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The Piano
A History in 100 Pieces
A fascinating history of the piano explored through 100 pieces chosen by one of the UK’s most renowned concert pianists “Tomes . . . casts her net widely, taking in chamber music and concertos, knotty avant...
Reclaiming Patriotism in an Age of Extremes
A rediscovery of patriotism as a virtue in line with the core values of democracy in an extremist age “Like you perhaps, I still regard myself as an extremely patriotic person. Which is why I so admired [this...
On Democracy
Written by the preeminent democratic theorist of our time, this book explains the nature, value, and mechanics of democracy. In a new introduction to this Veritas edition, Ian Shapiro considers how Dahl would respond to the ongoing...
Time for Socialism
Dispatches from a World on Fire, 2016-2021
A chronicle of recent events that have shaken the world, from the author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century “What makes this manifesto noteworthy is that it comes from . . . an economist who gained...
Invisible Ink
A Novel
Patrick Modiano explores the boundaries of recollection in a “mesmerizing, enigmatic novel” (Publishers Weekly) “A mesmerizing, enigmatic novel. . . . A story about growing old and the gaps and omissions...
Time for Socialism
Dispatches from a World on Fire, 2016-2021
A chronicle of recent events that have shaken the world, from the author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century “What makes this manifesto noteworthy is that it comes from . . . an economist who gained...
Reclaiming Patriotism in an Age of Extremes
A rediscovery of patriotism as a virtue in line with the core values of democracy in an extremist age “Like you perhaps, I still regard myself as an extremely patriotic person. Which is why I so admired [this...
An Oak Spring Sylva
A Selection of the Rare Books on Trees in the Oak Spring Garden Library
An Oak Spring Sylva is the first of a series of discursive catalogues describing selections of the rare books and other material in the Oak Spring Garden Library, a collection formed by Mrs. Paul Mellon. Each volume in...
The Archaeology of Athens
The definitive work on the monuments of ancient Athens and Attica In this book, a leading authority on the archaeology of ancient Greece presents a survey of the monuments—first chronologically and then site by site...
Rumphius’ Orchids
Orchid Texts from "The Ambonese Herbal"
A feast for orchid enthusiasts, botanists, historians, and biodiversity researchers alike, Rumphius’ seventeenth-century study of tropical orchids is now available in English for the first time...