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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of America unites centuries of essential American voices to understand our national debates and divisions from 1619 to the present, with his signature commentary on the consequential speeches, letters, and essays that led us...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The author of The Soul of America unites centuries of essential American voices to understand our national debates and divisions from 1619 to the present, with his signature commentary on the consequential speeches, letters, and essays that led...

From a "brilliant, one-of-a-kind maestro" (Booklist), a vibrant tapestry of memoir, research, and criticism Again, today, if I must choose between love and memory, I choose memory. What would you risk to know yourself? Which stories are you willing to follow to the bitter...

In the 1890s and for years thereafter, America reverberated with the name of the "notorious Anarchist," feminist, revolutionist, and agitator, Emma Goldman. A Russian Jewish immigrant at the age of 17, she moved by her own efforts from seamstress in a clothing factory to...

A memoir of growing up in Florida interwoven with cultural reflections of the state from The X-Files to Emerson--revealing the complex truths of life as a FloridianFlorida and pop culture are a magnetic, viral match. From true crimes on social media to spring break...

The canonical work of cultural criticism by the "profoundly influential critic" (Artnet), in a beautiful thirtieth-anniversary edition, featuring a new foreword by esteemed visual artist Mickalene Thomas"Sharp and persuasive." --The New York Times Book Review on the original publication of Art on My Mind...

An essential collection of Dwight Macdonald's prophetic essays on politics, art, and violence in twentieth-century America. What does extreme violence do to human values? Does the concept of collective guilt make sense in assessing responsibility for genocide? Has modern mechanized society forever destroyed the...

Winner of the European Essay Prize 2023 The chant of "Azadi!"--Urdu for "Freedom!"--is the slogan of the freedom struggle in Kashmir against what Kashmiris see as the Indian Occupation. Ironically, it also became the chant of millions on the streets of India against the...

The life of Mexico's greatest 20th-century architect as told by Fernanda Canales, Mexico's rising star architect of the 21st centuryPublished with Barragan Foundation, Switzerland. This publication is based on an illustrated talk presented by architect and historian Fernanda Canales in June 2024 at the...

"Wade Davis is a true wayfinder, and these essays offer new insight into his visionary approach to culture, landscape, and the planet he loves as fiercely as any writer working today."--John Vaillant, author of Fire Weather A timely and eclectic collection from one of...

A New York Times bestseller--a brilliantly funny exploration of the Sunshine State from the man who knows it best: Pulitzer Prize winner Dave Barry. We never know what will happen next in Florida. We know only that, any minute now, something will. Every few...

It has been commented on many times during the course of history that the average person in most countries has little or no time to spare to think beyond making a living, raising a family and holding down a job to make these objectives...

BLACK!Feminist!FREE! gathers Beverly Guy-Sheftall's most influential essays, public speeches, and interviews into a single volume, offering readers access to the depth and range of her contributions. From early reflections on the intersections of race, gender, and class, to her contemporary analyses of sexuality, reproductive...

The Grand Canyon--long recognized as one of North America's premier natural wonders--has stirred human imagination and creativity, leaving an indelible mark on all who have encountered its spectacular vistas and intricate landscapes. Stories of the canyon's early inhabitants to its modern day visitors are...

"Suzanne Weerts' Champagne Girl in a Budweiser Family gives us a delightful and vivid time machine to bygone days of youthful folly and wide-eyed hope, while reminding us why girls in the seventies were just as eager to leave that time behind." -Cara Lopez...

America's favorite storyteller brings you101 stories that truly illustrate the spirit of this great nation as we celebrate its 250th birthday. Proud, industrious, creative, generous and kind--that's the true spirit of America. This new collection of stories, selected from Chicken Soup for the Soul's...

The fifth volume in Winston Churchill's magnificent history of World War II, the British prime minister and Nobel Prize winner recounts how the Allies took the fight to the enemy in this vivid historical account. Mussolini falls, Hitler is besieged on three sides, and...

The "essential" (Bari Weiss) book on Jewish identity and Zionophobia, "which should be required reading" (Bernard-Henri Lévy).Catalyzed by the kidnapping and murder of his son, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, world-renowned computer scientist and philosopher Dr. Judea Pearl has been a relentless advocate...

Collaboration is a groundbreaking publication, by five great thinkers and practitioners in photography, in collaboration with hundreds of photographers, writers, critics, artists, and academics. This collection uses the lens of collaboration to challenge dominant narratives around photographic history and authorship. Working with an accumulation...

Collected Articles of Frederick Douglass In the first narrative of my experience in slavery, written nearly forty years ago, and in various writings since, I have given the public what I considered very good reasons for withholding the manner of my escape. In substance...