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On Wars
A history of wars through the ages and across the world, and the irrational calculations that so often lie behind them Benjamin Franklin once said, “There never was a good war or …
The Lost Peace
The end of the Cold War was an opportunity—our inability to seize it has led to today’s renewed era of great power competition “An eloquent and persuasive argument about how the …
They Flew
An award-winning historian’s examination of impossible events at the dawn of modernity and of their enduring significance “Historically rich and superbly written.”—David J. …
Nudge
An updated and refreshed edition of the groundbreaking book that shows how people can be nudged toward decisions that will improve their lives “If you’ve read Nudge and think you …
Nature’s Government
Nature’s Government is a daring attempt to juxtapose the histories of Britain, Western science, and imperialism. It shows how colonial expansion, from the age of Alexander the …
Liberalism against Itself
The Cold War roots of liberalism’s present crisis “[A] daring new book.”—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post “A fascinating and combative intellectual history.”—Gideon Rachman, …
The Fine Art of Literary Fist-Fighting
An account of the emergence of creative nonfiction, written by the “godfather” of the genre “When [Gutkind] stops to look back on his own evolving perspective . . . [and] reflects …
Mary Cassatt at Work
A new study of Mary Cassatt that explores the centrality of work to both her inventive technical practice and her distinctive approach to modern subjects Mary Cassatt’s …
Jane Austen's Wardrobe
Hilary Davidson delves into the clothing of one of the world’s great authors, providing unique and intimate insight into her everyday life and material world What did Jane Austen …
Last Rites
A master historian offers an eloquent and personal auto-history of his life and his ideas Twenty years ago, John Lukacs paused to set down the history of his own thoughts and …
Goodbye Globalization
GOLD MEDALLIST IN THE 2024 BUSINESS BOOK AWARDSA bold new account of the state of globalization today—and what its collapse might mean for the world economy After the Cold War, …
The Ukrainian Night
A vivid and intimate account of the Ukrainian Revolution, the rare moment when the political became the existential “Shore brilliantly captures the contingency, uncertainty, and …