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The Finest Building in America
The New York Crystal Palace, 1853-1858
by Edwin G. Burrows
Pub Date 07 Feb 2018
When first opened to the public in 1853, New York's Crystal Palace created a sensation. Those who had seen London's Crystal Palace, the structure it was openly intended to emulate, argued that America's copy far surpassed it. Built in what is today Bryant Park, a four-acre site between 40th and 42nd Streets, the colossus of glass and steel indeed seemed...
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The Finest Building in America
Edwin G. Burrows

The Finest Building in America
The New York Crystal Palace, 1853-1858
by Edwin G. Burrows
Pub Date 07 Feb 2018
When first opened to the public in 1853, New York's Crystal Palace created a sensation. Those who had seen London's Crystal Palace, the structure it was openly intended to emulate, argued that America's copy far surpassed it. Built in what is today Bryant Park, a four-acre site between 40th and 42nd Streets, the colossus of glass and steel indeed seemed...
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Russia in Flames
War, Revolution, Civil War, 1914 - 1921
by Laura Engelstein
Pub Date 17 Oct 2017
October 1917, heralded as the culmination of the Russian Revolution, remains a defining moment in world history. Even a hundred years after the events that led to the emergence of the world's first self-proclaimed socialist state, debate continues over whether, as historian E. H. Carr put it decades ago, these earth-shaking days were a "landmark in the...
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Russia in Flames
Laura Engelstein

Russia in Flames
War, Revolution, Civil War, 1914 - 1921
by Laura Engelstein
Pub Date 17 Oct 2017
October 1917, heralded as the culmination of the Russian Revolution, remains a defining moment in world history. Even a hundred years after the events that led to the emergence of the world's first self-proclaimed socialist state, debate continues over whether, as historian E. H. Carr put it decades ago, these earth-shaking days were a "landmark in the...
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A World Ablaze
The Rise of Martin Luther and the Birth of the Reformation
by Craig Harline
Pub Date 03 Oct 2017
October 2017 marks five hundred years since Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg and launched the Protestant Reformation. At least, that's what the legend says. But with a figure like Martin Luther, who looms so large in the historical imagination, it's hard to separate the legend from the life, or even sometimes to separate...
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A World Ablaze
Craig Harline

A World Ablaze
The Rise of Martin Luther and the Birth of the Reformation
by Craig Harline
Pub Date 03 Oct 2017
October 2017 marks five hundred years since Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg and launched the Protestant Reformation. At least, that's what the legend says. But with a figure like Martin Luther, who looms so large in the historical imagination, it's hard to separate the legend from the life, or even sometimes to separate...
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Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens
A History of Ancient Greece
by Robin Waterfield
Pub Date 09 Feb 2018
"We Greeks are one in blood and one in language; we have temples to the gods and religious rites in common, and a common way of life." So the fifth-century historian Herodotus has some Athenians declare, in explanation of why they would never betray their fellow Greeks to the enemy, the "barbarian" Persians. And he might have added further common features...
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Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens
Robin Waterfield

Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens
A History of Ancient Greece
by Robin Waterfield
Pub Date 09 Feb 2018
"We Greeks are one in blood and one in language; we have temples to the gods and religious rites in common, and a common way of life." So the fifth-century historian Herodotus has some Athenians declare, in explanation of why they would never betray their fellow Greeks to the enemy, the "barbarian" Persians. And he might have added further common features...
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Pub Date 01 Feb 2018
What is the nature of human creativity? What are the brain processes behind its mystique? What are the evolutionary roots of creativity? How does culture help shape individual creativity? Creativity: The Human Brain in the Age of Innovation by Elkhonon Goldberg is arguably the first ever book to address these and other questions in a way that is both...
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Creativity
Elkhonon Goldberg

