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';The next best thing to actually seeing the prehistoric cave art of southern Franc[e]... A rapturous guide through five major Ice Age sites' (Archaeology). The cave art of France's Dordogne region is world-famous for the mythology and beauty of its remarkable drawings and paintings. These ancient images of lively bison, horses, and mammoths, as well as symbols of all kinds, are fascinating touchstones in the development of human culture, demonstrating how far humankind has come and reminding us of the ties that bind us across the ages. Over more than twenty-five years of teaching and research, Christine Desdemaines-Hugon has become an unrivaled expert in the cave art and artists of the Dordogne region. In Stepping-Stones she combines her expertise in both art and archaeology to convey an intimate understanding of the ';cave experience.' Her keen insights communicate not only the incomparable artistic value of these works but also the near-spiritual impact of viewing them for oneself. Focusing on five fascinating sites, including the famed Font de Gaume and others that still remain open to the public, this book reveals striking similarities between art forms of the Paleolithic and works of modern artists and gives us a unique pathway toward understanding the culture of the Dordogne Paleolithic peoples and how it still touches our lives today. ';Her vivid descriptions help readers visualize the Cro-Magnon man or woman painting the beautiful bison, horses, mammoths, and other symbols. [A] fine reading experience.' Library Journal

An accomplished historian delves into his own history: ';An often witty and always fascinatingeven entertainingwriter.'TheWashingtonPost In Confessions of an Original Sinner, an adroit blend of autobiography and personal philosophy, historian John Lukacs paused to set down the history of his own thoughts and beliefs. Now, inLast Rites, he continues and expands his reflections, this time integrating his conception of history and human knowledge with private memories of his wives and loves, and enhancing the book with footnotes from his idiosyncratic diaries. The resulting volume is fascinating and delightfulan auto-history by a passionate, authentic, brilliant, and witty man. Lukacs begins with a concise rendering of a historical understanding of our world (essential reading for any historian), then follows with trenchant observations on his life in the United States, commentary on his native Hungary and the new meanings it took for him after 1989, and deeply personal portraits of his three wives, about whom he has not written before. He also includes a chapter on his formative memories of May and June 1940 and of Winston Churchill, a subject in some of Lukacs's later studies.Last Ritesis a richly layered summation combined with a set of extraordinary observationsan original book only John Lukacs could have written

';This important new book... based on archival material... shows the huge extent of Soviet espionage activity in the United States during the 20th century' (The Telegraph). Based on KGB archives that have never been previously released, this stunning book provides the most complete account of Soviet espionage in America ever written. In 1993, former KGB officer Alexander Vassiliev was permitted unique access to Stalin-era records of Soviet intelligence operations against the United States. Years later, Vassiliev retrieved his extensive notebooks of transcribed documents from Moscow. With these notebooks, John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr have meticulously constructed a new and shocking historical account. Along with valuable insight into Soviet espionage tactics and the motives of Americans who spied for Stalin, Spies resolves many long-standing intelligence controversies. The book confirms that Alger Hiss cooperated with the Soviets over a period of years, that journalist I.F. Stone worked on behalf of the KGB in the 1930s, and that Robert Oppenheimer was never recruited by Soviet intelligence. Uncovering numerous American spies who never came under suspicion, this essential volume also reveals the identities of the last unidentified American nuclear spies. And in a gripping introduction, Vassiliev tells the story of his notebooks and his own extraordinary life.

