Hugh Pearman deftly guides us through the compelling stories of 55 buildings that explain our world, from antiquity to the present day

A remarkable portrait of a web of artistic connections, traced outward from Jay DeFeo's uniquely generative work of art

A survey of the paintings of Abraham Angel that situates the celebrated artist's work within the broader arc of Mexican art in the 1920s

A biography of the rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, who became a symbol of the marriage between religion and social justice

By defending the importance of individual reflection, this title celebrates the power and variety of human consciousness in the tradition of William James. It explores the nature of subjectivity and considers the culture in which Sigmund Freud that was situated and its influence on his model of self and civilization.

An innovative analysis of 1960s abstract sculpture that draws on transgender studies and queer theory

The misguided forces driving conflict escalation between America and China, and the path to a new relationship

The misguided forces driving conflict escalation between America and China, and the path to a new relationship

A thrilling history of the dramatic siege of Acre in 1291, the bloody climax to the two hundred years of the Holy Land Crusades

A revelatory study of how climate change will affect individual economic decisions, and the broad impact of those choices