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Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'An absolute must-read . . . Emmanuel Acho dives into important subjects like cultural appropriation and white privilege, urging you to find a way to...
American Wildflowers: A Literary Field Guide
Organized as a field guide, a literary anthology filled with classic and contemporary poems and essays inspired by wildflowers-perfect for writers, artists, and botanists alikeAmerican Wildflowers: A Literary Field Guide...
Esther Simpson: The True Story of her Mission to Save Scholars from
The thousands of academic refugees Esther Simpson helped rescue are well remembered. But who was she and why has history forgotten her?This is the story of Esther Simpson, a remarkable...
Anatomy of a Nation: A History of British Identity in 50 Documents
From an obscure, misty archipelago on the fringes of the Roman world to history's largest empire and originator of the world's mongrel, magpie language - this is Britain's past. But,...
When I Was A Child I Read Books
Author: Marilynne Robinson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Of Marilynne Robinson, Michael Arditti said that there is 'no contemporary novelist whose work I would rather read'. However she is...
The Ledger and the Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America
An award-winning historian's "searing" (Wall Street Journal) account of America's internal slave trade-and its role in the making of AmericaSlave traders are peripheral figures in most histories of American slavery....
The Invention of Miracles: language, power, and Alexander Graham Bell's quest to end deafness
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The Secret Library: A Book Lover's Journey Through Curiosities of
How much do you know about the Victorian novelist who outsold Dickens? Or the woman who became the first published poet in America? Do you know what connects Homer's Iliad...
The History Hit Miscellany of Facts, Figures and Fascinating Finds
'History is a bottomless reservoir of all the bonkers, heroic, awful and weird things we eccentric humans have ever done. We can't help generating extraordinary stories... Most importantly, like all...
Marcel Caux: A Life Unravelled
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150 Years of Photojournalism: v. 2
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The Story of Britain: From the Romans to the Present
'A triumph' INDEPENDENT'A thought-provoking and indispensable book' DAILY MAIL'An instant classic ... I have been reading it with unalloyed admiration and delight' EVENING STANDARDRoy Strong has written an exemplary introduction...
Comfort in Darkness
A masterwork from the world's greatest Jiu Jitsu fighter and international bestselling author of BREATHE. A mythic figure in fighting and a legendary member of the "first family of martial...
All the Wide Border: Wales, England and the Places Between
A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year 2023A funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England-Wales border: Britain's deepest faultline. There is...
Guiding Lights: The Extraordinary Lives of Lighthouse Women
Women have a long history of keeping the lights burning, from tending ancient altar flames to manning modern day lighthouses. Yet most of their stories are little-known. Guiding Lights is...
The Secret Mind of Bertha Pappenheim: The Woman Who Invented Freud's
The extraordinary life of a brilliant woman whose contributions to science have been lied about and misused-the Henrietta Lacks of psychoanalysis-and whose mental health struggles look different in light of...
Our Stories: 75 Years of the NHS from the People Who Built It, Lived
FOREWORD BY ADAM KAY, AUTHOR OF THIS IS GOING TO HURTPortion of proceeds go to NHS Charities Together.A beautiful and heart-warming collection of stories, this landmark publication tells, for the...
Comfort in Darkness
A masterwork from the world's greatest Jiu Jitsu fighter and international bestselling author of BREATHE. A mythic figure in fighting and a legendary member of the "first family of martial...
The Bible in the Sixteenth Century
A distinguished group of authors here illuminate a broad spectrum of themes in the history of biblical interpretation. Originally published in 1990, these essays take as their common ground the...
A Tale of Two Murders: Passion and Power in Seventeenth-Century France
As scandalous as any modern-day celebrity murder trial, the "Giroux affair" was a maelstrom of intrigue, encompassing daggers, poison, adultery, archenemies, servants, royalty, and legal proceedings that reached the pinnacle...
An Aqueous Territory: Sailor Geographies and New Granada's
In An Aqueous Territory Ernesto Bassi traces the configuration of a geographic space he calls the transimperial Greater Caribbean between 1760 and 1860. Focusing on the Caribbean coast of New...
