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William the Conqueror
A landmark reinterpretation of the life of William the Conqueror—a pivotal figure in British and European history"[The] definitive biography of the man who forever changed England with his invasion of...
The Craving Mind
From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love – Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits
A leading neuroscientist and pioneer in the study of mindfulness explains why addictions are so tenacious and how we can learn to conquer them“I found [The Craving Mind] to be one of the best...
Roads Taken
The Great Jewish Migrations to the New World and the Peddlers Who Forged the Way
Finalist for the 2015 National Jewish Book Award--Celebrate 350 Award for American Jewish Studies Between the late 1700s and the 1920s, nearly one-third of the world’s Jews emigrated to new lands. Crossing...
The Mystery of Sleep
Why a Good Night's Rest Is Vital to a Better, Healthier Life
An authoritative and accessible guide to what happens when we shut our eyes at night We spend a third of our lives in bed, but how much do we really understand about how sleep affects us? In the past...
Revelation and Authority
Sinai in Jewish Scripture and Tradition
Winner of the 2016 Goldstein-Goren Award for the best book in Jewish Thought At once a study of biblical theology and modern Jewish thought, this volume describes a “participatory theory of revelation” as it...
The Qur'an and the Bible
Text and Commentary
A groundbreaking comparative study that illuminates the connections between the Qur'an and the Bible While the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament are understood to be related texts, the sacred scripture of...
Diamonds
An Early History of the King of Gems
A lavishly illustrated, in-depth early history covering two thousand years of diamond jewelry and commerce, from the Indian mines to European merchants, courts, and workshops This richly illustrated history...
Venice Illuminated
Power and Painting in Renaissance Manuscripts
For patricians in the Republic of Venice, paintings in manuscripts marking their appointment to high office expressed a tension between selfless service and individual ambition. Originally of value in confirming and...
Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals
With an Updated Translation, Introduction, and Notes
Now in a new, affordable edition with updated notes, a superbly readable translation of Kant’s classic work This work, one of the most important texts in the history of ethics, presents Immanuel Kant’s...
Swindler Sachem
The American Indian Who Sold His Birthright, Dropped Out of Harvard, and Conned the King of England
Indians, too, could play the land game for both personal and political benefit According to his kin, John Wompas was “no sachem,” although he claimed that status to achieve his economic and political ends....