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by A. C. Grayling (Author)"A witty, learned, authoritative survey of philosophical thought." --The New York Times Book Review The first authoritative and accessible single-volume history of philosophy to cover both Western and Eastern traditions, from one of the world's most eminent thinkers The story of philosophy is an epic tale, spanning civilizations and continents. It explores some of the most creative minds in history. But not since the long-popular classic by Bertrand Russell, A Hist...

The Dawn of Modern Cosmology: From Copernicus to Newton - Paperback

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by Aviva Rothman (Translator), Aviva Rothman (Editor), Aviva Rothman (Introduction by)New to Penguin Classics, the astonishing story of the Copernican Revolution, told through the words of the ground-breaking scientists who brought it about A Penguin Classic In the late fifteenth century, the earth stood motionless at the center of a small, ordered cosmos. Around us, it was believed, the moon, the sun, and the planets revolved in crystalline spheres, their orbits perfect, eternally unchanging...

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by Herodotus (Author), Aubrey de Sélincourt (Translator), John M. Marincola (Revised by)Translated by Aubrey de S lincourt with an introduction and Notes by John M. Marincola. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative te...

The United States Governed by Six Hundred Thousand Despots: A True Story of Slavery; A Rediscovered Narrative, with a Full Biography - Paperback

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by John Swanson Jacobs (Author)A full description of this book will be provided by the publisher when the publication date nears.Author BiographyA full author bio will be provided by the publisher when the publication date nears. Number of Pages: 288 Dimensions: 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: May 21, 2024

Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens: A History of Ancient Greece - Paperback

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by Robin Waterfield (Author)"We Greeks are one in blood and one in language; we have temples to the gods and religious rites in common, and a common way of life." So the fifth-century historian Herodotus has some Athenians declare, in explanation of why they would never betray their fellow Greeks to the enemy, the "barbarian" Persians. And he might have added further common features, such as clothing, foodways, and political institutions. But if the Greeks knew that they were kin, why did man...

Oilcraft: The Myths of Scarcity and Security That Haunt U.S. Energy Policy - Hardcover

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by Robert Vitalis (Author)A bracing corrective to the myths that have shaped economic, military, and diplomatic policy, dispelling our oil-soaked fantasies of dependence. There is a conventional wisdom about oil--that the U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf is what guarantees access to this strategic resource; that the "special" relationship with Saudi Arabia is necessary to stabilize an otherwise volatile market; and that these assumptions in turn provide Washington enormous leverage ...

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Report copyright infringementby N. M. Borodin (Author)An extraordinary rediscovered memoir of one man striving to make a distinguished scientific career--and live an ordinary life--amidst the brutal purges of Stalinist Russia "Remarkable. . . an astonishing testimony that has never seemed more timely or more pertinent" -- Nicholas Shakespeare From humble origins, the eminent Russian scientist Nicholas Borodin forged a career in microbiology in the era of Stalin. Pragmatic and dedicated to his...

Thousand Years of Nonlinear History - Paperback

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by Manuel De Landa (Author)Following in the wake of his groundbreaking work War in the Age of Intelligent Machines, Manuel De Landa presents a brilliant, radical synthesis of historical development of the last thousand years. A Thousand Years of Nonlinear History sketches the outlines of a renewed materialist philosophy of history in the tradition of Fernand Braudel, Gilles Deleuze, and F lix Guattari, while engaging -- in an entirely unprecedented manner -- the critical new understanding of ...

Don't Look Left: A Diary of Genocide - Paperback

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by Atef Abu Saif (Author), Chris Hedges (Foreword by)A harrowing and indispensable first-hand account of the experience of the first 85 days of the Israeli invasion of Gaza, from a prominent Palestinian writer In the morning I read the news. The news is about us. But it's designed for people reading it far, far away, who couldn't possibly imagine they could ever know anyone involved. It's for people who read the news to comfort themselves, to tell themselves: it's still far, far away. I read ...

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by Sigmund Freud (Author), David McLintock (Translator), Hugh Haughton (Introduction by)Freud was fascinated by the mysteries of creativity and the imagination. The groundbreaking works that comprise The Uncanny present some of his most influential explorations of the mind. In these pieces Freud investigates the vivid but seemingly trivial childhood memories that often "screen" deeply uncomfortable desires; the links between literature and daydreaming; and our intensely mixed feelings about t...

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Report copyright infringementby Gary Rudolph Grant (Author)When Spiderwebs Unite tells the story of Gary Grant and his community's decades long battle for environmental justice, describing an empowered African American community who uses STEM technology to fight for clean air and water for their community. When industrial hog farms started locating in Tillery, an impoverished and predominantly Black community in eastern North Carolina, the residents told local and state officials the farms we...

