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Henry Louis Gates
A foundational reckoning with how Black Americans have used the written word to define and redefine themselves, by one of the nation's major literary critics
Distilled over many years from…
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Eliza Henry-Jones
Grief-stricken over the loss of her husband, Luda Managan and her two teenaged children try to make a home for themselves on a collection of harsh and haunted Scottish islands.
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William Shakespeare
The ideal gift for lovers of Shakespeare to enjoy the intrinsic beauty of the Bard's prose and poetry. Part of a beautiful three-set edition, with the works laid out in…
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Henry Fields, Brent Larson, David M. Sarver
Learn the latest approaches to orthodontic diagnosis and treatment! Contemporary Orthodontics, 7th Edition provides an evidence-based guide to the stages of growth and development, diagnosis, treatment planning, and current treatment…
Rob Williams, Arthur Wyatt
A stand alone political thriller in which a large-scale social experiment by Justice Department accountant Judge Maitland threatens to destroy the very power of the Judges themselves - by providing…
Eric Schmidt, III, Henry A. Kissinger, Craig Mundie
Three pioneering thinkers offer a powerful guide to our future amid AI's rapid acceleration.
Henry Grey Bennet
""A Letter to Earl Bathurst, Secretary of State for the Colonial Department on the Condition of the Colonies in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land"" is a historical document…
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""Letter to Viscount Sidmouth: On the Transportation Laws, the State of the Hulks, and of the Colonies in New South Wales"" is a historical book written by Henry Grey Bennet…
The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 includes over 20,000 analytical, theoretical and practical works on American and British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists…
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William Henry Grey
Clement Mazarian
Travel through time with this beautifully photographed history of 90 iconic watches from expert watch collector and dealer Clement Mazarian and celebrated photographer Henry Leutwyler. Presented in a foil-blocked slipcase…
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Adam Kay
The third hilarious middle grade book from the record-breaking bestselling author of Kay's Anatomy and This is Going to Hurt, Adam Kay. Illustrated throughout by Adam's friend and fellow award-winning…
Max Rocha
The debut cookbook from rising star Irish chef Max Rocha and his hugely popular East London restaurant, Cafe Cecilia
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This handbook broadens and engages with current debates on men and masculinities in conflict and peacebuilding.
Dr. Nina Jablonski, Dr. Holly Y. McGee
Hi!! I'm Epi Dermis, but my friends just call me Skin!
Raise your hands if you sweat, tan, itch, have hair, or have freckles!
I've been feeling pretty sensitive lately…
An affordable, compact primer on the artist who drastically shifted the course of late 20th-century art
This reader provides a concise introduction to the widely popular yet oft-misunderstood artist Jean-Michel…
Axel Scheffler
From the illustrator of The Gruffalo, a beautifully illustrated animal story about friendship, honesty and working together
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
Henry Carroll
With 20 exciting challenges inspired by great artists, experiment with art styles, build your creative confidence and maybe even create a masterpiece of your own!
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Nearly three decades of skateboarding photography from the sport's foremost documentarian
Acclaimed photographer Atiba Jefferson initially established himself as a fixture within the skateboarding community during the mid-'90s in Los…
Henry C. Parke, True West Magazine
This unique compendium of short essays about, and evocative photos from, the 100 greatest Western movies of all time is the authoritative new resource on the subject-and the ideal illustrated…
Grey
Days pass by, and we grow up, but do we really? Adulting can be challenging, but the teenage was horrible as well. I can't hope for happy days. Who am…
Maurice Berger
The first title in Aperture's Vision & Justice Series-featuring a collection of award-winning short essays by Maurice Berger that explore the intersections of photography, race, and visual culture. Created and…
In 1739 Bordeaux's Royal Academy of Sciences held an essay contest seeking answers to a pressing question: What was the cause of Africans' black skin? Published here for the first…
Henry Herz
Combat Monsters brings together twenty award-winning and bestselling speculative fiction authors who each bring their own spin on an alternate history of World War II.
New research has uncovered deeply…
Jasper Fforde
Thirteen years after the smash-hit Shades of Grey, Eddie Russett and Jane Grey are about to embark on a new adventure ...
Henry George Grey Grey
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
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Ian Rogers
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Christopher Baker
An engaging study of the provocative and inventive artist Henry Fuseli.
Howard Whitehouse
Through excellent research and storytelling Howard Whitehouse has woven a tale of old Norway written for young and older readers. These stories are pack with historical tidbits that serve as…
Through excellent research and storytelling Howard Whitehouse has woven a tale of old Norway written for young and older readers. These stories are packed with historical tidbits that serve as…
Douglas Boyd
When Count Henry of Anjou and his formidable wife Eleanor of Aquitaine became king and queen of England, they amassed an empire stretching 1,000 miles from the Pyrenees to the…
Zora Neale Hurston
'One of the greatest writers of our time.' Toni Morrison
Helen Castor
The author of She-Wolves chronicles the lives and reigns of Richard II and Henry IV, two cousins whose rivalry brought their nation to the brink of disintegration - and back…
Jeremy E C Genovese
Throughout history, groups of people disillusioned with society have tried to create utopian communities organized on new principles. Typically, they hold some or all of their property in common. Often…
Marlene L. Daut
"The essential biography of the controversial rebel, traitor, and only king of Haiti. Henry Christophe (1767 - 1820) is one of the most richly complex figures in the history of…
Dr Peter Auker
Investigates cinematic qualities in opera and reveals why Benjamin Britten's operas lend themselves to TV and film interpretations.
John Guy, Julia Fox
"A fierce, scholarly tour-de-force. . . . Hunting the Falcon brilliantly shows how time, circumstance and politics combined to accelerate Anne's triumph and tragedy." --Tina Brown, New York Times Book…
Lesa Cline-Ransome
From the award-winning author of Before She Was Harriet comes another work of lyrical beauty, the story of Henry David Thoreau and businessman Frederic Tudor-and a changing world.
Thoreau and…
Sean Kingsley, Rex Cowan
The incredible story of the "Robin Hood of the Seas," who absconded with millions during the Golden Age of Piracy and who harbored an even greater secret.
Henri Bergson, Leonard Lawlor (trans.)
For 15 years, Henri Bergson, the most important French philosopher of the early 20th-century, taught at the College de France. Speaking without notes, most of his classes are now lost…