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Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life
Jonathan Sperber
Paperback
In this magisterial biography of Karl Marx, “likely to be definitive for many years to come” (John Gray, New York Review of Books), historian...
Devotion and Defiance: My Journey in Love, Faith and Politics
Humaira Awais Shahid, Kelly Horan
Hardback
My Foreign Cities: A Memoir
Elizabeth Scarboro
Paperback
Winner of the Chautauqua Prize
Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle and Library Journal
“Uplifting... it’s about savoring the present, not allowing sadness to dominate and surrendering yourself to love, for better or worse.” —San Francisco Chronicle
The Kennan Diaries
George F. Kennan, Frank Costigliola
Hardback
A landmark collection, spanning ninety years of U.S. history, of the never-before-published diaries of George F. Kennan, America’s most famous diplomat.
Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism
Thomas Brothers
Hardback
The definitive account of Louis Armstrong—his life and legacy—during the most creative period of his career.