Sandpiper
The Journals of Elizabeth Bishop
ISBN: PB: 9781800173514,
Carcanet,
August 2026
280 pp., 21,6x13,5 cm
280 pp., 21,6x13,5 cm
This is a fascinating window giving on the private thoughts of one of the great American writers of the twentieth century. It follows on Carcanet's publication of "Edgar Allan Poe and the Juke-Box: Uncollected Poems, Drafts and Fragments", edited by...
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Nighttime Butterfly
A Catholic Woman and Her Jewish Family in Warsaw at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
ISBN: HB: 9780300270839,
Yale University Press,
September 2025
272 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 10 black&white illus.
272 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 10 black&white illus.
A dynamic history of life in turn-of-the-century Warsaw through the eyes of a young woman and her Jewish family who converted to Catholicism.
When Alicja Lewental's parents came of age in the middle of the nineteenth century, they believed they did...
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Madam War Criminal
Biljana Plavsic, Serbia's Iron Lady
ISBN: HB: 9781805262862,
Hurst Publishers,
August 2025
384 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
384 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
A personal history of conflict, imprisonment and unrepentance, from the only woman convicted of crimes against humanity for her role in the Bosnian War.
In 2001, Biljana Plavsic made history. Indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the F...
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Joseph Smith
The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet
ISBN: HB: 9780300255164,
Yale University Press,
August 2025
488 pp., 23,4x15,5 cm
488 pp., 23,4x15,5 cm
From an award-winning biographer, a riveting and deeply researched portrait of Mormonism's charismatic founder.
Joseph Smith Jr. (1805-1844) was one of the most successful and controversial religious leaders of nineteenth-century America, publishin...
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Popular History of Idi Amin's Uganda
ISBN: HB: 9780300278385,
Yale University Press,
August 2025
352 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 31 black&white illus.
352 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 31 black&white illus.
How Africa's most notorious tyrant made his oppressive regime seem both necessary and patriotic.
Idi Amin ruled Uganda between 1971 and 1979, inflicting tremendous violence on the people of the country. How did Amin's regime survive for eight calam...
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Franz Boas
In Praise of Open Minds
ISBN: HB: 9780300241235,
Yale University Press,
July 2025
280 pp., 21,0x14,6 cm, 1 black&white illus.
280 pp., 21,0x14,6 cm, 1 black&white illus.
A thought-provoking account of the life and work of Franz Boas and his influential role in shaping modern anthropology.
Franz Boas (1858-1942) is widely acknowledged for his pioneering work in the field of cultural anthropology. His rigorous studie...
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18.99 GBP
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Letters of Frank Loesser
ISBN: HB: 9780300250749,
Yale University Press,
July 2025
576 pp., 23,4x15,3 cm, 32 colour illus., 16 black&white illus.
576 pp., 23,4x15,3 cm, 32 colour illus., 16 black&white illus.
The first collected correspondence of one of America's greatest songwriters - revealing a fascinating life and lasting influence.
Frank Loesser was one of the most versatile and influential figures of the Golden Age of Broadway, most famous for "Gu...
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Ramesses the Great
Egypt's King of Kings
ISBN: PB: 9780300283389,
ISBN: HB: 9780300256659,
Yale University Press,
July 2025
240 pp., 21,5x13,9 cm, 9 black&white illus.
240 pp., 21,5x13,9 cm, 9 black&white illus.
The life, dramatic reign, and enduring legacy of the pharaoh Ramesses the Great, with lessons for the present, from internationally acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson.
Ramesses II ruled the Nile Valley and the wider Egyptian empire from 1279 to...
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Awake!
William Blake and the Power of the Imagination
ISBN: HB: 9781911723974,
Hurst Publishers,
July 2025
312 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 51 black&white illus., 9 colour illus.
312 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 51 black&white illus., 9 colour illus.
A new look at the life, works and enduring relevance of William Blake, a deeply spiritual and politically radical figure.
In the 200 years since Blake's death, the visionary artist, poet and writer has become a household name, often beloved. Yet man...
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27.50 GBP
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Chitto Harjo
Native Patriotism and the Medicine Way
ISBN: HB: 9780300272413,
Yale University Press,
June 2025
256 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 17 black&white illus.
256 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 17 black&white illus.
How a Mvskoke traditionalist leader forged a movement to resist the division of tribal lands and keep his people on the everlasting Medicine Way.
Chitto Harjo ("Crazy Snake") had several names - Wilson Jones, Bill Jones, Bill Harjo, Bill Snake - an...
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