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Robert C. Austin, Artan R. Hoxha
Enver Hoxha

The extraordinary story of Europe's longest-ruling communist dictator.This is the first full-length biography of Enver Hoxha, the communist dictator who ruled Albania for nearly half a century. Hoxha was …

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John Worthen
Johannes Brahms

Critical Lives

Reveals the passion, humor, and humanity of Brahms behind the myth.Johannes Brahms is often cast as repressed or emotionally distant. This nuanced biography by acclaimed biographer John Worthen reveals a …

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Peter Ackroyd
Auden

Peter Ackroyd's compelling portrait of W. H. Auden, poet of a restless century.Of all the English poets born in the twentieth century, Wystan Hugh Auden is by far the most significant. This critical biogr…

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Alfred Acres
Jan van Eyck within His Art

Renaissance Lives

Now in paperback, a new assessment of the inventive and influential artist Jan van Eyck.Jan van Eyck (1390-1441) was one of the most inventive and influential artists in the entire European tradition. The…

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Ellen Adams
The Minoans

Now in paperback, an up-to-date introduction to the mysterious, ancient European civilization.This book offers an authoritative introduction to the world of the Minoans, the first "modern" civil…

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Miranda Aldhouse-Green
Druidlands

An approachable, deeply researched, and up-to-date introduction to the historical Druids.The Druids--the mystical, spiritual leaders of ancient Britain and Europe--are a people shrouded in mystery. In Dru…

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Barbara Allen
Goose

A migratory journey through the vast contributions of geese to human culture.Long dismissed as the dull cousin of ducks and swans, the goose proves to be a bird of astonishing significance. From medieval …

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Jean Andrews
Charles V

An accessible reassessment of one of the sixteenth century's most influential rulers.Charles V (1500-58) inherited an empire on a scale unmatched by any monarch of his generation. Born in 1500 and raised …

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Gregory Ariail
Gnomes

From gardens to fairy tales and beyond, a magical encounter with the secretive people of folklore.Gnomes: A Strange History is the first book to trace the remarkable story of gnomes across centuries of li…

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Paul Atkinson
Amplified

"For me, a truly compelling, fact-packed read all about how guitars are made, look, sound, and play. Atkinson admirably recounts a century of history, invention, and experimentation by experts and am…

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Naomi Baker
Voices of Thunder

The stories of early modern Protestant women, including Rose Thurgood, Anna Trapnel, and Jane Lead, who defied the religious authority of their age.Voices of Thunder illuminates the stories and beliefs of…

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Piers Baker-Bates
Sebastiano del Piombo

A revealing reexamination of a major, underappreciated Renaissance artist.Sebastiano del Piombo (c. 1485-1547) was one of the most accomplished and innovative artists of the Italian Renaissance, yet his a…

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Cassandre Balosso-Bardin
Breath of Life

The wonderfully diverse international history of bagpipesBreath of Life takes readers far beyond the lone Scottish piper to reveal a vast, surprising and deeply human world of more than 130 bagpipe tradit…

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Gregory A Barton
The Battle for Health

The surprising origins, spread, and continued contradictions of our sweeping obsession with healthy eating.The Battle for Health tells the story of one of the modern world's most influential yet misunders…

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David Batchelor
Chromocopia

A provocative meditation on color and the meanings we attach to it.Conceived as a companion to the celebrated Chromophobia, this new book from David Batchelor turns from color as an abstract idea to the h…

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Christine Baumgarthuber
Dining

Pull up a chair to explore the essential social and societal meanings of shared meals.Why do people eat together? Across thousands of years and cultures, shared meals have helped forge communities, displa…

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Michael S. Begnal
Death Trip

The definitive musical history of the influential Raw Power era of Iggy and the Stooges.Raw Power by Iggy and the Stooges is arguably the most aggressive, dynamic album in rock history, and inarguably one…

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Karl Bell
The Perilous Deep

Now in paperback, the story of the stories we tell about the abyss, uncanny folklore linking seafarers across time and the globe.The vast expanse, unknown depths, dangers, and mysteries of the sea have le…

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Bjørn Berge
Smell

A celebration of our olfactory sense.The sense of smell is often linked to the dark, the antisocial, the primitive--the very opposite of modernity and progress. Today, we live in an almost odorless world,…

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Peter Bond
Out of This World

A grounded, inside look at how astronauts live, train, and survive in space.Spaceflight may now seem routine, but it remains one of the most dangerous and demanding human endeavors. This book offers a cle…

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