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The Story of the Country House
A History of Places and People
The Story of the Country House is an authoritative and vivid account of the British country house, exploring how they have evolved with the changing political and economic landscape. Clive Aslet reveals the captivating stories...
The Return of the Taliban
Afghanistan after the Americans Left
The first account of the new Taliban—showing who they are, what they want, and how they differ from their predecessors Since the fall of Kabul in 2021, the Taliban have effective control of Afghanistan—a scenario...
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...
Seeing Trees
A History of Street Trees in New York City and Berlin
A fascinating and beautifully illustrated volume that explains what street trees tell us about humanity’s changing relationship with nature and the city “A deep . . . dive into urban society’s need for...
Oscar Wilde on Trial
The Criminal Proceedings, from Arrest to Imprisonment
The most authoritative account of a pivotal event in legal and cultural history: the trials of Oscar Wilde on charges of “gross indecency” Among the most infamous prosecutions of a literary figure in history, the...
Traitor, Survivor, Icon
The Legacy of La Malinche
The first major visual and cultural exploration of the legacy of La Malinche, simultaneously reviled as a traitor to her people and hailed as the mother of Mexico An enslaved Indigenous girl who became Hernán Cortés...
Trees Are Shape Shifters
How Cultivation, Climate Change, and Disaster Create Landscapes
An exploration of the anthropogenic landscapes of Lucca, Italy, and how its people understand social and environmental change through cultivation In Italy and around the Mediterranean, almost every stone, every tree...
Wild Visions
Wilderness as Image and Idea
A stunning combination of landscape photography and thematic essays exploring how the concept of wilderness has evolved over time Our ideas of wilderness have evolved dramatically over the past one hundred and fifty...
Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde
Along the Seine
An examination of the innovative portrayals of industry and leisure created by five avant-garde artists working at Asnières in the late nineteenth century From 1881 to 1890, Vincent van Gogh, Georges Seurat, Paul...
Robert Motherwell Drawings
A Catalogue Raisonne
This highly anticipated, definitive publication documenting Robert Motherwell’s 1,413 known drawings is an essential resource for artists, scholars, collectors, and aficionados The drawings of Robert Motherwell ...