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Glenn Richardson
Francis I

A compelling, concise biography of the sixteenth-century French king, whose patronage was central to Renaissance art.Francis I of France led one of the most colorful and influential reigns of the sixteent…

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Ritchie Robertson
E.T.A. Hoffmann

A life of the nineteenth-century German writer and composer most famous for inspiring The Nutcracker.E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822) is celebrated for his supernatural fiction such as The Sandman as well as h…

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Anastasija Ropa
The Medieval Horse

A rich history of how the bonds between horses and people shaped the Middle Ages.This book explores the role of horses across the global medieval world. Covering the early medieval period to the late Midd…

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Barbara H. Rosenwein
Winter Dreams

One of The Daily Telegraph's Greatest Books of 2025A life-affirming exploration of the rich emotional lives of the elderly across thousands of years of human history.Winter Dreams is an evocative history …

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Alec Ryrie
The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It

Examining everything from popular novels to politics, an investigation of persistent fascination with Nazis--and where it might take us.We live in an age where Hitler and the Nazis dominate our cultural i…

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Helen Scales
Ocean Art

One of the Best Popular Science Books of 2025 at New ScientistFrom a leading writer of the sea, an exquisitely illustrated deep dive into the beauty and meaning of art inspired by the life of the watery d…

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Michael J Seth
Forever President

The life story of enigmatic North Korean leader Kim Il Sung, grandfather to Kim Jong Un.Kim Il Sung (1912-94) ruled his country, North Korea, for longer and shaped it more profoundly than almost any other…

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María José Sevilla
Delicioso

Spanish cuisine is a melting-pot of cultures, flavors, and ingredients: Greek and Roman; Jewish, Moorish, and Middle Eastern. It has been enriched by Spanish climate, geology, and spectacular topography, …

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Larry Silver
Old Age in Art

A sweeping history of aging in European art across centuries.Old Age inArt shows how elders have been depicted from ancient Greece and Rome to the present century. The book explores portraits, including s…

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Peter Stanfield
The Yardbirds

One of the "Most Exciting Rock Books Released in 2025" at Ultimate Classic Rock - "Stanfield makes one want to step back in time into one of those packed clubs, so hot that, as one writer o…

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Michael Staunton
Thomas Becket and His World

A life of England's most famous martyr, rooted in the currents of twelfth-century Europe.This book explores the turbulent life and violent death of Thomas Becket, one of the most controversial figures in …

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William O Stephens
Marcus Aurelius

The moving life and legacy of Rome's great emperor philosopher.This book guides us through the fascinating life and writings of Marcus Aurelius, Stoic philosopher and Roman emperor. Philosopher William O.…

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Damien Stone
The Secret Sacred

With numerous images of artifacts, an illuminating investigation of the clandestine cults of the ancient world.The Secret Sacred explores the hidden religious practices of the classical world. These cults…

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Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen
Icelandic Pop

A celebration and guide to the land of fire and ice's music history.Iceland punches well above its weight in the world of music, producing global icons like Björk, Sigur Rós, Of Monsters and Men, and Lauf…

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Marvin Trachtenberg
Brunelleschi and the Moment of the Renaissance

A new view of the brilliant, strikingly original Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi.

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Michaela Vieser, Isaac Yuen
The Sound Atlas

Mapping the acoustic onto the human soul, moving meditations on the power and meaning of sound.Nature writers Michaela Vieser and Isaac Yuen set out in search of sounds beautiful and loathsome, melodious …

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Charles Watkins
Trees Ancient and Modern

Leafed with illustrations and branching into many realms of human thought, an exploration of the beauty, importance, and precarity of forests.While trees are celebrated as symbols of natural beauty, they …

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Kevin J Wetmore Jr
Eaters of the Dead

Spanning myth, history, and contemporary culture, a terrifying and illuminating excavation of the meaning of cannibalism.Every culture has monsters that eat us, and every culture repels in horror when we …

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Eric Marshall White
Johannes Gutenberg

A critical biography of the mysterious but prolific medieval printer.Johannes Gutenberg is famous as the inventor of Europe's first typographic printing method, and his life and legacy have long fascinate…

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Ghosts, Trolls and the Hidden People

From the land of the sagas, a collection of little-known, little tales from myth and lore--many available in English for the first time.This unique and enchanting book opens the door to a captivating worl…

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