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Published to accompany the millennial exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, this incredible volume features more than 250 beautiful works of art from renowned international collections of Egyptian antiquities.

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Designed for clarity and accessibility, cross-referenced for ease of use, this authoritative reference is a must for birders, ornithologists, and nature lovers everywhere.

"There are brainy, observant, spit-shined moments on almost every page....You finish feeling pleased that such a sensible and gifted man is America's Poet Laureate...young writers have plenty to learn from his clarity and apparent ease." —The New York Times Book Review

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Another stunning work by the great Anglo-Irish writer. "Beautiful and devastating…Trevor has once again captured the terrible beauty of Ireland’s fate, and the fate of us all.” —The Atlantic Monthly

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From its high culture influence on Pop Art to its low culture appeal to children of all ages, the comic strip has had a lasting hold on the imaginations of generations. Now Reading the Funnies offers an eloquent look into this fascinating slice of American popular culture.

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Letters from the acknowledged father of underground comics, the controversial Robert Crumb.

Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford delivers an array of stories on a single grand theme–love, intimacy and their dramatic failures. "Elegant, pristine, precise . . . these stories are indisputable proof that Ford is a contemporary master of the short story." –Esquire

A gathering of the best material from the MIT Museum's collection of hack-related pictures, reports, and remnants. Hacking is described by MIT undergraduates as any activity that takes one's mind off studying, suggests an unusual solution to a technical problem, or generally fosters nondestructive mischief.

Kevin Baker's acclaimed masterpiece is an unforgettable portrait of three women who come together to protect their homes and families from the brutality of a nation gone mad at the height of the Civil War.

Patience And Fortitude considers the evolving form of the book over the centuries, preservation efforts, and the great national, public, and institutional libraries around the world. With emphasis on the experiences and thoughts of all kinds of dedicated book people, this colorful narrative history is the perfect gift for book lovers.

Boston played a crucial role in the development of American photography in the second half of the twentieth century. This book accompanies a landmark exhibition at the DeCordova Museum that includes such artists as Berenice Abbott, Harry Callahan, Paul Caponigro, Marie Cosindas, Harold Edgerton, Nan Goldin, Jerome Liebling, and others.

“A gorgeous, plangent work: a cri de coeur for the cranes’ protection and a testament to Matthiessen’s enduring high caliber as writer and world traveler . . . [Matthiessen] conveys that feeling through serendipitous prose as elegant as the stately birds that inspire him.” —The New York Times Book Review

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Unlike every known translator before him, Palma re-creates Inferno in all its dimensions, without emphasizing some aspects over others. The result is a translation that can be appreciated for its literal faithfulness and beautiful poetic form. The translation is accompanied by facing-page Italian and explanatory notes.

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We are in Oxford in the 1660s. Robert Grove, a fellow of New College is found dead in suspicious circumstances. We hear about the events surrounding his death from four witnesses, but only one reveals the extraordinary truth. "May well be the best 'historical mystery' ever written." —The Sunday Boston Globe

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Henry VIII's marriages made instant legends of six very different women. What could make him marry six times? In this remarkable new study, David Starkey argues that the king was not a depraved philanderer, but someone seeking happiness—and a son.