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HUMAN NATURE
Rachel Shteir delves into the history of shopping's shadowy cousin.
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A new edition of From Here to Eternity restores passages cut from the original.

July 9: Mervyn Peake was born on this day in 1911. Peake's work has received new attention over the last decade, most recently from Titus Awakes, a final Gormenghast novel written by Peake's widow from drafts he left behind.…

Like a valiant explorer setting out through wild uncharted jungles to uncover a long-lost Mayan ruin whose actual existence is only half verifiable, Lori Lee Wilson embarks…

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Fallingwater

In this iconic Pennsylvania house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, modernity and sylvan nature are combined in a building that still embodies, for many, the pinnacle of a uniquely American architectural vision. In honor of the house's seventy-fifth birthday and its life-saving restoration, this volume, edited by Lynda Waggoner and with gorgeous photographs by Christopher Little, takes readers on a breathtaking tour of Wright's creation, now gloriously renewed.

The Gap Year

Single mom, rebellious teen daughter, absent dad. From such simple yet compelling ingredients, Sarah Bird assembles a spicy stew of familial discord, hormonal longings, and troubling maternal regrets. Can mother Cam save daughter Aubrey from making a series of foolish decisions in her senior year of high school, with or without the influence of Aubrey's father? The surprising yet satisfying resolution to this emotional storm defies prediction.

Milk: A Local and Global History

Think about it:  is there anything stranger than the fact that humans drink the milk of other mammals? This is the kind of question Deborah Valenze's wide-ranging and comprehensive history of the dairy industry evokes. Regarding our consumption of milk as a cultural artifact rather than any evolved biological necessity, Valenze brings to the table a detailed account of milk's conquests as rich and tasty as a chocolate shake.