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With critically acclaimed titles in history, science, higher education, health and wellness, humanities, classics, and public health, the Books Division publishes 150 new books each year and maintains a backlist in excess of 3,000 titles. With warehouses on three continents, worldwide sales representation, and a robust digital publishing program, the Books Division connects Hopkins authors to scholars, experts, and educational and research institutions around the world.
Comfort Stations, Fitting Rooms, Public Baths, and Locker Rooms in America, 1880-1930
A unique history of how private spaces in public-such as public restrooms and dressing rooms-developed in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century. Before the late nineteenth century, Americans bathed, dressed, undressed, and relieved themselves in the privacy of their own homes. Yet from 1880 to 1930, the social forces of ......
The most up-to-date and gorgeous photographic collection of all 1,144 bird species in North America (including Hawaii!).
A Great Blue Heron, a Wood Duck, a Baltimore Oriole, an Eastern Bluebird, or a Belted Kingfisher—which North American bird species is your favorite? In Birds of North America: A ......
The first book dedicated entirely to the fascinating ecology of the world's tortoises. Embark on a captivating journey into the remarkable world of tortoises with Tortoises of the World. This extensively researched and beautifully illustrated book provides a comprehensive exploration of the biology, natural history, and conservation of these ......
Seven People Who Saved the Lives of Millions and Transformed the Way We Live
The fascinating stories of public health innovators who overcame immense obstacles to improve the health of millions.
In the nineteenth century, the scourge of deadly infectious diseases permanently receded for the first time in human history while longevity steadily improved. This progress was due in large part to ......
Join sensational drag queen Kyne Santos on an extraordinary journey through the glamorous world of... math?
This sassy book is your VIP pass, taking you behind the scenes with a TikTok superstar who shatters stereotypes and proves that math can be fascinating and fun, even ......
The Least Radical Means of Radically Repairing Our Broken Democracy
Can a parliamentary democracy end Americas constitutional crisis?
Americans face increasingly stark choices each presidential election and a growing sense that our government cant solve the nations most urgent challenges. Our eighteenth-century system is ill suited to our twenty-first-century world. ......
Explores the growing water supply crisis through an ethnographic study of a rural minority community in China threatened by climate change. China is experiencing climate whiplash-extreme fluctuations between drought and flooding-that threatens the health and autonomy of millions of people. Set against mounting anxiety over the future of global ......
How James Monroe's relationships impacted the rise, fall, and rebirth of political parties in the early American republic. From the Revolutionary War to his death in 1831, James Monroe's life was dominated by partisan politics. Monroe-not uniquely among the American founders-hated political parties, even writing that he "always considered their ......
This game-changing book questions long-accepted rules of primate socioecology and redefines the field from the ground up. In Primate Socioecology, renowned researcher Lynne A. Isbell offers a fresh perspective on primate social organizations that redefines the field from the ground up. Through her innovative Variable Home Range Sharing model, ......
