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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In Michael Cook's words, this book is "about a substantial slice of human history delimited by a particular cultural characteristic: adherance to Islam in some form or other. [...] A commitment to Islam makes a difference. Wherever a society and its rulers have come to be Muslim, this has meant a major discontinuity with its pre-Islamic past and a significant expansion of its relations with the wider Muslim world." Starting in the pre-Islamic Middle...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Every few years a talent comes along that disrupts everything we think we know about how the NBA should work. Whether it's scoring, playmaking, or shooting, these are players and tactics that fundamentally challenge how the game is played and what greatness looks like on a basketball court. For a period of time, these players each become an "Atlas" for the league, carrying the weight of the NBA on their shoulders, but also providing the roadmap that...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Painting a vivid portrait of art throughout history, showing how it has changed the world, one artistic movement at a time, this book illustrates how artists bring their ideas to life, explores various techniques and shows how art can affect the way we think and feel
Author
Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Naturalist Kenn Kaufman examines the scientific discoveries of John James Audubon and his artistic and ornithologist peers to show how what they saw (and what they missed) reflects how we perceive and understand the natural world"--
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"Books tell all kinds of stories--romances, tragedies, comedies--but if we learn to read the signs correctly, they can tell us the story of their own making too. The Book-Makers offers a new way into the story of Western culture's most important object, the book, through dynamic portraits of eighteen individuals who helped to define it. Books have transformed humankind by enabling authors to create, document, and entertain. Yet we know little about...
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Bringing to life the 150-year story of Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas, and the origins of Juneteenth, this moving picture book, with lyrical text and vibrant artwork, is an ode to the struggle, triumph, courage and joy of Black America
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Former Rolling Stone editor Stayton Bonner tells the true story of of Bobby Gunn, the 73-0 undisputed champion of bare-knuckle boxing. Bonner travels the underground for years with Gunn, shining a light on a secret circuit that's never before been revealed
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