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Philosophy

Literary Criticism

Deep Refrains Music, Philosophy, and the Ineffable

Gallope Michael

ISBN: PB: 9780226483696, ISBN: HB: 9780226483559, University of Chicago Press, November 2017
336 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 10 halftones, 20 line drawings

We often say that music is ineffable, that it does not refer to anything outside of itself. But if music, in all its sensuous flux, does not mean anything in particular, might it still have a special kind of philosophical significance? In "Deep Ref...

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Anthropology

Linguistics

Dark Matter of the Mind The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

Everett Daniel L.

ISBN: PB: 9780226526782, University of Chicago Press, November 2017
400 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 6 halftones, 18 line drawings, 2 tables

Is it in our nature to be altruistic, or evil, to make art, use tools, or create language? Is it in our nature to think in any particular way? For Daniel L. Everett, the answer is a resounding no: it isn't in our nature to do any of these things beca...

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Performing Arts

Reference

Dramatic Writer's Companion (Second Edition) Tools to Develop Characters, Cause Scenes, and Build Stories

Dunne Will

ISBN: PB: 9780226494081, University of Chicago Press, October 2017
352 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm

In just eight years, "The Dramatic Writer's Companion" has become a classic among playwrights and screenwriters. Thousands have used its self-contained character, scene, and story exercises to spark creativity, hone their writing, and improve their s...

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Entomology

Dancing Bees Karl von Frisch and the Discovery of the Honeybee Language

Munz Tania

ISBN: PB: 9780226526508, ISBN: HB: 9780226020860, University of Chicago Press, October 2017
296 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 26 halftones, 7 line drawings

We think of bees as being among the busiest workers in the garden, admiring them for their productivity. But amid their buzzing, they are also great communicators – and unusual dancers. As Karl von Frisch (1886-1982) discovered during World War II, b...

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Buddhism

Anthropology

Dream Trippers Global Daoism and the Predicament of Modern Spirituality

Palmer David A., Siegler Elijah

ISBN: PB: 9780226484846, University of Chicago Press, October 2017
352 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 11 halftones, 1 table

Over the past few decades, Daoism has become a recognizable part of Western "alternative" spiritual life. Now, that Westernized version of Daoism is going full circle, traveling back from America and Europe to influence Daoism in China. "Dream Tri...

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Performing Arts

Dumb Type Reader

Eckersall Peter, Scheer Edward, Shintaro Fujii

ISBN: PB: 9788763544931, University of Chicago Press, Museum Tusculanum Press, August 2017
256 pp., 24.1x16.5 cm, 20 colour plates

From the 1980s into the early 2000s, the Japanese group Dumb Type mounted multimedia performances that broke substantial new ground in new media dramaturgy and influenced countless performers to follow. This book gathers essays on the group's work, a...

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Entomology

Dr. Eleanor's Book of Common Ants

Spicer Rice Eleanor, Wild Alex, Dunn Rob

ISBN: PB: 9780226445816, University of Chicago Press, August 2017
96 pp., 20.3x15.2 cm, 96 colour plates

Did you know that for every human on earth, there are about one million ants? They are among the longest-lived insects – with some ant queens passing the thirty-year mark – as well as some of the strongest. Fans of both the city and countryside alike...

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Entomology

Dr. Eleanor's Book of Common Ants of California

Spicer Rice Eleanor, Wild Alex, Dunn Rob

ISBN: PB: 9780226351537, University of Chicago Press, August 2017
80 pp., 20.3x15.2 cm, 78 colour plates

Did you know that for every human on earth, there are about one million ants? They are among the longest-lived insects – with some ant queens passing the thirty-year mark – as well as some of the strongest. Fans of both the city and countryside alike...

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Entomology

Dr. Eleanor's Book of Common Ants of Chicago

Spicer Rice Eleanor, Wild Alex, Dunn Rob

ISBN: PB: 9780226266800, University of Chicago Press, August 2017
64 pp., 20.3x15.2 cm, 66 colour plates

Did you know that for every human on earth, there are about one million ants? They are among the longest-lived insects – with some ant queens passing the thirty-year mark – as well as some of the strongest. Fans of both the city and countryside alike...

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Entomology

Dr. Eleanor's Book of Common Ants of New York City

Spicer Rice Eleanor, Wild Alex, Dunn Rob

ISBN: PB: 9780226351674, University of Chicago Press, August 2017
80 pp., 20.3x15.2 cm, 77 colour plates

Did you know that for every human on earth, there are about one million ants? They are among the longest-lived insects – with some ant queens passing the thirty-year mark – as well as some of the strongest. Fans of both the city and countryside alike...

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