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Sander L. Gilman
Richard the Lionheart

Medieval Lives

A deep dive into the myth and history surrounding England's crusader king.How did Richard the Lionheart, who once said he would sell London if he found a buyer, become celebrated as the ideal of English c…

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Daniel M. Grimley
Icelandic Pop

A celebration and guide to the land of fire and ice's music history.Iceland punches well above its weight in the world of music, producing global icons like Björk, Sigur Rós, Of Monsters and Men, and Lauf…

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Priscilla Mary Isin
Ocean Art

One of the Best Popular Science Books of 2025 at New ScientistFrom a leading writer of the sea, an exquisitely illustrated deep dive into the beauty and meaning of art inspired by the life of the watery d…

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Justin M. Jacobs
Sound Atlas

Mapping the acoustic onto the human soul, moving meditations on the power and meaning of sound.Nature writers Michaela Vieser and Isaac Yuen set out in search of sounds beautiful and loathsome, melodious …

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Thomas Dacosta Kaufmann
Yardbirds

One of the "Most Exciting Rock Books Released in 2025" at Ultimate Classic Rock - "Stanfield makes one want to step back in time into one of those packed clubs, so hot that, as one writer o…

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Emily Kilpatrick
How the Spanish Empire Was Built

"A richly researched account of the clever, industrious and deeply practical men who followed in the footsteps, often literally, of Columbus, Cortés, Pizarro, Núñez de Balboa and others."--Wall …

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Gerri Kimber
Globe

A New Scientist Best Book of 2023From Babylon to Columbus and beyond, a journey across millennia and--yes--the globe exploring how we came to understand our spherical planet.The Globe tells the story of h…

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James King
Marcus Aurelius

Great Lives of the Ancient World

The moving life and legacy of Rome's great emperor philosopher.This book guides us through the fascinating life and writings of Marcus Aurelius, Stoic philosopher and Roman emperor. Philosopher William O.…

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Mitzi Kirkland-Ives
English Soul

From celebrated historian and writer Peter Ackroyd, a magisterial portrayal of English Christianity over the centuries.This book portrays the spirit and nature of English Christianity, as it has developed…

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Katie Milestone
Trees Ancient and Modern

Leafed with illustrations and branching into many realms of human thought, an exploration of the beauty, importance, and precarity of forests.While trees are celebrated as symbols of natural beauty, they …

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Edwin Morgan, Greg Thomas, Julie Johnstone
A Home in Space

Reveals Edwin Morgan's groundbreaking multimedia poetics beyond his celebrated lyric voice.Edwin Morgan is best remembered as Scotland's foremost national poet, a bold, lyric voice who shaped conversation…

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Fabio Parasecoli
Maurice Ravel

Critical Lives

One of the Best Books of 2025: Music at the Financial TimesAn introduction to the life and work of the impressionist French composer.Maurice Ravel is one of the twentieth century's most intriguing and con…

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Jake Poller
Paul Poiret

Beautifully illustrated, the story of the incandescent French designer and entrepreneur, purveyor of all things lavish.Before Chanel, Dior, or Saint Laurent, there was Paul Poiret. Born in Paris in 1879, …

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Susanna Rabow-Edling
Jean Baudrillard

Critical Lives

The first English biography of the twentieth-century French sociologist and philosopher.Once hailed as a historian of the future, Jean Baudrillard remains a vital figure for understanding the present. Fam…

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Glenn Richardson
Scipio Africanus

The life story of an early Roman military commander whose brilliance surpassed all of the emperors to come.Scipio Africanus (235-183 BCE) commanded his first army at twenty-five, led a daring invasion of …

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Tobias Rüther
Heroes

Now available in a new format, the story of Bowie's rebirth in Berlin, where a city's revival shaped his most innovative work.In 1976, David Bowie left Los Angeles and the success of his celebrated albums…

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Helen Scales
Berghain Nights

One of the Books of the Year 2025 at The Irish TimesA pulsing, personal, and fabulous ride through the music and culture of an iconic nightclub scene.Fascinated by Berlin nightclub Berghain's strange tech…

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John Scanlan
Fatimids

A concise history of the enormously powerful and influential Shi'i caliphate.The Fatimids (909-1171) built an empire that included North Africa, Egypt, and parts of Sicily, Syria, Palestine, and Arabia. T…

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Maria Jose Sevilla
Plunder?

A provocative reassessment of a popular narrative that connects museums, the antiquities trade, and theft.In this thought-provoking new work, historian Justin M. Jacobs challenges the widely accepted beli…

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William Sheehan
Solar Eclipses

A thrilling guide to the celestial drama and scientific wonder of eclipses.For millennia, solar eclipses have stirred awe and fear. Once seen as omens, they are now celebrated as rare spectacles that unit…

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