An important reassessment of the later career and life of a beloved baroque artist
The story of the notorious Jewish gangster who ascended from impoverished beginnings to the glittering Las Vegas strip
A sweeping history of premodern architecture told through the material of stone
Celebrating 250 years of male self-expression, investigating the portraiture and wardrobe of the fashionable British man
Restoring a “perfect painter” to the Cubist canon
An unprecedented survey of modern lighting design foregrounding its materials, innovators, and far-reaching influence
Uplifting and engaging, this story recounts the life and career of a rebellious 20th-century British artist
A definitive history of mescaline that explores its mind-altering effects across cultures, from ancient America to Western modernity
The first book to weave Eurasia together through the perspective of the oceans and seas
A powerful and counterintuitive argument that we should welcome the current slowdown—of population growth, economies, and technological innovation