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Take Arms Against a Sea of Troubles
The Power of the Reader’s Mind over a Universe of Death
“The great poems, plays, novels, stories teach us how to go on living. . . . Your own mistakes, accidents, failures at otherness beat you down. Rise up at dawn and read something that matters as soon as you can.”So Harold...
Latecomer State Formation
Political Geography and Capacity Failure in Latin America
A major contribution to the field of comparative state formation and the scholarship on long-term political development of Latin America“Ambitious and rich. . . . A sweeping and general theory of state formation...
Tragedy
An exploration of tragedy and its fundamental position in Western culture In this compelling account, eminent literary critic Terry Eagleton explores the nuances of tragedy in Western culture—from literature and...
The Story of the Country House
A History of Places and People
The fascinating story of the evolution of the country house in Britain, from its Roman precursors to the present “An eclectic scholarly account, tracing the evolution of the country house from the hunting lodges...
100 Poets
A Little Anthology
A wonderfully readable anthology of our greatest poetry, chosen by the author of A Little History of Poetry"Does anyone know more about poetry than John Carey? Almost certainly not."—The Times...
The Capital of Free Women
Race, Legitimacy, and Liberty in Colonial Mexico
A restoration of the agency and influence of free African-descended women in colonial Mexico through their traces in archives “A breathtaking study that places free African-descended women at the nexus of...
The Films of Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonne
1963-1965
The provocative pop artist’s on-screen experiments, newly brought to light in this essential reference work In the 1960s, Andy Warhol (1928–1987) produced hundreds of film and video works—short and long, silent and...
The Bin Laden Papers
How the Abbottabad Raid Revealed the Truth about al-Qaeda, Its Leader and His Family
An inside look at al-Qaeda from 9/11 to the death of its founder—told through the words of Bin Laden and his closest circle As seen on 60 Minutes “A comprehensive, meticulously constructed and eye...
The Fortunes of Francis Barber
The Story of the Enslaved Jamaican Who Became Samuel Johnson’s Heir
The story of the extraordinary relationship between Francis Barber, a former slave, and Samuel Johnson, England’s most distinguished man of letters“A remarkable work of detection, a biography of a black...
Take Arms Against a Sea of Troubles
The Power of the Reader's Mind over a Universe of Death
“The great poems, plays, novels, stories teach us how to go on living. . . . Your own mistakes, accidents, failures at otherness beat you down. Rise up at dawn and read something that matters as soon as you can.”So Harold...