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In Search of the Giants of the Sea

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A travelogue through the history, literature, and lore of the remarkable mammals that we long have been fascinated with, from Moby-Dick to Free Willy.From his childhood fascination with the gigantic Natural History Museum model of a blue whale, to his abiding love of Moby-Dick, to his adult encounters with the living animals in the Atlantic Ocean, the acclaimed writer Philip Hoare has been ... Read more

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A travelogue through the history, literature, and lore of the remarkable mammals that we long have been fascinated with, from Moby-Dick to Free Willy.From his childhood fascination with the gigantic Natural History Museum model of a blue whale, to his abiding love of Moby-Dick, to his adult encounters with the living animals in the Atlantic Ocean, the acclaimed writer Philip Hoare has been
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The Life of Stephen Tennant

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A new reissue of Philip Hoare's singular biography of Stephen Tennant.‘Witty and amazing … both scholarly and hilarious at the same time’ John Waters, New York TimesStephen Tennant was barely a being of his time. A fixture of London’s high society during the 1920s, he was once driven around town wearing a striped football jersey, a pair of earrings, silver glitter in his hair and Vaseline on his ... Read more

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A new reissue of Philip Hoare's singular biography of Stephen Tennant.‘Witty and amazing … both scholarly and hilarious at the same time’ John Waters, New York TimesStephen Tennant was barely a being of his time. A fixture of London’s high society during the 1920s, he was once driven around town wearing a striped football jersey, a pair of earrings, silver glitter in his hair and Vaseline on his
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RISINGTIDEFALLINGSTAR

In Search of the Soul of the Sea

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"Every day is an anxiety in my ways of getting to the water. . . . I've become so attuned to it, so scared of it, so in love with it that sometimes I can only think by the sea. It is the only place I feel at home."Many of us visit the sea. Admire it. Even profess to love it. But very few of us live it. Philip Hoare does. He swims in the sea every day, either off the coast of his native Southampton ... Read more

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"Every day is an anxiety in my ways of getting to the water. . . . I've become so attuned to it, so scared of it, so in love with it that sometimes I can only think by the sea. It is the only place I feel at home."Many of us visit the sea. Admire it. Even profess to love it. But very few of us live it. Philip Hoare does. He swims in the sea every day, either off the coast of his native Southampton
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Albert and the Whale

Albrecht Dürer and How Art Imagines Our World

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An illuminating exploration of the intersection between life, art and the sea from the award-winning author of The Whale.In 1520, Albrecht Dürer, the most celebrated artist in Northern Europe, sailed to Zeeland to see a whale. A central figure of the Renaissance, no one had painted or drawn the world like him. Dürer drew hares and rhinoceroses in the way he painted saints and madonnas. The wing of ... Read more

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An illuminating exploration of the intersection between life, art and the sea from the award-winning author of The Whale.In 1520, Albrecht Dürer, the most celebrated artist in Northern Europe, sailed to Zeeland to see a whale. A central figure of the Renaissance, no one had painted or drawn the world like him. Dürer drew hares and rhinoceroses in the way he painted saints and madonnas. The wing of
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Oscar Wilde's Last Stand

Decadence, Conspiracy, and the Most Outrageous Trial of the Century

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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year that Sir Ian McKellen called a shocking tale of heroes and villains-illuminating and upsetting in equal measure.”The first production of Oscar Wilde’s Salomé in 1918, with American exotic dancer Maud Allan dancing lead, ignited a firestorm in London spearheaded by Noel Pemberton Billing, a member of Parliament and self-appointed guardian of family values. ... Read more

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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year that Sir Ian McKellen called a shocking tale of heroes and villains-illuminating and upsetting in equal measure.”The first production of Oscar Wilde’s Salomé in 1918, with American exotic dancer Maud Allan dancing lead, ignited a firestorm in London spearheaded by Noel Pemberton Billing, a member of Parliament and self-appointed guardian of family values.
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Noel Coward

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The definitive biography of one of the 20th century’s most celebrated and controversial dramatists.To several generations, actor, playwright, songwriter, and filmmaker Noël Coward (1899–1973) was the very personification of wit, glamour, and elegance. Given unprecedented access to the private papers and correspondence of Coward family members, compatriots, and numerous lovers, Samuel Johnson Prize ... Read more

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The definitive biography of one of the 20th century’s most celebrated and controversial dramatists.To several generations, actor, playwright, songwriter, and filmmaker Noël Coward (1899–1973) was the very personification of wit, glamour, and elegance. Given unprecedented access to the private papers and correspondence of Coward family members, compatriots, and numerous lovers, Samuel Johnson Prize
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William Blake and the Sea Monsters of Love