The Gospel of Thomas: The Gnostic Wisdom of Jesus - Paperback

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by Jean-Yves LeLoup (Author), Jacob Needleman (Foreword by)A new translation and analysis of the gospel that records the actual words of Jesus - Explores the gnostic significance of Jesus's teachings recorded in this gospel - Explains the true nature of the new man whose coming Jesus envisioned - Translated and interpreted by the author of the bestselling The Gospel of Mary Magdalene and The Gospel of Philip One of the cache of codices and manuscripts discovered in Nag Hammadi, the Gospel of ...

Allegheny City: A History of Pittsburgh's North Side - Paperback

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by Daniel Rooney (Author), Carol Peterson (Author)Allegheny City, known today as Pittsburgh's North Side, was the third-largest city in Pennsylvania when it was controversially annexed by the City of Pittsburgh in 1907. Founded in 1787 as a reserve land tract for Revolutionary War veterans in compensation for their service, it quickly evolved into a thriving urban center with its own character, industry, and accomplished residents. Among those to inhabit the area, which came to be known affec...

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by Charles Dickens (Author), Nicola Bradbury (Introduction by), Terry Eagleton (Preface by)Author BiographyCharles Dickens was born on 7 February 1812. He is the author of such Classics as Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, The Old Curiosity Shop, A Christmas Carol and David Copperfield. In later works, such as Bleak House and Little Dorrit, Dickens's social criticism became more radical and his comedy more savage. His last novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, was never completed and he died on 9...

How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them - Hardcover

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by Jason Stanley (Author)"No single book is as relevant to the present moment."--Claudia Rankine, author of Citizen "One of the defining books of the decade."--Elizabeth Hinton, author of From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE - Fascist politics are running rampant in America today--and spreading around the world. A Yale philosopher identifies the ten pillars of fascist politics, and charts their horrifying rise and deep history. As the child o...

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by Piotr Socha (Author)STARRED REVIEW *"Goes beyond the scientific (anatomy, pollination, communication, etc.) to include the bee's place in history and culture . . . Socha has created what is quite possibly the sweetest resource on honey bees around." ―Booklist One part science, one part cultural history, and countless parts fascination, Bees: A Honeyed History celebrates the important role that these intriguing insects have played in our ecosystem throughout the ages, and today. From Athe...

The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro; Apology; Crito; Phaedo - Paperback

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by Plato (Author), Hugh Tredennick (Translator), Harold Tarrant (Translator)The trial and death of Socrates (469-399 BCE) have almost as central a place in Western consciousness as the trial and death of Jesus. In four superb dialogues, Plato provides the classic account. Euthyphro finds Socrates outside the court-house, debating the nature of piety, while the Apology is his robust rebuttal of the charges of impiety and a defence of the philosopher's life. In the Crito, while awaiting executi...

The Wealth of Nations: Books I-III - Paperback

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by Adam Smith (Author), Andrew Skinner (Introduction by)The classic economic treatise that insipired Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First CenturyThe publication of The Wealth of Nations in 1776 coincided with America's Declaration of Independence, and with this landmark treatise on political economy, Adam Smith paved the way for modern capitalism, arguing that a truly free market - fired by competition yet guided as if by an 'invisible hand' to ensure justice and equality - was the en...

How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America - Paperback

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by Heather Cox Richardson (Author)Named one of The Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction While the North prevailed in the Civil War, ending slavery and giving the country a "new birth of freedom," Heather Cox Richardson argues in this provocative work that democracy's blood-soaked victory was ephemeral. The system that had sustained the defeated South moved westward and there established a foothold. It was a natural fit. Settlers from the East had for decades been pushing into the ...

Bloody Mary: A Graphic Biography of Mary Tudor

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Report copyright infringementby Kristina Gehrmann (Author)An elegant, intimate graphic novel retelling of Mary "the Bloody" Tudor's infamous life and evolution from loyal subject to royal tyrant. The story of Mary Tudor -- oldest child and daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, sister to the famous Elizabeth I -- as never told before. A chronological telling of Mary's life as "told" by her spans her magnificent life, starting from her "first memory" at the age of two to becoming the...

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Report copyright infringementby Austin Sauerbrei (Author)This gripping graphic novel tells the story of the 1891 Coal Creek War--one of the most significant yet overlooked labor and abolitionist uprisings in the history of the United States. Told through the eyes of a young Welsh immigrant, Trouble! at Coal Creek is the epic story of a cross-racial struggle to abolish the system of convict-leasing in the mines. Austin Sauerbrei's evocative black-and-white illustrations and masterful storytel...

Hope Never to See It: A Graphic History of Guerrilla Violence During the American Civil War

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Report copyright infringementby Andrew Fialka (Author), Anderson Carman (Illustrator)Hope Never to See It illustrates two exceptional incidents of occupational and guerrilla violence in Missouri during the American Civil War. The first is a Union spy's two-week-long murder spree targeting civilians, and the second is a pro-Confederate guerrillas' mutilation of almost 150 U.S. troops. The men leading the atrocities (Jacob Terman, alias Harry Truman, and "Bloody" Bill Anderson) weren't so diffe...

