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To Kidnap a Pope
Napoleon and Pius VII
A groundbreaking account of Napoleon Bonaparte, Pope Pius VII, and the kidnapping that would forever divide church and state In the wake of the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of France, and Pope...
Clairvoyant of the Small
The Life of Robert Walser
The first English-language biography of one of the great literary talents of the twentieth century, written by his award-winning translator“Bernofsky takes us into the heart of an artist’s life/work struggles,...
The Life of Music
New Adventures in the Western Classical Tradition
Nicholas Kenyon explores the enduring appeal of the classical canon at a moment when we can access all music—across time and cultures Immersed in music for much of his life as writer, broadcaster and concert...
An Essay on Man
An Introduction to a Philosophy of Human Culture
One of the twentieth century’s greatest philosophers presents the results of his lifetime study of man’s cultural achievementsAn Essay on Man is an original synthesis of contemporary knowledge, a unique...
Sons of the Waves
The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail
A brilliant telling of the history of the common seaman in the age of sail, and his role in Britain’s trade, exploration, and warfare“No other book resurrects the wooden world of Jack Tar in such...
The Multifarious Mr. Banks
From Botany Bay to Kew, The Natural Historian Who Shaped the World
A fascinating life of Sir Joseph Banks which restores him to his proper place in history as a leading scientific figure of the English Enlightenment“An extensive, admiring account of his subject’s...
Conversations with God: Jan Matejko's Copernicus
Two icons of Polish culture and history, an artist and an astronomer Largely unknown outside his homeland, Jan Matejko (1838–93) is widely regarded as the national painter of Poland, where he is revered...
Spatial Orders, Social Forms
Art and the City in Modern Brazil
A fascinating look at modernist urban planning and spatial theories in Brazilian 20th-century art and architecture Exploring the intersections among art, architecture, and urbanism in Brazil from the 1920s through...
Becoming Organic
Nature and Agriculture in the Indian Himalaya
A rich, original study of the social and bureaucratic life of organic quality that challenges assumptions of what organic means Tracing the social and bureaucratic life of organic quality, this book yields...
The Voice Catchers
How Marketers Listen In to Exploit Your Feelings, Your Privacy, and Your Wallet
Your voice as biometric data, and how marketers are using it to manipulate you The first in-depth examination of the voice intelligence industry, this timely book exposes how artificial intelligence is enabling...