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A Guide to Philosophy in Six Hours and Fifteen Minutes

Witold Gombrowicz; Translated by Benjamin Ivry

In a small literary gem full of sardonic wit, brilliant insights, and provocative criticism Witold Gombrowicz discusses Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Sartre, and Heidegger in six "one-hour" essays—and addresses...

April 24, 2012, PB-with Flaps, $9.95

Baby Ikki at the Museum

Michael Smith

Michael Smith (b. 1951) is known for his groundbreaking work in performance art as well as his immersive mixed media installations. Since 1979, the majority of his work has centered on his extraordinarily prescient and...

March 27, 2012, HC - Paper over Board, $9.95

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin; Edited by Leonard W. Labaree, Ralph L. Ketcham, Helen C. Boatfield, and Helene H. Fineman. With a new foreword by Edmund S. Morgan

The authoritative edition of Franklin's autobiography, with a foreword by the eminent Franklin scholar Edmund S. Morgan“The best and most beautiful edition [of the Autobiography].”—J. H. Plumb, New...

April 10, 2003, Paper, $9.95

The Heroic Slave

A Cultural and Critical Edition

Frederick Douglass; Edited by Robert S. Levine, John Stauffer, and John R. McKivigan

Frederick Douglass’s only work of fiction—an imaginative retelling of the most successful slave revolt in American history—accompanied by an interpretive introduction, notes, and a selection of related writings by Douglass and...

March 24, 2015, Paper, $9.95

Existentialism Is a Humanism

Jean-Paul Sartre; Introduction by Annie Cohen-Solal; Preface and Notes by Arlette Elkaïm-Sartre

A fresh translation of two seminal works of existentialism"To understand Jean-Paul Sartre is to understand something important about the present time."—Iris Murdoch "Sartre matters because so...

July 24, 2007, Paper, $9.95

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

Written by Himself
Critical Edition

Frederick Douglass; Edited by John R. McKivigan, Peter P. Hinks, and Heather L. Kaufman

One of the most influential literary documents in American and African American history, now available in a critical edition“This edition is the most valuable teaching tool on slavery and abolition...

October 25, 2016, Paper, $9.95

Imran Qureshi

Ian Alteever, Navina Najat Haidar, and Sheena Wagstaff

Named the Deutsche Bank Artist of the Year for 2013, Imran Qureshi combines traditional motifs and techniques of Islamic art with contemporary reflections on the relationship between Islam and the West. His investigations into...

July 2, 2013, PB with Poster Jacket, $9.95

Dan Graham

The Roof Garden Commission

Introduction by Ian Alteveer; With an interview by Sheena Wagstaff

The artist Dan Graham (b. 1942) has a wide-ranging practice that encompasses writing, performance art, installation, video, photography, and architecture. Throughout his career, Graham has examined the symbiosis between...

July 8, 2014, PB with Poster Jacket, $9.95

Cornelia Parker

The Roof Garden Commission

Beatrice Galilee and Sheena Wagstaff

Turner Prize–nominated British artist Cornelia Parker (b. 1956) is well known for her large-scale, site-specific installations.  Her work has been featured in many solo exhibitions and is included in collections around the...

May 10, 2016, PB with Poster Jacket, $9.95

Adrián Villar Rojas

The Roof Garden Commission: The Theater of Disappearance

Beatrice Galilee and Adrián Villar Rojas

Known for his ephemeral, interconnected installations and monumental sculpture, Argentinian artist Adrián Villar Rojas (b. 1980) transformed The Met Roof into an immersive banquet scene for the 2017 Roof Garden Commission. ...

April 25, 2017, PB with Poster Jacket, $9.95

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