Galileo's Library recounts how and why Galileo collected hundreds of books and manuscripts, and how family and fame led to his library's dispersal, forgeries, thefts, and, in a few cases, preservation.
Proto-Elamite is one of the world's earliest scripts and it remains only very partly deciphered. Excavations have uncovered c. 1,700 clay tablets from Iran, dating c. 3300–2900 BCE. This Element explores the on-going decipherment project through interdisciplinary efforts.
The Cambridge Companion series focuses on concepts, movements, and writers that are essential to modern life. Martin Amis was one of the most acclaimed and controversial writers of his era, and this collection represents the most authoritative and complete account of his work to date.
