This December we are joining in the holiday spirit by giving away some our favorite books from the year. The holidays are a time for reflection, and each of these books looks back at the history of our world, from the evolution of man, to the great literary artists of
Charles Dickens is perhaps the most beloved figure of British literary heritage. His writing has become a revered aspect of Great Britain’s national identity, one entrenched with the warm Victorian traditions of family, hearth and home. Michael Slater, in his new biography, The Great Charles Dickens Scandal connects Dickens’ celebrity with
“I have to say that, even in this culture when we seem to get too much information on celebrities, there’s something about the words on these pages that’s really fascinating.” —Matt Lauer, NBC TODAY If you missed this morning’s segment on NBC’s TODAY show, Yale University Press is publishing The Richard
After Senator John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate for the 2008 Republican Party presidential ticket, there was quite a bit of media speculation and excitement surrounding Mitt Romney’s announcement of Paul Ryan as his running mate in August. But the last two presidential elections are
From the Cro-Magnon cave to the digital bookstore, Belinda Jack covers a lot of ground in her new book, The Woman Reader, the first to address the controversies associated with women’s reading throughout history, and to show how vastly different women’s reading experiences have often been compared to those of men.
Samuel Johnson’s Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets (1779-1781) is a classic work of literary biography, covering 52 poets whom the author felt had the most influence on the English language. Now, John Sutherland follows in this great tradition with his sweeping and ambitious book, Lives of the Novelists:
Follow @yaleSCIbooks With our interview with Austin Troy about The Very Hungry City: Urban Energy Efficiency and the Economic Fate of Cities, we’re also sponsoring a book giveaway on Goodreads. Reminding us of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, as global demand for energy grows and prices rise, a city’s energy consumption
We hope you’re enjoying our discussions and interview for Nigel Warburton‘s new book, A Little History of Philosophy. We’ll hear more from the author later this week, but in the meantime, our newest Goodreads giveaway for 10 copies of the book is just waiting for you to enter and win!