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Ancient Greece
From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times
Second Edition
This compact yet comprehensive history brings ancient Greek civilization alive, from its Stone Age roots to the fourth century B.C. "A highly readable account of ancient Greece."—Kirkus Reviews...
Lillian Hellman
An Imperious Life
From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a fresh look at Lillian Hellman’s restless life, her extraordinary plays, and her autobiographical myths“A fast-flowing, deeply provocative portrait of a...
Louis I. Kahn and the Yale Center for British Art
A Conservation Plan
The standing of the Yale Center for British Art as one of the world's great museums and study centers finds expression in its remarkable building, designed by Louis I. Kahn (1901–1974). In this important and innovative volume,...
Defiance of the Patriots
The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America
An evocative and enthralling account of a defining event in American history This thrilling book tells the full story of the an iconic episode in American history, the Boston Tea Party—exploding myths,...
The Promise of the Suburbs
A Victorian History in Literature and Culture
A study of the fast-growing Victorian suburbs as places of connection, creativity, and professional advance, especially for women Literature has, from the start of the nineteenth century, cast the suburbs...
Pirates
A New History, from Vikings to Somali Raiders
A global account of pirates and their modus operandi from the middle ages to the present day In the twenty-first century piracy has regained a central place in Western culture, thanks to a surprising...
The Computer and the Brain
Third Edition
In this classic work, one of the greatest mathematicians of the twentieth century explores the analogies between computing machines and the living human brain. John von Neumann, whose many contributions to science, mathematics,...
The New Universe and the Human Future
How a Shared Cosmology Could Transform the World
Two cutting-edge thinkers—one a cultural philosopher and the other a leading astrophysicist—combine their abilities to present a new picture of the universe with critical relevance for our time After a...
How to Change the World
Reflections on Marx and Marxism
A penetrating reassessment of Marxist thought and its relevance today, by a world-renowned historian of Marxism "We need to take account of Marx today," argues Eric Hobsbawm in this persuasive and highly...
Faust
A Tragedy, Parts One and Two, Fully Revised
“Greenberg has accomplished a magnificent literary feat. He has taken a great German work, until now all but inaccessible to English readers, and made it into a sparkling English poem, full of verve and wit. Greenberg's...