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Snapshots
A collection of brief, but intimate meditations on life and culture ranging from controversial matters to private moments The internationally acclaimed author Claudio Magris offers a collection of brief ...
The Year of Blue Water
Winner of the 2018 Yale Series of Younger Poets prize“Weaves together descriptions of experiences of immigration as a Chinese-American and of racism, mental wellness, and gender from a queer and trans...
Matthew within Sectarian Judaism
A renowned scholar of the Dead Sea Scrolls argues for reading the Gospel of Matthew as the product of a Jewish sect In this masterful study of what has long been considered the “most Jewish” gospel, John...
Urban Hunters
Dealing and Dreaming in Times of Transition
An ethnography of the Mongolian capital city of Ulaanbaatar during the nation’s transition from socialism to a market-based economic systemUrban Hunters is an ethnography of the Mongolian capital...
The Hidden Face of Rights
Toward a Politics of Responsibilities
Why we cannot truly implement human rights unless we also recognize human responsibilities When we debate questions in international law, politics, and justice, we often use the language of rights—and far...
Willful
How We Choose What We Do
A revelatory alternative to the standard economic models of human behavior that proposes an exciting new way to understand decision-making “Willful is a breakthrough in economics. Richard...
Economists
A unique and illuminating portrait of economists and their work Providing illuminating profiles of ninety of the world’s most prominent economists—from Nobel Prize winners and former Federal Reserve chairs...
Learning Science
The Value of Crafting Engagement in Science Environments
An innovative, internationally developed system to help advance science learning and instruction for high school students This book tells the story of a $3.6 million research project funded by the National...
Nottinghamshire
A richly illustrated exploration of the architecture of one of England’s hidden gems—Nottinghamshire This volume offers an enlightening introduction to the memorable and surprising buildings of one of...
Conversions
Two Family Stories from the Reformation and Modern America
The experiences of two families—one in seventeenth-century Holland, the other in America today—and how they coped when a family member changed religions This powerful and innovative work by a gifted...