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Renowned publisher of serious nonfiction by leading intellectuals, scholars, and journalists. An imprint of @hachetteUS
New York, NY
Joined March 2009
RT @VDHanson: The instant New York Times bestseller THE END OF EVERYTHING is new in paperback on September 2. Get 20% off with discount cod….
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.@BDTSpelman “is someone with great judgment and sagacity, patience and persistence. An eloquent, personal case for college leadership based on building communal governance and institutional trust.”—@KirkusReviews . Available September 2! Learn more:
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"For anyone wishing for an easy but also informative and engaging introduction to the world of the late Roman Republic, [Josiah Osgood's LAWLESS REPUBLIC] would be excellent.” . Read more on @LawLiberty. #Cicero.
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The fall of the Roman Republic demonstrates that any free government depends on the rule of law for its survival.
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Author @RRobDunn joins The BIG Strategy Podcast to explore a powerful question: What if the answers to our biggest challenges are hiding in nature?. Tune in now and don’t miss his new book, THE CALL OF THE HONEYGUIDE, available everywhere books are sold.
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Podcast Episode · The BIG Strategy Podcast · 08/26/2025 · 44m
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RT @marybethgasman: Writing for @Forbes about Beverly Daniel Tatum's new book, Peril and Promise. I highly recommend that leaders of all ty….
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In Peril and Promise, Beverly Daniel Tatum offers both a warning and a sense of hope. Her newest book is needed right now by leaders.
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RT @KirkusReviews: Class is in session, #Swifties! 🧑🎓Professor Stephanie Burt tells us about her forthcoming book, TAYLOR'S VERSION, which….
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Happy Publication Day to @RRobDunn's THE CALL OF THE HONEYGUIDE 🎉 A “soulful tribute” (@nytimes) that shows how rethinking our relationships with other species can help us reimagine the future of humankind . Learn More: #science #naturalhistory
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.@jasonrileywsj's THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION MYTH is "important and timely."—Wilfred Reilly @wil_da_beast630. Read more on @Commentary Magazine. #racialpreference #collegeadmission
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In The Affirmative Action Myth, the Manhattan Institute’s Jason Riley makes an important and time...
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Josiah Osgood's LAWLESS REPUBLIC is "a concise, powerful description of how Cicero’s pugnacity, gift for crafting biting insults, and political tone-deafness led to his death in 43 BCE…". Read more on @LAReviewofBooks . #Cicero
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Edward Watts reviews Josiah Osgood’s “Lawless Republic: The Rise of Cicero and the Decline of Rome.”
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"This exciting, original, life-affirming book will change your understanding of the way the natural world works." ―Sy Montgomery. THE CALL OF THE HONEYGUIDE by @RRobDunn is available August 26! Learn more:
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"@DrEugeniaCheng's writing is generous and precise, a soft-serve swirl of the universal and the particular. In a way that few mathematicians can, she writes for everyone." ―@benorlin . UNEQUAL is on sale September 2! Learn more:
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"Blueprints sings as a book about math that is also grounded in art." ―@newscientist . @MarcusduSautoy's book comes out September 9th! Learn more:
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"@DrEugeniaCheng's writing is generous and precise, a soft-serve swirl of the universal and the particular. In a way that few mathematicians can, she writes for everyone." ―@benorlin . UNEQUAL is on sale September 2! Learn more:
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“An extraordinary resource for anyone who cares about American higher education.” ―@esglaude . PERIL AND PROMISE by @BDTSpelman is available September 2! Learn more:
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"Blueprints sings as a book about math that is also grounded in art." ―@newscientist . @MarcusduSautoy's book comes out September 9th! Learn more:
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"This exciting, original, life-affirming book will change your understanding of the way the natural world works." ―Sy Montgomery. THE CALL OF THE HONEYGUIDE by @RRobDunn is available August 26! Learn more:
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RT @romanhistory1: Out Soon - Pre-order Now.The Romans: A 2,000-Year History. Get the book UK at Get this book USA….
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When we think of “ancient Romans” today, many picture the toga-clad figures of Cicero and Caesar, presiding over a republic, and then an empire, before seeing their world collapse at the hands of...
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Check out this great review of THE INVENTION OF DESIGN by @MaggieGram from @spectator ⤵️
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It is more than 40 years since Tom Wolfe said to me, in a Chinese restaurant on Manhattan’s Lexington Avenue, that ‘Modern’ had become an historical style label. He meant it was not…
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"This exciting, original, life-affirming book will change your understanding of the way the natural world works." ―Sy Montgomery. THE CALL OF THE HONEYGUIDE by @RRobDunn is available August 26! Learn more:
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