Art, Poetry, and the Imagining of a New World

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A revelatory and joyous exploration of how one visionary inspired two-hundred years of art, poetry and protest by the acclaimed author of Albert and the WhaleWeaving between the historical, cultural, and personal, award-winning author Philip Hoare reveals a web of creative minds and artistic iconoclasts fired by the wild and revolutionary genius of William Blake.Blake is one of the greatest ... Read more

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A revelatory and joyous exploration of how one visionary inspired two-hundred years of art, poetry and protest by the acclaimed author of Albert and the WhaleWeaving between the historical, cultural, and personal, award-winning author Philip Hoare reveals a web of creative minds and artistic iconoclasts fired by the wild and revolutionary genius of William Blake.Blake is one of the greatest
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The Outermost House

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The classic nature memoir of Cape Cod in the early twentieth century, "written with simplicity, sympathy, and beauty" ( New York Herald Tribune).When Henry Beston returned home from World War I, he sought refuge and healing at a house on the outer beach of Cape Cod. He was so taken by the natural beauty of his surroundings that his two-week stay extended into a yearlong solitary adventure. He ... Read more

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The classic nature memoir of Cape Cod in the early twentieth century, "written with simplicity, sympathy, and beauty" ( New York Herald Tribune).When Henry Beston returned home from World War I, he sought refuge and healing at a house on the outer beach of Cape Cod. He was so taken by the natural beauty of his surroundings that his two-week stay extended into a yearlong solitary adventure. He
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The Life of Stephen Tennant

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A new reissue of Philip Hoare's singular biography of Stephen Tennant.‘Witty and amazing … both scholarly and hilarious at the same time’ John Waters, New York TimesStephen Tennant was barely a being of his time. A fixture of London’s high society during the 1920s, he was once driven around town wearing a striped football jersey, a pair of earrings, silver glitter in his hair and Vaseline on his ... Read more

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A new reissue of Philip Hoare's singular biography of Stephen Tennant.‘Witty and amazing … both scholarly and hilarious at the same time’ John Waters, New York TimesStephen Tennant was barely a being of his time. A fixture of London’s high society during the 1920s, he was once driven around town wearing a striped football jersey, a pair of earrings, silver glitter in his hair and Vaseline on his
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William Blake and the Sea Monsters of Love

Art, Poetry, and the Imagining of a New World

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Weaving between the historical, cultural, and personal, award-winning author Philip Hoare reveals a web of creative minds and artistic iconoclasts fired by the wild and revolutionary genius of William Blake.Blake is one of the greatest artists in western history. His art envelops us. He invented a way to put words and images on a page to express his poetry and art in a manner that has never been ... Read more

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Weaving between the historical, cultural, and personal, award-winning author Philip Hoare reveals a web of creative minds and artistic iconoclasts fired by the wild and revolutionary genius of William Blake.Blake is one of the greatest artists in western history. His art envelops us. He invented a way to put words and images on a page to express his poetry and art in a manner that has never been
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The Whale

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The whale is the largest, loudest, oldest animal ever to have existed. It is improbable, amazing, and—as anyone who has seen an underwater documentary or visited the display at the American Museum of Natural Historycan attest—a powerful source of wonder and delight to millions. The Whale is an extraordinary journey into the world of this fascinating and mysterious animal.Acclaimed writer Philip ... Read more

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The whale is the largest, loudest, oldest animal ever to have existed. It is improbable, amazing, and—as anyone who has seen an underwater documentary or visited the display at the American Museum of Natural Historycan attest—a powerful source of wonder and delight to millions. The Whale is an extraordinary journey into the world of this fascinating and mysterious animal.Acclaimed writer Philip
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Albert and the Whale

Albrecht Dürer and How Art Imagines Our World

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In 1520, Albrecht Dürer, the most celebrated artist in Northern Europe, sailed to Zeeland to see a whale. A central figure of the Renaissance, no one had painted or drawn the world like him. Dürer drew hares and rhinoceroses in the way he painted saints and madonnas. The wing of a bird or the wing of an angel; a spider crab or a bursting star like the augury of a black hole, in Dürer's art, they ... Read more

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In 1520, Albrecht Dürer, the most celebrated artist in Northern Europe, sailed to Zeeland to see a whale. A central figure of the Renaissance, no one had painted or drawn the world like him. Dürer drew hares and rhinoceroses in the way he painted saints and madonnas. The wing of a bird or the wing of an angel; a spider crab or a bursting star like the augury of a black hole, in Dürer's art, they
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