James C. Scott reframes rivers as alive and dynamic, revealing the consequences of treating them as resources for our profit
From the renowned artist and author Patti Smith, an inspired exploration of the nature of creative invention
A compelling introduction to the life and artistic output of a trailblazing Norwegian painter, printmaker, and horticulturist
The extraordinary, and largely unchronicled, account of the Cuban people’s struggle for survival in a post-Soviet world
A groundbreaking account of Napoleon Bonaparte, Pope Pius VII, and the kidnapping that would forever divide church and state
A challenge to the conventional wisdom surrounding financial risk, providing insight into why easy solutions to control the financial system are doomed to fail
A testament to what it means to be liberal by one of the most prominent political philosophers of our era
The first global history of the epic early days of the iron railway