A sweeping, lavishly illustrated one-volume history of the rise of American naval power during World War II
An informative and entertaining account of how actions send signals that shape behaviors and how to design better incentives for better results in our life, our work, and our world
John Lukacs reconstructs five tense and decisive days during which Churchill and the British War Cabinet debated the future of the war
The unlikely beginnings of the East India Company—from Tudor origins and rivalry with the superior Dutch—to laying the groundwork for future British expansion
The first history of childhood in Tudor England
A revealing examination of how mental illness informs and connects the highly charged work of Edvard Munch and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
A landmark study of how the famed Bloomsbury Group developed their distinct aesthetic
An engaging account of the cottages orné, exploring the history of this charming architectural form’s aesthetic values, cultural impact and lasting influence
A powerful reflection on the universal art museum, considering the values critical to its history and anticipating its evolving place in our cultural future
An essential look at the Italian architect, writer, and designer whose work paved the way for the postmodern movement
Reassessing the career of the hugely influential Harper’s Bazaar art director, who changed the course of twentieth-century American photography and graphic design
A leading critic’s acclaimed story of “the photo boom” during the crucial decades of the 1970s and ’80s