Pub Date 01 Feb 2018
What is the nature of human creativity? What are the brain processes behind its mystique? What are the evolutionary roots of creativity? How does culture help shape individual creativity? Creativity: The Human Brain in the Age of Innovation by Elkhonon Goldberg is arguably the first ever book to address these and other questions in a way that is both...
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Scarlet A
The Ethics, Law, and Politics of Ordinary Abortion
by Katie Watson
Pub Date 01 Feb 2018
Although Roe v. Wade identified abortion as a constitutional right in1973, it still bears stigma--a proverbial scarlet A. Millions of Americans have participated in or benefited from an abortion, but few want to reveal that they have done so...
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Scarlet A
Katie Watson

Scarlet A
The Ethics, Law, and Politics of Ordinary Abortion
by Katie Watson
Pub Date 01 Feb 2018
Although Roe v. Wade identified abortion as a constitutional right in1973, it still bears stigma--a proverbial scarlet A. Millions of Americans have participated in or benefited from an abortion, but few want to reveal that they have done so...
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Pub Date 01 Feb 2018
A tiny, fastidiously dressed man emerged from Black Philadelphia around the turn of the century to mentor a generation of young artists including Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Jacob Lawrence and call them the New Negro -- the creative African Americans whose art, literature, music, and drama...
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The New Negro
Jeffrey C. Stewart

Pub Date 01 Feb 2018
A tiny, fastidiously dressed man emerged from Black Philadelphia around the turn of the century to mentor a generation of young artists including Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Jacob Lawrence and call them the New Negro -- the creative African Americans whose art, literature, music, and drama...
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Vanishing Bone
Conquering a Stealth Disease Caused by Total Hip Replacements
by William H. Harris
Pub Date 02 Jan 2018
When dozens of holes appeared in a patient's femur alongside his hip prosthesis, experts were baffled as such a phenomenon had never been seen before. Over the first four decades of total hip surgery, the severe bone destruction multiplied, crippling many thousands of patients. Eventually identified as "periprosthetic osteolysis," this devastating disease...
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Vanishing Bone
William H. Harris

Vanishing Bone
Conquering a Stealth Disease Caused by Total Hip Replacements
by William H. Harris
Pub Date 02 Jan 2018
When dozens of holes appeared in a patient's femur alongside his hip prosthesis, experts were baffled as such a phenomenon had never been seen before. Over the first four decades of total hip surgery, the severe bone destruction multiplied, crippling many thousands of patients. Eventually identified as "periprosthetic osteolysis," this devastating disease...
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The Elephant in the Brain
Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
by Kevin Simler; Robin Hanson
Pub Date 02 Jan 2018
Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better - and thus we...
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The Elephant in the Brain
Kevin Simler; Robin Hanson

The Elephant in the Brain
Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
by Kevin Simler; Robin Hanson
Pub Date 02 Jan 2018
Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better - and thus we...
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The Group
Seven Widowed Fathers Reimagine Life
by Donald L. Rosenstein; Justin M. Yopp
Pub Date 02 Jan 2018
On a mid-October evening, a group of fathers gathered around a conference table and met each other for the first time. None of the men had ever thought of himself a "support group kind of guy" and each felt entirely out of place. In fact, nothing about their lives felt normal anymore.
The Group: Seven Widowed Fathers Reimagine Life chronicles the challenges...
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The Group
Donald L. Rosenstein; Justin M. Yopp

The Group
Seven Widowed Fathers Reimagine Life
by Donald L. Rosenstein; Justin M. Yopp
Pub Date 02 Jan 2018
On a mid-October evening, a group of fathers gathered around a conference table and met each other for the first time. None of the men had ever thought of himself a "support group kind of guy" and each felt entirely out of place. In fact, nothing about their lives felt normal anymore.
The Group: Seven Widowed Fathers Reimagine Life chronicles the challenges...
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1917 was a year of calamitous events, and one of pivotal importance in the development of the First World War. In 1917: War, Peace, and Revolution, leading historian of World War I David Stevenson examines this crucial year in context and illuminates the century that followed. He shows how in this one year the war was transformed, but also what drove the...
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1917
David Stevenson
1917 was a year of calamitous events, and one of pivotal importance in the development of the First World War. In 1917: War, Peace, and Revolution, leading historian of World War I David Stevenson examines this crucial year in context and illuminates the century that followed. He shows how in this one year the war was transformed, but also what drove the...
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The Long Hangover
Putin's New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past
by Shaun Walker
Pub Date 02 Jan 2018
In The Long Hangover, Shaun Walker provides a deeply reported, bottom-up explanation of Russia's resurgence under Putin. By cleverly exploiting the memory of the Soviet victory over fascism in World War II, Putin's regime has made ordinary Russians feel that their country is great again.
Shaun Walker provides new insight into contemporary Russia and its...
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The Long Hangover
Shaun Walker

