A lavishly illustrated overview of contemporary Korean art that offers new insight into the country’s tumultuous modern history and its multifaceted and vibrant art scene
A charged biography of a notorious Nazi art plunderer and his career in the postwar art world
A lively reimagining of how the distant medieval world of war functioned, drawing on the objects used and made by crusaders
A new understanding of the slow drift to extremes in American politics that shows how the anti-abortion movement remade the Republican Party
The story of Rome’s richest man, who died a humiliating desert death in search of military glory
A feminist reinterpretation of the myths surrounding Cleopatra casts new light on the Egyptian queen and her legacy
An invaluable companion for any writer seeking to make the writing life a more complex and cooperative venture
An eminent engineer and historian tackles one of the most elemental aspects of life: how we experience and utilize physical force
An engaging look at the ways economic thinking can help us understand how sports work both on and off the field
Acclaimed cultural critic Greil Marcus tells the story of Bob Dylan through the lens of seven penetrating songs
A close look at a new installation by renowned contemporary artist Mickalene Thomas that marks the first time she has engaged with early American history
A portrait of Jane Austen’s England told through the career paths of younger sons—men of good family but small fortune