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The Time Traveler's Guide to Regency Britain: A Handbook for Visitors to 1789-1830
A vivid and immersive history of Georgian England that gives its reader a firsthand experience of life as it was truly lived during the era of Jane Austen, Percy Bysshe Shelley, …
The Court Dancer
When a novice French diplomat arrives for an audience with the Emperor, he is enraptured by the Joseon Dynasty's magnificent culture, then at its zenith. But all fades away when he …
Godmersham Park: A Novel of the Austen Family
A richly imagined novel inspired by the true story of Anne Sharp, a governess who became very close with Jane Austen and her family by the #1 International bestselling-author of …
Albert Camus and the Human Crisis
A renowned scholar investigates the "human crisis” that Albert Camus confronted in his world and in ours, producing a brilliant study of Camus’s life and influence for those …
Muse: Uncovering the Hidden Figures Behind Art History's Masterpieces
The fascinating true stories of thirty incredible muses--and their role in some of art history's most well-known masterpieces. We instantly recognize many of their faces from the …
The Florentines: From Dante to Galileo: The Transformation of Western Civilization
A sweeping and magisterial four-hundred-year history of both the city and the people who gave birth to the Renaissance. Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo …
A Waiter in Paris: Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City
An evocative portrait of the underbelly of contemporary Paris as seen through the eyes of a young waiter scraping out a living in the City of Light. A waiter's job is to deceive …
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary Woodhouse and her struggling actor husband Guy move into the Bramford, an old New York City apartment building with an ominous reputation and mostly elderly residents. …
The Shape of Battle: The Art of War from the Battle of Hastings to D-Day and Beyond
A distinguished military historian tells the dramatic story of six defining battles in world history. Every battle is different. Each takes place in a different context--the war, …
Mathematical Intelligence: A Story of Human Superiority Over Machines
A fresh exploration into the 'human nature versus technology' argument, revealing an unexpected advantage that humans have over our future robot masters: we're actually good at …
The Lion: A Novel of Ancient Athens
The new novel in master storyteller Conn Iggulden's bestselling series tells the story of Pericles amid the battlefields of the Peloponnesian War. After the gods, after the myths …