The Long Hangover
Putin's New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past
by Shaun Walker
Pub Date 02 Jan 2018
In The Long Hangover, Shaun Walker provides a deeply reported, bottom-up explanation of Russia's resurgence under Putin. By cleverly exploiting the memory of the Soviet victory over fascism in World War II, Putin's regime has made ordinary Russians feel that their country is great again.
Shaun Walker provides new insight into contemporary Russia and its...
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The Spaces Between Us
A Story of Neuroscience, Evolution, and Human Nature
by Michael Graziano
Pub Date 05 Jan 2018
Each of us has a protected zone two or three feet wide, swelling around the head and narrowing towards the feet. This zone isn't fixed in size: if you're nervous, it grows; if you're relaxed, it shrinks. It also depends on your cultural upbringing. Personal space is small in Japan and large in Australia. This safety zone, called personal space, provides an...
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The Spaces Between Us
Michael Graziano

The Spaces Between Us
A Story of Neuroscience, Evolution, and Human Nature
by Michael Graziano
Pub Date 05 Jan 2018
Each of us has a protected zone two or three feet wide, swelling around the head and narrowing towards the feet. This zone isn't fixed in size: if you're nervous, it grows; if you're relaxed, it shrinks. It also depends on your cultural upbringing. Personal space is small in Japan and large in Australia. This safety zone, called personal space, provides an...
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Happier?
The History of a Cultural Movement That Aspired to Transform America
by Daniel Horowitz
Pub Date 06 Dec 2017
When a cultural movement that began to take shape in the mid-twentieth century erupted into mainstream American culture in the late 1990s, it brought to the fore the idea that it is as important to improve one's own sense of pleasure as it is to manage depression and anxiety. Cultural historian Daniel Horowitz's research reveals that this change happened in...
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Happier?
Daniel Horowitz

Happier?
The History of a Cultural Movement That Aspired to Transform America
by Daniel Horowitz
Pub Date 06 Dec 2017
When a cultural movement that began to take shape in the mid-twentieth century erupted into mainstream American culture in the late 1990s, it brought to the fore the idea that it is as important to improve one's own sense of pleasure as it is to manage depression and anxiety. Cultural historian Daniel Horowitz's research reveals that this change happened in...
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Aging Thoughtfully
Conversations about Retirement, Romance, Wrinkles, and Regret
by Martha C. Nussbaum; Saul Levmore
Pub Date 01 Nov 2017
We all age differently, but we can learn from shared experiences and insights. The conversations, or paired essays, in Aging Thoughtfully combine a philosopher's approach with a lawyer-economist's.
Here are ideas about when to retire, how to refashion social security to help the elderly poor, how to learn from King Lear -- who did not retire successfully --...
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Aging Thoughtfully
Martha C. Nussbaum; Saul Levmore

Aging Thoughtfully
Conversations about Retirement, Romance, Wrinkles, and Regret
by Martha C. Nussbaum; Saul Levmore
Pub Date 01 Nov 2017
We all age differently, but we can learn from shared experiences and insights. The conversations, or paired essays, in Aging Thoughtfully combine a philosopher's approach with a lawyer-economist's.
Here are ideas about when to retire, how to refashion social security to help the elderly poor, how to learn from King Lear -- who did not retire successfully --...
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Oxford University Press
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