Humanities books

Packed with illustrations, this is the first book to focus on the 'Transportation Plan', the air campaign to isolate...  Read More >>

Reveals the tactics, technologies, and specially raised units at the heart of the Union’s conduct of combined operations...  Read More >>

A detailed, illustrated study of Germany's Panzer forces that invaded the Soviet Union, explaining how and why they...  Read More >>

From the acclaimed journalist and author of Difficult Women, a timely and entertaining take-down of the genius myth,...  Read More >>

The untold story of Robert Cecil, the ultimate Tudor spy-master Robert Cecil, statesman and spymaster, lived through...  Read More >>

Why has war been a consistent presence throughout the human past? A leading historian explains through rich examples...  Read More >>

The extraordinary life of Sir Roger Casement- a human rights pioneer, Irish nationalist, and queer martyr - a remarkable...  Read More >>

The story of our wedding vows—what they mean and why they still matter.  Read More >>

A tour of Tudor England through the coroner's reports of ordinary people's various grizzly fatal accidents. A Horrible...  Read More >>

Curtiss Kittyhawks in the Soviet Far North Volume 2 picks up in mid-1944, detailing the final year of combat operations...  Read More >>

This pioneering text amalgamates knowledge from classical acupuncture texts and integrates them into clear, practical...  Read More >>

A story of a consuming first love haunted by European history and family memory, and inspired by real events A...  Read More >>

This is the first book about melismas, or long melodies sung to a single vowel. Using the evidence of medieval creative...  Read More >>

The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Philosophy collects new essays by both senior and up and coming contributors, on...  Read More >>

How can a person learn to see a mountain as a divine mandala, especially when, to the ordinary eye, the mountain...  Read More >>

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Women do have a history of their own. All we need to do is remember it. In this illuminating new history, Christine...  Read More >>

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'A sparkling debut by an outstanding young historian' PETER FRANKOPAN ‘This book is a revelation … both...  Read More >>

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A fanciful collection featuring gorgeous detailed imagery of the world’s most fabulous insects Discover the Titan...  Read More >>

The 4,000-year history of the city of Jerusalem unfolds in an exceptional graphic narrative that touches on the...  Read More >>

A fresh and engaging celebration of the customs, places, objects and peoples that make up what we know as 'folk'...  Read More >>

A large format showcase of three centuries of architectural design. Civic Architecture Across America: Extraordinary...  Read More >>