';A beautifully written journey into the mechanics of the world of the cell, and even beyond, exploring the analogy with computers in a surprising way' (Denis Noble, author of Dance to the Tune of Life). How does a single-cell creature, such as an amoeba, lead such a sophisticated life? How does it hunt living prey, respond to lights, sounds, and smells, and display complex sequences of movements without the benefit of a nervous system? This book offers a startling and original answer. In clear, jargon-free language, Dennis Bray taps the findings from the discipline of systems biology to show that the internal chemistry of living cells is a form of computation. Cells are built out of molecular circuits that perform logical operations, as electronic devices do, but with unique properties. Bray argues that the computational juice of cells provides the basis for all distinctive properties of living systems: it allows organisms to embody in their internal structure an image of the world, and this accounts for their adaptability, responsiveness, and intelligence. In Wetware, Bray offers imaginative, wide-ranging, and perceptive critiques of robotics and complexity theory, as well as many entertaining and telling anecdotes. For the general reader, the practicing scientist, and all others with an interest in the nature of life, this book is an exciting portal to some of biology's latest discoveries and ideas. ';Drawing on the similarities between Pac-Man and an amoeba and efforts to model the human brain, this absorbing read shows that biologists and engineers have a lot to learn from working together.' Discover magazine ';Wetware will get the reader thinking.' Science magazine

A ';scrumptious little book' about the cultural and historical background of this humble and hearty treat (The New York Times). If smoked salmon and cream cheese bring only one thing to mind, you can count yourself among the world's millions of bagel mavens. But few people are aware of the bagel's provenance, let alone its adventuresome history. This charming book tells the remarkable story of the bagel's journey from the tables of seventeenth-century Poland to the freezers of middle America today, a story rooted in centuries of Polish, Jewish, and American history. Research in international archives and numerous personal interviews uncover the bagel's links with the defeat of the Turks by Polish king Jan Sobieski in 1683, the Yiddish cultural revival of the late nineteenth century, and Jewish migration across the Atlantic to America. There the story moves from the bakeries of New York's Lower East Side to the Bagel Bakers' Local 388 Union of the 1960s, and the attentions of the mob. Maria Balinska weaves together a rich, quirky, and evocative history of East European Jewryand the unassuming ring-shaped roll the world has taken to its heart. ';Thought-provoking and fact-filled... Uses the bagel as a way of viewing Polish-Jewish history.' The New York Times ';Gives readers plenty to chew on... Thoroughly entertaining.' TheWall Street Journal

';This thoughtful, engaging examination of the Reconstruction Era... will be appealing... to anyone interested in the roots of present-day American politics' (Publishers Weekly). The story of Reconstruction is not simply about the rebuilding of the South after the Civil War. In many ways, the late nineteenth century defined modern America, as Southerners, Northerners, and Westerners forged a national identity that united three very different regions into a country that could become a world power. A sweeping history of the United States from the era of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, this engaging book tracks the formation of the American middle class while stretching the boundaries of our understanding of Reconstruction. Historian Heather Cox Richardson ties the North and West into the postCivil War story that usually focuses narrowly on the South. By weaving together the experiences of real individuals who left records in their own wordsfrom ordinary Americans such as a plantation mistress, a Native American warrior, and a labor organizer, to prominent historical figures such as Andrew Carnegie, Julia Ward Howe, Booker T.Washington, and Sitting BullRichardson tells a story about the creation of modern America.

';In considerable detail and with admirable clarity, [Habeck] contributes one of the most valuable books on the ongoing Middle Eastand worldcrisis' (Booklist, starred review). After September 11, Americans agonized over why nineteen men hated the United States enough to kill three thousand civilians in an unprovoked assault. Analysts have offered a wide variety of explanations for the attack, but the one voice missing is that of the terrorists themselves. This penetrating book is the first to present the inner logic of al-Qaeda and like-minded extremist groups by which they justify September 11 and other terrorist attacks. Mary Habeck explains that these extremist groups belong to a new movementknown as jihadismwith a specific ideology based on the thought of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, Hasan al-Banna, and Sayyid Qutb. Jihadist ideology contains new definitions of the unity of God and of jihad, which allow members to call for the destruction of democracy and the United States and to murder innocent men, women, and children. Habeck also suggests how the United States might defeat the jihadis, using their own ideology against them. ';Concise and sober... Quite simply the best single volume currently available on this topic.' Los Angeles Times ';Knowing the Enemy is vital in the struggle of ideas.' Theo Hartman, Centre for Research on Geopolitics ';A level-headed, intelligent, thorough and accessible survey of modern Islamic militant thinking.' The Guardian ';[An] important and necessary new book... It demonstrates an insight and forthrightness rare among Western pundits.' The New York Sun ';A succinct and useful guide.' The Wall Street Journal

