Cultural Studies
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The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time
Paperback
“Everybody who has ever read a book will benefit from the way Keith Houston explores the most powerful object of our time. And everybody who has read it will agree that reports of the book’s death have been greatly exaggerated.”—Erik Spiekermann, typographer
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Face with Tears of Joy: A Natural History of Emoji
Paperback
A vibrant exploration of the world's newest language—where it came from, how it works and where it's going
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With Her Own Hands: Women Weaving Their Stories
Hardback
A rich and intimate exploration of how women have used textile work to create meaningful lives, from ancient mythology to our current moment
This Dark Night: Emily Bronte, A Life
eBook
The first biography in more than twenty years of Emily Jane Brontë, extraordinary poet and author of the incomparable Wuthering Heights
Love in the Afternoon . . . and Evening: Essays and Conversations on Soap Operas
eBook
A celebration of the quirks, intricacies, and hallmarks of a beloved but culturally undervalued art form: the American soap opera.