Biography & Memoir
The Einstein of Sex: Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, Visionary of Weimar Berlin
Hardback
An illuminating portrait of a lost thinker, German-Jewish sexologist and activist Magnus Hirschfeld
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Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic Masterpiece
Hardback
A rare biographical portrait of the philosopher Plato, showing how the ideas in his masterwork, Republic, were tested amidst a bloody civil war
We Loved It All: A Memory of Life
Paperback
This lucent anti-memoir from celebrated novelist Lydia Millet explores the pain and joy of being a parent, child and human at a moment when the richness of the planet’s life is deeply threatened
The Optimist: Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future
Hardback
The first biography of the enigmatic leader of the AI revolution, charting his ascent within the tech world as well as his ambitions for this powerful new technology
Dianaworld: An Obsession
Hardback
A fascinating new perspective on the life and afterlife of Diana, Princess of Wales, the planet’s all-purpose cultural icon.