the phrase "carpe diem"--whose influence on poetry can be traced down through the centur
Mommie is a remarkable photographic portrait of three generations of women in the family of photographer Arlene Gottfried and an intimate story of the inevitable passage of time and aging. Pictured wi
This fascinating portrait of two of the most brilliant theater artists of the twentieth century—and the women who made their work possible—is set against the explosive years of the Weimar Republic.Amo
August Sander’s photographic portraits of ordinary people in Weimar Germany inspire this uncanny new collection of poems by one of America’s most celebrated writers and criticsThrough his portraits of
WINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZEPULITZER PRIZE FINALISTThe epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality to the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism.Co
An engrossing and revolutionary biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus's journey to the New World, established the Spanish Inquisition, a
In the tradition of big-picture histories like The Swerve, a riveting account of a battle that changed the course of history—and a lost masterpiece by Leonardo da VinciWhen the armies of Florence, Ven
George Psychoundakis was a twenty-one-year-old shepherd from the village of Asi Gonia when the battle of Crete began: “It was in May 1941 that, all of a sudden, high in the sky, we heard the drone of
The perfect gift for fans of George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO’sGame of Thrones, this one-of-a-kind coloring book features more than forty-five exclusive illustrations!ALL MEN MUST
REMARKABLE BIOGRAPHY OF AN ICONThere’s little debate that Robert De Niro is one of the greatest screen actors of his generation, perhaps of all time--if not, in fact,the greatest. His work, particular
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ‧ Includes two new essays!NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MICHIKO KAKUTANI, THE NEW YORK TIMES‧ NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEED, THE GLOBE
FAIRY TAIL'S BETTER HALF!In the Kingdom of Fiore, wizards are commonplace, but the powerful women of Fairy Tail are each one of a kind! And after fighting their way to the top of the Grand Magic Games
The inspiring story of how the iconoclastic humanitarian Jim Grant succeeded in saving the lives of tens of millions of children through his extraordinary ability towin over world leadersNicholas Kris
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW’ S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARA Best Book of the Year: San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle TimesWinner of the Plutarch Award for Best BiographyThe acclaimed biographer
From the twisted imagination of creator Michael Dougherty (director of the upcomingKrampus and Trick ‘r Treat, screenwriter of X-Men 2 and Superman Returns) and a top-notch team of artists includingFi
An exploration of freedom by some of the world’s most celebrated poets, published for the seventieth anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi campsThe year 2015 marks the seventieth anniversary of th
One of the world’s best-known attorneys gives us a no-holds-barred history of Jewish lawyers: from the biblical Abraham, who argued with God on behalf of the doomed sinners of Sodom, through modern-da
The first monograph to present the diverse photographic work of one of the true icons of American style, Kelly Klein. Kelly Klein’s photography represents a clear and seductive distillation of the tal
The Winter’s Tale is one of Shakespeare’s “late plays.” It tells the story of a king whose jealousy results in the banishment of his baby daughter and the death of his beautiful wife. His daughter is
A comprehensive celebration of the fashions of one of the world’s most revered designers. On the eve of the company’s fortieth anniversary, this lavish book focuses upon the key creations and importan
Headbangers is a collection of Danish photographer Jacob Ehrbahn’s intimate portraits of the beauty and chaos of heavy metal rockers in the throes of musical ecstasy taken at European metal festivals
Moving memoir and insightful examination of transgender politicsTRANS is the story of growing up, of finding an identity, and about the politics of gender. In July 2012, aged thirty, Juliet Jacques un
Welcome to the world of the Genshiken, home of the true otaku—the Japanese term for ubergeek. This is the story of a group of friends who are members of the most hard-core anime and manga fan club in
From one of our foremost architectural writers: an engaging, brilliant exploration of the life and work of the most famous architect of our time, and one of the few architects ever to be widely admire
From the renowned and best-selling author of A History of God, a sweeping exploration of religion and the history of human violence.For the first time, religious self-identification is on the decline
For fans of the Grijpstra and de Gier investigations, a collection of 13 short stories spanning two decades in the lives of van de Wetering's Amsterdam CopsAmsterdam isn’t exactly a hotbed of violent
A brilliant, haunting, and profoundly original portrait of the defining tragedy of our time.In this epic history of extermination and survival, Timothy Snyder presents a new explanation of the great a
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLYCompared by critics to Kafka, Joyce, and Musil, H. G. Adler is becoming recognized as one of the towering figures of twentieth-century ficti
Montpellier in 1566 is one of the greatest seats of learning of the age, a cradle of Renaissance humanism. But even this proud city of philosophers is not safe from the menaces that endanger the peace
This republication of a long out-of-print collection of essays, first published in 1979, focuses on the elusive concept of “value.” The field of study surrounding the theory of value remains comparati
Ernest Mandel traces the development of Marx’s economic ideas from the Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 to the completion of theGrundrisse. In a series of focused chapters he provides an o
