Max Eastman: A Life
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The definitive biography of a radical activist and intellectual Max Eastman (1883-1969) was a...
In the Middle of Nowhere: J.M. Coetzee in South Africa
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Relying on the author's personal recollections as well as on J.M. Coetzee's autobiographical and...
Credit, Fashion, Sex: Economies of Regard in Old Regime France
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In Old Regime France credit was both a central part of economic exchange and a crucial concept for...
Mexico - Culture Smart! the Essentail Guide to Customs & Culture
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Culture Smart! Mexico takes you to the heart of Mexican society. It describes how people socialize...
The Order of Things: Archaeology of the Human Sciences
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When one defines "order" as a sorting of priorities, it becomes beautifully clear as to what...
The Bard in Brief: Shakespeare in Quotations
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Widely acknowledged to be the greatest dramatist in the English language, William Shakespeare is...
The Edge of the Sky: All You Need to Know About the All-There-is
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From the big bang to black holes, from dark matter to dark energy, from the origins of the universe...
Camino Island
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A gang of thieves stage a daring heist from a secure vault deep below Princeton University’s...
Eternal Life: A Novel
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Rachel is a woman with a problem: she can't die. Her recent troubles--widowhood, a failing business,...
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To Die in Spring
Shaun Whiteside and Ralf Rothmann
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'[To Die in Spring] holds its own against [Günter] Grass and [Erich Maria] Remarque; it is an...
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