Humanities books

Frances Walsingham was the only surviving daughter of an Elizabethan secretary of state, Sir Francis Walsingham....  Read More >>

Why does God allow suffering? Rev. Joe Varghese explores the Book of Job, offering pastoral insights on pain, faith,...  Read More >>

These stories will delight readers, capturing humour, danger, cultural learning, and daily missionary life with...  Read More >>

When an archaeological dig in Armenia uncovers the undisturbed tomb of King Balthazar of ancient Moxoene, the find...  Read More >>

Where Are the Men of the Hour? & The Strength of a Nation Begins at Home is a powerful and deeply personal call...  Read More >>

The Heritage, Creativity and Innovation Nexus: Critical Approaches and Interdisciplinary Perspectives explores the...  Read More >>

This book explores the genesis of the ivory carvings of the Good Shepherd Rockery with a focus on the practices...  Read More >>

This volume studies initial attempts by Italian women of the early modern period to assert their dignity and gender...  Read More >>

From Samurai to Engineer-Manager reconstructs the life and work of the Japanese mining engineer Ōhara Junnosuke...  Read More >>

Here, the author's narrative begins with a simple truth: every heartbeat on this planet echoes in the same rhythm....  Read More >>

A wargame of raiding and skirmishes in the trenches of WWI.  Read More >>

It was the endgame for Hitler's Reich. In the winter of 1944–45, Germany staked everything on its surprise campaign...  Read More >>

The North African scholar Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Sanūsī (1436-90), from Tlemcen, present-day Algeria, was one of...  Read More >>

The Role of Psychedelics in the Development of Human Religious Practices explores how mind-altering substances have...  Read More >>

Keith Jarrett's dazzlingly lyrical new collection asks how we process violence when it's lionised in our language,...  Read More >>

Trees in the bible are often used metaphorically to Illustrate spiritual truths and are very important to various...  Read More >>

A Wall Street Journal Spring Books 2024 Selection: ""What to Read This Spring"" An Extraordinary Portrait of America's...  Read More >>

The magisterial graphic novel of the Book of Esther, now back in an enhanced edition. For more than twenty years,...  Read More >>

Metaphysik ist die Wissenschaft davon, was in jeder möglichen Welt und damit notwendigerweise der Fall ist. Kant...  Read More >>

Die Mitte der 1950er Jahre einsetzende Erosion des katholischen Milieus ist eng verbunden mit dem Wandel konfessioneller...  Read More >>

This is a new edition of an important collection of Middle English sermons, the 'Trinity Homilies', copied towards...  Read More >>

By combining information from textiles, written sources and iconography, and by applying different approaches, the...  Read More >>

A new, introductory textbook on the media and mass communication industries that champions the pioneering examples...  Read More >>

World Theatre: The Basics presents a well-rounded introduction to non-Western theatre, exploring the history and...  Read More >>

Born in the shadow of the Holocaust, 12 writers show how creativity, love, and hope can emerge from a traumatic...  Read More >>