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The acclaimed journalist's New York Times–bestselling essay collection: "hilarious, nimble, and thoroughly illuminating" (Colson Whitehead, author of The Underground Railroad).In this highly anticipated debut collection, Brian Phillips demonstrates why he's one of the...
Reveals how the European travels of John and Abigail Adams helped define what it meant to be an AmericanFrom 1778 to 1788, the Founding Father and later President John Adams lived in Europe as a diplomat. Joined by his wife, Abigail, in 1784, the two shared rich...
How, over the course of five centuries, one particular god and one particular Christianity came to dominate late Roman imperial politics and piety The ancient Mediterranean teemed with gods. For centuries, a practical religious pluralism prevailed. How, then, did one...
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492—from “a remarkably engaging writer” (The New York Times Book Review). Contrary to what so...
A brief magisterial introduction to the conservative tradition by one of Britain's leading intellectuals."One of the most eloquent and even moving evocations of the conservative tradition in Western politics, philosophy and culture I have ever read . . . the ideal...
This lively history of the dreaded disease "weav[es] a tale of medical discovery into a swashbuckling adventure on the high seas" (The Toronto Star).Scurvy took a terrible toll in the Age of Sail, killing more sailors than were lost in all naval combat combined. The...
The third installment of Gates's documentary trilogy on the Black Experience, following America Behind the Color Line and Wonders of the African World. Selected as a 2012 Outstanding Title by AAUP University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries 12.5...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The startling true history of how one extraordinary man from a remote corner of the world created an empire that led the world into the modern age—by the author featured in Echoes of the Empire: Beyond Genghis Khan.The Mongol army led by...
What you'd need to know if you time-traveled to Ancient Rome—from local customs to clothing to religion to housing to food.Imagine you were transported back in time to Ancient Rome and you had to start a new life there. How would you fit in? Where would you live? What...
Finalist for the 2018 National Book Award for NonfictionA New York Times Editors' Choice SelectionThe untold story of Hamilton’s—and Burr’s—personal physician, whose dream to build America’s first botanical garden inspired the young Republic.On a clear morning in July...