Rakuten Kobo

Skip side bar filters

Liquid Empire

Water and Power in the Colonial World

by Corey Ross ...

A bold new account of European imperialism told through the history of waterIn the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, a handful of powerful European states controlled more than a third of the land surface of the planet. These sprawling empires encompassed not only rainforests, deserts, and savannahs but also some of the world’s most magnificent rivers, lakes, marshes, and seas. Liquid Empire ... Read more

$28.99 USD

A bold new account of European imperialism told through the history of waterIn the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, a handful of powerful European states controlled more than a third of the land surface of the planet. These sprawling empires encompassed not only rainforests, deserts, and savannahs but also some of the world’s most magnificent rivers, lakes, marshes, and seas. Liquid Empire
... Read more
Ecology and Power in the Age of Empire

Europe and the Transformation of the Tropical World

by Corey Ross ...

Ecology and Power in the Age of Empire provides the first wide-ranging environmental history of the heyday of European imperialism, from the late nineteenth century to the end of the colonial era. It focuses on the ecological dimensions of the explosive growth of tropical commodity production, global trade, and modern resource management-transformations that still visibly shape our world today-and ... Read more

$30.99 USD

Ecology and Power in the Age of Empire provides the first wide-ranging environmental history of the heyday of European imperialism, from the late nineteenth century to the end of the colonial era. It focuses on the ecological dimensions of the explosive growth of tropical commodity production, global trade, and modern resource management-transformations that still visibly shape our world today-and
... Read more
Media and the Making of Modern Germany

Mass Communications, Society, and Politics from the Empire to the Third Reich

by Corey Ross ...

Few developments in the industrial era have had a greater impact on everyday social life than the explosion of the mass media and commercial entertainments, and none have exerted a more profound influence on the nature of modern politics. Nowhere in Europe were the tensions and controversies surrounding the rise of mass culture more politically charged than in Germany-debates that played fatefully ... Read more

$53.99 USD

Few developments in the industrial era have had a greater impact on everyday social life than the explosion of the mass media and commercial entertainments, and none have exerted a more profound influence on the nature of modern politics. Nowhere in Europe were the tensions and controversies surrounding the rise of mass culture more politically charged than in Germany-debates that played fatefully
... Read more
Audiobook

Tell Me Lies

A Novel

by Carola Lovering ...

Narrated by Corey Brill, Rebekkah Ross ...

Unabridged

13 hours 6 min

Now an original series on Hulu! Season 3 airing now!“A twisted modern love story” (Parade), Tell Me Lies is a sexy, thrilling novel about that one person who still haunts you—the other one. The wrong one. The one you couldn’t let go of. The one you’ll never forget.Lucy Albright is far from her Long Island upbringing when she arrives on the campus of her small California college and happy to be ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

Now an original series on Hulu! Season 3 airing now!“A twisted modern love story” (Parade), Tell Me Lies is a sexy, thrilling novel about that one person who still haunts you—the other one. The wrong one. The one you couldn’t let go of. The one you’ll never forget.Lucy Albright is far from her Long Island upbringing when she arrives on the campus of her small California college and happy to be
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Ohio

by Stephen Markley ...

Narrated by Caitlin Davies, Jayme Mattler, Joy Osmanski, Jonathan Todd Ross, Corey Brill, Gibson Frazier ...

Unabridged

16 hours 11 min

“Extraordinary...beautifully precise...[an] earnestly ambitious debut.” —The New York Times Book Review“A wild, angry, and devastating masterpiece of a book.” —NPR“[A] descendent of the Dickensian ‘social novel’ by way of Jonathan Franzen: epic fiction that lays bare contemporary culture clashes, showing us who we are and how we got here.” —Oprah Daily“A book that has stayed with me ever si... ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

“Extraordinary...beautifully precise...[an] earnestly ambitious debut.” —The New York Times Book Review“A wild, angry, and devastating masterpiece of a book.” —NPR“[A] descendent of the Dickensian ‘social novel’ by way of Jonathan Franzen: epic fiction that lays bare contemporary culture clashes, showing us who we are and how we got here.” —Oprah Daily“A book that has stayed with me ever si...
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

This Lie Will Kill You

by Chelsea Pitcher ...

Narrated by Caitlin Davies, Jayme Mattler, Michael Crouch, Joy Osmanski, Rebekkah Ross, Corey Brill, Jacques Roy ...

Unabridged

9 hours

“Will keep readers on edge from start to finish.” —Kirkus ReviewsTell the truth. Or face the consequences.Clue meets Riverdale in this page-turning thriller that exposes the lies five teens tell about a deadly night one year ago.One year ago, there was a party.At the party, someone died.Five teens each played a part and up until now, no one has told the truth.But toni... ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

“Will keep readers on edge from start to finish.” —Kirkus ReviewsTell the truth. Or face the consequences.Clue meets Riverdale in this page-turning thriller that exposes the lies five teens tell about a deadly night one year ago.One year ago, there was a party.At the party, someone died.Five teens each played a part and up until now, no one has told the truth.But toni...
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

The Book of Mirrors

A Novel

by E. O. Chirovici ...

Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross, George Newbern, Corey Brill, Pete Simonelli ...

