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The New Yale Book of Quotations
A revised, enlarged, and updated edition of this authoritative and entertaining reference book—named the #2 essential home library reference book by the Wall Street Journal “Shapiro does original...
How to Read Islamic Carpets
Carpets made in the “Rug Belt”—an area that includes Morocco, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and northern India—have been a source of fascination and collecting since the 13th century. This engaging and accessible book...
The First Victory
The Second World War and the East Africa Campaign
A riveting new account of the long-overlooked achievement of British-led forces who, against all odds, scored the first major Allied victory of the Second World War Surprisingly neglected in accounts of...
Moses
A Human Life
From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, an unprecedented portrait of Moses's inner world and perplexing character, by a distinguished biblical scholar"Bringing together copious, diverse and sometimes...
The Flemish Merchant of Venice
Daniel Nijs and the Sale of the Gonzaga Art Collection
During the years 1627 and 1628, Charles I of England purchased the cream of the Gonzaga art collection, belonging to the dukes of Mantua, in what would become the greatest art deal of the 17th century. Among the treasures...
Cambodia
From Pol Pot to Hun Sen and Beyond
A fascinating look at the recent history of the beautiful but troubled Southeast Asian nation of Cambodia“A richly detailed study that goes a long way toward explaining the contradictions, corruption and...
Yitzhak Rabin
Soldier, Leader, Statesman
From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, an insider’s perspective on the life and influence of Yitzhak Rabin, Israel’s first native-born prime minister"Even the warm esteem in which he holds Rabin does...
Sonidos en contexto
Una introducción a la fonética del español con especial referencia a la vida real: With Online Media
Sonidos en contexto is a comprehensive, theory-independent description of Spanish phonetics and phonology for intermediate to advanced students. It provides articulatory descriptions of native...
Sudan
The Failure and Division of an African State
Second Edition
Over the past two decades, the situation in Africa’s largest country, Sudan, has progressively deteriorated: the country is in second position on the Failed States Index, a war in Darfur has claimed hundreds of thousands of...
The Anglo-Saxon World
The Anglo-Saxon period, stretching from the fifth to the late eleventh century, begins with the Roman retreat from the Western world and ends with the Norman takeover of England. Between these epochal events, many of the...