Through Ice & Fire
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Conspiracy: A History of Boll*cks Theories, and How Not to Fall for Them
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Ashdod II-III: The Second and Third Seasons of Excavations 1963, 1965
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Author: Moshe DothanBinding: HardbackPublished: The Department of Antiquities and Museums, The Israel Exploration Society, The Department of Archaeology, Hebrew University, 1971Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis...
The Frontier Below: The Past, Present and Future of Our Quest to Go
Triumphs and disasters in the deep seaThis is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet. We do not see...
Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient
'A delightful compendium of the kind of facts you immediately want to share with anyone you encounter' New York Times'An ebullient, irrepressible spirit invests this book. It is erudite and...
Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner
The vivid and masterful story of Isabella Stewart Gardner-creator of one of America's most stunning museums-an American original whose own life was remade by art. Includes archival photos of Isabella's...
The High Seas: Ambition, Power and Greed on the Unclaimed Ocean
THE IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER'Powerful reportage...awash with wonderful obscurities' The Sunday Times''A comprehensive investigation of the staggering damage we have done to the world's oceans and its life forms' ObserverA vital,...
Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed
The No1 Sunday Times BestsellerA Waterstones Best Politics Book 2024A Mail on Sunday 'Best Holiday Read 2024''A searing expose' Glamour'A timely reminder of the dangers posed by men who crave...
Exploring the World: Two centuries of remarkable adventurers and their
Explorers and travellers have always been attracted by the lure of the unknown. By traversing and mapping our planet, they have played a vital role in mankind's development. For almost...
Up in Arms: How Military Aid Stabilizes-and Destabilizes-Foreign
How support from foreign superpowers propped up-and pulled down-authoritarian regimes during the Cold War, offering lessons for today's great power competitionThroughout the Cold War, the United States and Soviet Union...
The Secretary
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Vietnam Illustrated
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The Last Tycoons: The Secret History of Lazard Freres & Co.
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Tracking Globalization: Debates on Development, Freedom, and Justice
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What's Her Name: A History of the World in 80 Lost Women
Journey through thousands of years of human history (now with the women put back in).From the earliest human civilizations through to the present day, the stories of countless influential women...
You Couldn't Make It Up...!: Unpublished Letters to The Daily
In a year in which even the most seasoned commentators have struggled to keep pace with the news cycle, letter writers to The Daily Telegraph have once again provided their...
Otherland: A Journey with My Daughter
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The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business
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Speeches of War and Peace
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The Fall of the Roman Empire: A Reappraisal
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Author: Michael GrantBinding: HardbackPublished: Annenberg School Press, 1976Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides a detailed analysis of the causes and events leading to the decline...
Proceedings of the Calvinistic Congress Edinburgh 1938
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Author: Various AuthorsBinding: HardbackPublished: Calvinistic Congress Committee, 1938Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book contains the proceedings from the Calvinistic Congress held in Edinburgh in 1938, featuring...
An Outline of the German Occupation of Denmark 1940-1945
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Author: Per NytrupBinding: SoftbackPublished: Museum of the Danish Resistance Movement, 1968Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive overview of the German military occupation of...
The Night of Broken Glass Eyewitness Accounts of Kristallnacht (SIGNED)
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Author: Uta Gerhardt, Thomas KarlaufBinding: HardbackPublished: Polity, 2012Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: SignedThis book provides a powerful collection of eyewitness accounts from the events of Kristallnacht, illustrating...
Taman Indera Malay Decorative Arts and Pastimes
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Author: Mubin SheppardBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the rich and diverse decorative arts and pastimes of the Malay culture,...
De Verboden Stad The Forbidden City
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Author: Museum Boymans-van BeuningenBinding: SoftbackPublished: Self-published, -Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides an in-depth exploration of the court culture of the Chinese Emperors of...
The Grammar of Chinese Ornaments
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Author: Owen JonesBinding: HardbackPublished: Studio, 1987Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the intricate and rich tradition of Chinese ornamentation, providing insights into the cultural significance and...
Hume Studies Volume XXVI Number 1
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Author: Various AuthorsBinding: SoftbackPublished: The Hume Society, April 2000Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis volume of Hume Studies features a collection of scholarly articles focused on...