World Impressionism: The International Movement, 1860-1920
In a much-needed, revelatory survey, impressionism is seen not as a French school but as a major event in the world's visual culture. The luminous palette and spontaneous brushwork of Renoir, Monet Continue reading »
The Power of Feminist Art: The American Movement of the 1970s, History and Impact
An exciting testament to the power and enduring impact of feminist art of the 1970s, this visually overwhelming volume combines 245 illustrations, nearly half in color, with essays and interviews by Continue reading »
Killing the Dead: Vampire Epidemics from Mesopotamia to the New World
John Blair
In this expansive volume, archaeologist Blair (Building Anglo-Saxon England) surveys stories of corpses rising from the dead, from classical Greece to the “corpse killing” Continue reading »
In this eye-opening account, historian Everill (Not Made by Slaves) outlines the biases, projections, misunderstandings, and irrationalities underlying Western economic Continue reading »
The Great Black Swamp: Toxic Algae, Toxic Relationships, and the Most Interesting Place Nobody’s Ever Heard of
Patrick Wensink
Novelist Wensink (Broken Piano for President) presents a charming, idiosyncratic love letter to his native Ohio. He hails from the state’s rural northwest, a land “so empty... Continue reading »
The Tesla Files: A Whistleblower, a Leak, a Fight for Truth: The Inside Story of Musk’s Empire
Sönke Iwersen, Michael Verfürden
In this riveting debut investigation, Iwesen and Verfürden, journalists at the German newspaper Handelsblatt, uncover Tesla’s shadowy and dangerous business practices. Based on Continue reading »