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A Reader on Reading
An intimate and exhilarating journey through the world of books by the internationally celebrated author In this major collection of his essays, Alberto Manguel, whom George Steiner has called “the...
Please Talk to Me
Selected Stories
The first short story collection in the Margellos series, from a master of the genre and an irrepressible critic during Argentina’s brutal years of repression Acclaimed for the gemlike perfection of her...
Curiosity
An eclectic history of human curiosity, a great feast of ideas, and a memoir of a reading life from an internationally celebrated reader and thinker Curiosity has been seen through the ages as the impulse...
Diabetes
A History of Race and Disease
Who gets diabetes and why? An in‑depth examination of diabetes in the context of race, public health, class, and heredity “[An] unsettling but insightful social history.”—Kirkus Reviews “The important...
Packing My Library
An Elegy and Ten Digressions
A best-selling author and world-renowned bibliophile meditates on his vast personal library and champions the vital role of all libraries.“The author brings a fresh hopefulness to the enterprise of books...
Fabulous Monsters
Dracula, Alice, Superman, and Other Literary Friends
An original look at how literary characters can transcend their books to guide our lives, by one of the world's most eminent bibliophiles Alberto Manguel, in a style both charming and erudite, examines how...
Playing with Fire
The Story of Maria Yudina, Pianist in Stalin's Russia
The first full biography of the fearless and brilliant Maria Yudina, a legendary pianist who was central to Russian intellectual life “Playing with Fire is a ground-breaking work—a phenomenal biography of a...
Fabulous Monsters
Dracula, Alice, Superman, and Other Literary Friends
“In art and words, a book lover honors the characters he can’t forget.”—New York Times Book Review An original look at how literary characters can transcend their books to guide our lives, by one of the...
The Story of Greece and Rome
The extraordinary story of the intermingled civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, spanning more than six millennia, from the late Bronze Age to the seventh century The magnificent civilization created by the...
Thanks for Everything (Now Get Out)
Can We Restore Neighborhoods without Destroying Them?
A radical rethinking of how to make distressed urban neighborhoods more livable while preserving the residents’ ability to live there “With piercing insights, Joe Margulies compellingly traces the history of one...