Grimoires, Magic Books, and Spells
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A Conversation With Owen Davies About His Illustrated History of Magical Texts
Lisa Volpe on the 1955 Photographs of Robert Frank and Todd Webb
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A conversation with the curator of photography at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston about the book and exhibition America and Other Myths.
A Global History of Wars
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In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with award-winning sociologist Michael Mann about his new book, On Wars.
The World’s First Media Celebrity
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In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with Sarah Ruden, author of Vergil: The Poet’s Life (Ancient Lives Series).
Dorothy Liebes, the “Mother of Modern Weaving”
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In Conversation with Susan Brown and Alexa Griffith Winton.
What Do The Beatles and Measurement Have in Common?
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In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with renowned physicist Piero Martin about his new book, The Seven Measures of the World.”
California’s History of Slavery and Slave Revolts
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In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with Jean Pfaelzer, author of California, a Slave State. California, a Slave State is a survey of the untold history of slavery and resistance in California, from the Spanish missions, indentured Native American ranch hands, Indian boarding schools, Black miners, kidnapped Chinese prostitutes, and convict laborers to victims of modern trafficking.
Witold Rybczynski and Hugh Pearman on Architecture
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The two distinguished historians and critics of architecture compare the approaches they take in their new books.
Understanding Art Through the History of Pigments
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A Conversation with Kelly Grovier about his new book, The Art of Colour.
The Traumatic Tales of E. T. A. Hoffmann
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A Conversation with artist Natalie Frank and translator Jack Zipes