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Violent Saviours

William Easterly

Portals to a New Reality

Vlatko Vedral

An Oxford physicist "seeks to shatter complacency" (David Deutsch) in modern physics and show why five revolutionary experiments in quantum physics promise to open the gates separating us from a true understanding of the universe    For the last...

Taylor's Version

Stephanie Burt

An original exploration and celebration of Taylor Swift, the world's biggest music star, as taught at the world's most prestigious university. One of the biggest stars in the world, Taylor Swift became so popular for many reasons - but first and last thanks to her...

The Emergent Mind

Jay Mcclelland , Gaurav Suri

A “deeply stimulating and disarmingly accessible” (Robert Sapolsky, author of Determined) journey into the inner workings of human and artificial minds  When we are trying to solve a problem, what happens? We find ourselves weighing arguments, or...

The Giant Leap

Caleb Scharf

A leading astrobiologist “demonstrates how becoming a true space-faring species is more than just humanity’s future” (Adam Frank, author of The Little Book of Aliens)—it is an evolutionary event at least as important as life’s first journey...

The Romans

Edward J. Watts

'At last, a history of the Roman state as it has always been crying out to be told, and never has been!' RODERICK BEATONThe greatest empire in Western history - told as never been told before.Rome is often remembered for its spectacular collapse. But for over two...

The History of the Peloponnesian War

Robin Waterfield

A definitive and refreshingly readable new translation of Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War, paired with a brilliant introduction on how to read and understand Thucydides.Thucydides called his work a "possession for all time," and his History of the...

Charlatans

Moises Naim , Quico Toro

From snake-oil salesmen to crypto grifters, the "fascinating" (Fareed Zakaria) story of charlatans—and why we fall for them For centuries charlatans have been bamboozling victims. But today, charlatanry is more lucrative and global than ever....

Terms of Respect

Christopher L. Eisgruber

In this "forcefully persuasive book" (Joyce Carol Oates), the president of Princeton reveals how colleges are getting free speech on campuses right and how they can do better to nurture civil discourse and foster mutual respect Conversations about higher...