Yale University Press

How can one European capital be responsible for most of the West's intellectual and cultural achievements in the twentieth century?

Based loosely on the lives of Chang and Eng Bunker, the nineteenth-century brothers and source of the term 'Siamese twins', this play is the haunting and lyrical story of conjoined twins Pigg and Pegg. It is the first winner of the "Yale Drama Series".

The hidden costs of artificial intelligence, from natural resources and labor to privacy and freedom

A survey of the history of Irish painting, encompassing the entire span from the Middle Ages to the mid-20th century. The volume includes both well-known and virtually unknown artists, Irish artists who worked abroad as well as in Ireland, and major foreign artists who worked in Ireland.

A thrilling history of the dramatic siege of Acre in 1291, the bloody climax to the two hundred years of the Holy Land Crusades

From the first words of an infant to the peculiar modern dialect of text messaging, this book reveals language's myriad intricacies and quirks. It sheds light on the development of unique linguistic styles, the origins of obscure accents, and the search for the first written word.

From a master biographer and leading scholar of eighteenth-century literature comes an award-winning new portrait of the greatest satirist in the English language

A fast-paced, character-filled history that brings the unique American saga to life for readers of all ages

The untold story of a group of Irish cities and their remarkable development before the age of industrialization

The gripping story of the tumultuous destruction of the Irish country house, spanning the revolutionary years of 1912 to 1923