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The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought
In this award-winning collection, the bestselling author of Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether rescuing "Calvinism" and its …
On Becoming an Artist
A psychologist and author of the best-selling Mindfulness explains how each individual can develop a rich creative life by identifying and eliminating the "rules" that govern …
On James Baldwin
Colm Tóibín’s personal account of encountering James Baldwin’s work, published in Baldwin’s centenary year. Acclaimed Irish novelist Colm Tóibín first read James Baldwin just …
Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980–1983
As the 1970s gave way to the 80s, New York's party scene entered a ferociously inventive period characterized by its creativity, intensity, and hybridity. Life and Death on the New …
Written on the Body: Lambda Literary Award
The most beguilingly seductive novel to date from the author of The Passion and Sexing the Cherry. Winterson chronicles the consuming affair between the narrator, who is given …
Kafka on the Shore
På 15-årsdagen rømmer Kafka Tamura hjemmefra. Han slår seg ned i et lite bibliotek på øya Takamatsu, der han blir kjent med den androgyne Oshima og den gåtefulle, eldre kvinnen …
God, Guns, and Sedition
Winner, 2025 Airey Neave Memorial Book Prize, Airey Neave TrustShocking acts of terrorism have erupted from violent American far-right extremists in recent years, including the …
Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took on the West
A New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceNamed a best book of the year by The Economist Financial Times New Statesman The Telegraph …
A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother
Multi-award-winning author Rachel Cusk's honest memoir that captures the life-changing wonders of motherhood. Selected by The New York Times as one of the 50 Best Memoirs of the …
Ben Shahn, On Nonconformity
A richly illustrated new exploration of the painting, photography, and illustration of the politically progressive American artist Ben Shahn, On Nonconformity offers a fresh and …
Ignorance and Bliss: On Wanting Not to Know
"A wise and wonderfully enjoyable book. Mark Lilla treats weighty matters with a light touch, in an elegant prose style that crackles with dry wit . . . Invigorating." --John …
On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down
The hilarious, irreverent guide to world history you never knew you needed, featuring 366 profanity-filled tales of triumph and terror, science and stupidity, courage and cowardice …