Unabridged

7 hours 5 min

An elegant, page-turning thriller in the vein of Night Film and Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, this tautly crafted novel is about stories: the ones we tell, the ones we keep hidden, and the ones that we’ll do anything to ensure they stay buried.When literary agent Peter Katz receives a partial book submission entitled The Book of Mirrors, he is intrigued by its promise and original voice. The ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

An elegant, page-turning thriller in the vein of Night Film and Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, this tautly crafted novel is about stories: the ones we tell, the ones we keep hidden, and the ones that we’ll do anything to ensure they stay buried.When literary agent Peter Katz receives a partial book submission entitled The Book of Mirrors, he is intrigued by its promise and original voice. The
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Stranger, Father, Beloved

by Taylor Larsen ...

Narrated by Joy Osmanski, Rebekkah Ross, Corey Brill ...

Unabridged

7 hours 57 min

A Huffington Post “2017 Hottest Reads of The Summer” Pick“Taylor Larsen creates a powerful and moving story about the fracturing of a family and its descent into chaos. A brilliant debut of self-delusion, and a perfectly flawed male character spiraling downward.” —Huffington PostAn “emotionally intelligent family drama” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), in the tradition of Tom Perrotta’s Little ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

A Huffington Post “2017 Hottest Reads of The Summer” Pick“Taylor Larsen creates a powerful and moving story about the fracturing of a family and its descent into chaos. A brilliant debut of self-delusion, and a perfectly flawed male character spiraling downward.” —Huffington PostAn “emotionally intelligent family drama” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), in the tradition of Tom Perrotta’s Little
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Benjamin, Adorno, and the Experience of Literature

Edited by Corey McCall, Nathan Ross ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy
This collection features original essays that examine Walter Benjamin’s and Theodor Adorno’s essays and correspondence on literature. Taken together, the essays present the view that these two monumental figures of 20th-century philosophy were not simply philosophers who wrote about literature, but that they developed their philosophies in and through their encounters with literature.Benjamin, ... Read more

$63.99 USD

This collection features original essays that examine Walter Benjamin’s and Theodor Adorno’s essays and correspondence on literature. Taken together, the essays present the view that these two monumental figures of 20th-century philosophy were not simply philosophers who wrote about literature, but that they developed their philosophies in and through their encounters with literature.Benjamin,
... Read more
Audiobook

And Again

A Novel

by Jessica Chiarella ...

Narrated by Julia Whelan, Joy Osmanski, Rebekkah Ross, Corey Brill ...

Unabridged

9 hours 53 min

What would you do if you had a second chance at life?Hannah, David, Connie, and Linda have been given the second chance of a lifetime—genetically perfect bodies as part of a medically advanced pilot program seeking FDA approval. Their new bodies are exact replicas of their old selves—without the deadly illnesses they suffered from. Even better, their imperfections have been erased. Blemishes, ... Read more

$25.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

What would you do if you had a second chance at life?Hannah, David, Connie, and Linda have been given the second chance of a lifetime—genetically perfect bodies as part of a medically advanced pilot program seeking FDA approval. Their new bodies are exact replicas of their old selves—without the deadly illnesses they suffered from. Even better, their imperfections have been erased. Blemishes,
... Read more

Also available as: eBook

Audiobook

Soul City

Race, Equality, and the Lost Dream of an American Utopia

by Thomas Healy ...

Narrated by Larry Herron ...

Unabridged

12 hours 38 min

The fascinating, forgotten story of the 1970s attempt to build a city dedicated to racial equality in the heart of “Klan Country”.In 1969, with America’s cities in turmoil and racial tensions high, civil rights leader Floyd McKissick announced an audacious plan: he would build a new city in rural North Carolina, open to all but intended primarily to benefit Black people. Named Soul City, the ... Read more

$26.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

The fascinating, forgotten story of the 1970s attempt to build a city dedicated to racial equality in the heart of “Klan Country”.In 1969, with America’s cities in turmoil and racial tensions high, civil rights leader Floyd McKissick announced an audacious plan: he would build a new city in rural North Carolina, open to all but intended primarily to benefit Black people. Named Soul City, the
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Too Good to Be True

A Novel

by Carola Lovering ...

Narrated by Amy McFadden, Andi Arndt, Stephen Dexter ...

Unabridged

12 hours 20 min

**ONE LOVE STORY. TWO MARRIAGES. THREE VERSIONS OF THE TRUTH.Too Good to Be True is an obsessive, addictive love story for fans of Lisa Jewell and The Wife Upstairs, from Carola Lovering, the beloved author of Tell Me Lies.**Skye Starling is overjoyed when her boyfriend, Burke Michaels, proposes after a whirlwind courtship. Though Skye seems to have the world at her fingertips—she’s smart, ... Read more

$26.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

**ONE LOVE STORY. TWO MARRIAGES. THREE VERSIONS OF THE TRUTH.Too Good to Be True is an obsessive, addictive love story for fans of Lisa Jewell and The Wife Upstairs, from Carola Lovering, the beloved author of Tell Me Lies.**Skye Starling is overjoyed when her boyfriend, Burke Michaels, proposes after a whirlwind courtship. Though Skye seems to have the world at her fingertips—she’s smart,
... Read more

Also available as: eBook

Rakuten Kobo

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

What is Kobo Super Points?

Reward Yourself

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Top Series in United States

Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy

Liquid Empire

Ecology and Power in the Age of Empire

Media and the Making of Modern Germany

Tell Me Lies

Ohio

This Lie Will Kill You

The Book of Mirrors

Stranger, Father, Beloved

Benjamin, Adorno, and the Experience of Literature

And Again

People who read these also enjoyed

Soul City

Too Good to Be True

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Top Series in United States

Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy

Show:

People who read these also enjoyed