The Louisiana Houses of A. Hays Town - Hardcover

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by Cyril E. Vetter (Author), Philip Gould (Photographer)A. Hays Town changed the face of the Louisiana house. In a career that includes designing more than five hundred homes, he led architects, builders, and homeowners to embrace the finest elements of Louisiana's architectural past. Almost every home built in Louisiana during the last twenty years is in some way inspired by Town's work.The Louisiana Houses of A. Hays Town honors his legacy as Louisiana's premier residential architect. Color...

Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War - Paperback

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by Robert Coram (Author)John Boyd may be the most remarkable unsung hero in all of American military history. Some remember him as the greatest U.S. fighter pilot ever -- the man who, in simulated air-to-air combat, defeated every challenger in less than forty seconds. Some recall him as the father of our country's most legendary fighter aircraft -- the F-15 and F-16. Still others think of Boyd as the most influential military theorist since Sun Tzu. They know only half the story. Boyd, more...

The Complete Book of AMC Cars: American Motors Corporation 1954-1988 - Hardcover

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by Patrick R. Foster (Author), Tom Glatch (Author), Vincent Geraci (Foreword by)Get an inside look at the American automaker that rose from the decline of a once-thriving independent auto industry to put up a valiant fight against Detroit's Big Three automakers. In The Complete Book of AMC Cars: American Motors Corporation 1954-1988, authors Patrick Foster and Tom Glatch provide a thorough and fully illustrated review of all the production cars offered by AMC from its founding in 1954 to its ...

The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels - Hardcover

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by Jon Meacham (Author)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham helps us understand the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in our history when hope overcame division and fear. ONE OF OPRAH'S "BOOKS THAT HELP ME THROUGH" - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR - The Christian Science Monitor - Southern Living Our current climate of partisan fury is not new, and in The Soul of America Meacham shows us how wha...

The Unfathomable Ascent: How Hitler Came to Power - Hardcover

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by Peter Ross Range (Author)The chilling and little-known story of Adolf Hitler's eight-year march to the pinnacle of German politics.On the night of January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler leaned out of a spotlit window of the Reich chancellery in Berlin, bursting with joy. The moment seemed unbelievable, even to Hitler. After an improbable political journey that came close to faltering on many occasions, his march to power had finally succeeded. While the path of Hitler's rise has been told in books...

How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in It - Paperback

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by Arthur Herman (Author)An exciting account of the origins of the modern world Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market capitalism? The Scots. As historian and author Arthur Herman reveals, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Scotland made crucial contributions to science, philosophy, literature, education, medicine, commerce, and politics--contributions that have formed and nurtured the modern West ever since. Herman has charte...

The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History - Paperback

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by Joseph M. Marshall (Author)Drawing on vivid oral histories, Joseph M. Marshall's intimate biography introduces a never-before-seen portrait of Crazy Horse and his Lakota communityMost of the world remembers Crazy Horse as a peerless warrior who brought the U.S. Army to its knees at the Battle of Little Bighorn. But to his fellow Lakota Indians, he was a dutiful son and humble fighting man who--with valor, spirit, respect, and unparalleled leadership--fought for his people's land, livelihoo...

The Confessions of Saint Augustine - Paperback

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by Rex Warner (Translator), Martin E. Marty (Introduction by), Elizabeth Block (Foreword by)In his 1500-year-old Confessions, Augustine of Hippo tells the story of his remarkable life, interwoven with his insights of endless wisdom. Noted Paul VI: ?all of antiquity's philosophy converges in his work.?Author BiographyRex Warner was a Professor of the University of Connecticut from 1964 until his retirement in He was born in 1905 and went to Wadham College, Oxford, where he gained a 'first' in ...

The Origin of Species: 150th Anniversary Edition - Paperback

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by Charles Darwin (Author), Julian Huxley (Introduction by)Charles Darwin's classic that exploded into public controversy, revolutionized the course of science, and continues to transform our views of the world. Few other books have created such a lasting storm of controversy as The Origin of Species. Darwin's theory that species derive from other species by a gradual evolutionary process and that the average level of each species is heightened by the "survival of the fittest" stirred up popu...

On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen - Hardcover

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by Harold McGee (Author)A kitchen classic for over 35 years, and hailed by Time magazine as "a minor masterpiece" when it first appeared in 1984, On Food and Cooking is the bible which food lovers and professional chefs worldwide turn to for an understanding of where our foods come from, what exactly they're made of, and how cooking transforms them into something new and delicious. For its 20th anniversary, Harold McGee prepared a new, fully revised and updated edition of On Food and Cooking....