A concise, critical biography of the innovative French artist Henri Matisse.
Ludwig Wittgenstein was one of the founders of modern analytic philosophy and is regarded as the greatest philosophical genius since Immanuel Kant. In this book, the author traces... Læs mere
A celebration of the ancient, unassuming yet exceptional turtle.
Traces the many ways humans have thought about and pictured squids.
One of the 20th-century's most influential political thinkers, Hannah Arendt.
The natural and cultural history of an opportunistic omnivore, the raccoon.
A lucid account of one of the 20th century’s most provocative intellectuals.
A fresh, up-to-date account of the life and work of Charles Darwin.
Offers new perspectives on this most mundane, and yet poetic and beautiful garment.
An account of the sea and its meanings, from ancient myths to contemporary geopolitics.
A new cultural and scientific history of the North Pole.
The first history of the misunderstood festival Halloween, and its current global popularity.