This ';riveting account of one of history's greatest blunders' chronicles Russia's tragic mishandling of Nazi Germany's invasion during WWII (William L.O'Neill, The New Leader). On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany's Operation Barbarossa was launched against Russia. Within days, the invading army had taken hundreds of thousands of Soviet captives while the Luftwaffe bombed a number of Russian cities, including Minsk. Though accurate intelligence about the plan had been available to Stalin before the attack, he chose not to heed the warning. In What Stalin Knew, historian and former chief of the CIA's Soviet division David E.Murphy illuminates many of the enigmas surrounding the catastrophic invasion, offering keen insights into Stalin's thinking and the reasons for his fatal error of judgment. A story of successful misinformation campaigns, and a leader more paranoid about threats from within his regime than from an aggressive neighbor, this authoritative history sheds essential new light on the most consequential event in the Eastern Front of World War II. ';If, after the war, the Soviet Union had somehow been capable of producing an official inquiry into the catastrophe of 6/22comparable in its mandate to the 9/11 commission hereits report might have read a little like [this book].... Murphy brings to his subject both knowledge of Russian history and an insider's grasp of how intelligence is gathered, analyzed and usedor not.' Niall Ferguson, The New York Times Book Review ';A fascinating and meticulously researched account of mistaken assumptions and errors of judgment... Never before has this fateful period been so fully documented.' Henry A.Kissinger

';The Russia that Satter depicts in this brave, engaging book cannot be ignored... Required reading for anyone interested in the post-Soviet state' (Newsweek). Anticipating a new dawn of freedom after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russians could hardly have foreseen the reality of their future a decade later: A country impoverished and controlled at every level by organized crime. This riveting book views the 1990s reform period through the experiences of individual citizens, revealing the changes that have swept Russia and their effect on Russia's age-old ways of thinking. ';With a reporter's eye for vivid detail and a novelist's ability to capture emotion, he conveys the drama of Russia's rocky road for the average victimized Russian... This is only half the story of what is happening in Russia these days, but it is the shattering half, and Satter renders it all the more poignant by making it so human.' Foreign Affairs ';[Satter] tells engrossing tales of brazen chicanery, official greed and unbearable suffering... Satter manages to bring the events to life with excruciating accounts of real Russians whose lives were shattered.' The Baltimore Sun ';Satter must be commended for saying what a great many people only dare to think.' The Globe and Mail (Toronto) ';Humane and articulate.' The Spectator ';Vivid, impeccably researched and truly frightening... Western policy-makers would do well to study these pages.' National Post

A deep dive into the pioneering collection of 19th-century French photographs, equipment, and ephemera, which is a cornerstone of the George Eastman Museum.

A groundbreaking examination of Mel Bochner's inventive drawing practice produced collaboratively with the artist

A comprehensive survey of the photography of rising and influential Black artist Joshua Rashaad McFadden

An imaginative natural history survey of the wide world of spirits, from whiskey and gin to grappa and moonshine

In response to the attacks on America of 11th September 2001, photographer Nathan Lyons, known for his honest and often questioning depictions of American culture, has created a portfolio of images.

A challenge to the conventional wisdom surrounding financial risk, providing insight into why easy solutions to control the financial system are doomed to fail.

A resplendent celebration of the spectacular fashion designs of Guo Pei, China's first and preeminent couturier

A new translation and commentary on I Maccabees that offers a fresh interpretation of the author's values and purpose

An authoritative selection of the writings of one of the most important early American writers

The first comprehensive history of seventeenth-century London, told through the lives of those who experienced it

The first history of London to show just how far the city has been built, shaped, and made a great success through immigration

How the suppression of the slave trade and the "disposal" of liberated Africans shaped the emergence of modern humanitarianism

An investigation into the transformation of publishing in the United States from a field in which Jews were systematically excluded to one in which they became ubiquitous

The essential history of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) during the Nixon Administration

The extraordinary story of the Popish Plot and how it shaped the political and religious future of Britain