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Henry VIII and the Art of Majesty
Tapestries at the Tudor Court
Luxurious, beautiful, and portable, tapestry was the pre-eminent art form of the Tudor court. Henry VIII amassed an unrivaled collection over the course of his reign, and the author weaves the history of this magnificent...
Hamas
Politics, Charity, and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad
The first complete, fully documented portrait of Hamas—its charitable work and its connections to terror How does a group that operates terror cells and espouses violence become a ruling political party?...
Exploring Reality
The Intertwining of Science and Religion
First Edition
The latest communiqué from John Polkinghorne as he continues his survey of the frontier between science and religion Reality is multi-layered, asserts the Reverend John Polkinghorne, and in...
The Maine Woods
A Fully Annotated Edition
The Maine Woods, Thoreau’s best-known book after Walden, is now available for the first time in a lavishly produced, fully annotated gift-book edition “On the 31st of August, 1846...
The Sixteenth-Century Italian Paintings
Volume II: Venice 1540-1600
This substantial and beautifully illustrated volume documents the National Gallery’s unrivaled collection of Venetian paintings created between 1540 and 1600, including some of the greatest works commissioned by the city...
The Yale Building Project
The First 40 Years
Conceived by architect Charles W. Moore and begun in the context of social activism and dramatic institutional change during the 1960s, the Yale Building Project has contributed to the education of many of this country’s...
Eine Liebe aus nichts
A German Reader
Barbara Honigmann’s Eine Liebe aus nichts tells the story of a young expatriate’s journey back to Weimar to attend her father’s funeral. As the narrator remembers her father’s life, she explores her own past and...
John Talman
An Early-Eighteenth-Century Connoisseur
Contributions by Christopher Baker, Cristina Borgioli, Louisa M. Connor Bulman, Antonella Capitanio, Marco Collareta, Peter Davidson, Francisco Freddolini, Cristiano Giometti, John Harris, Elisabeth Kieven, and...
Chicken
The Dangerous Transformation of America’s Favorite Food
From inside the chicken factory, a report on the real cost of chicken for farmers, workers, and consumers Anthropologist Steve Striffler begins this book in a poultry processing plant, drawing on his own...
African Art from The Menil Collection
Bamana masks and headdresses, Lega ivories, Dogon sculpture, and Benue bronzes are among the many exquisite African artifacts found in the renowned Menil Collection. This stunning book—the first comprehensive...