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The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Land Warfare: An Illustrated World View

The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Land Warfare: An Illustrated World View

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The Hutchinson Chronology of World History: v. 4: 1901-Present Day - The Modern World

The Hutchinson Chronology of World History: v. 4: 1901-Present Day - The Modern World

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The Hutchinson Chronology of World History: v. 3: 1776-1900 - The Changing World

The Hutchinson Chronology of World History: v. 3: 1776-1900 - The Changing World

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The Hutchinson Chronology of World History: v. 2: 1492-1775 - The Expanding World

The Hutchinson Chronology of World History: v. 2: 1492-1775 - The Expanding World

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Team Talk: Sporting Words and their Origins

Team Talk: Sporting Words and their Origins

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Wordwatching: Field Notes from an Amateur Philologist

Wordwatching: Field Notes from an Amateur Philologist

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An Admirable Point: A Brief History of the Exclamation Mark!

An Admirable Point: A Brief History of the Exclamation Mark!

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Author: Florence Hazrat Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 Few punctuation marks elicit quite as much love or hate as the exclamation mark. It's bubbly and exuberant, an emotional amplifier...
Librorum Ridiculorum: A Compendium of Bizarre Books

Librorum Ridiculorum: A Compendium of Bizarre Books

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Author: Brian Lake Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 A celebration of all the weird and wonderful books to be found at an antiquarian bookshop. Books have the power to...
100 Symbols That Changed the World

100 Symbols That Changed the World

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Author: Colin Salter Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 100 Symbols That Changed The World looks at the genesis and adoption of the world's most recognizable symbols. Universal symbols have...
Death Sentence

Death Sentence

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Planet Word

Planet Word

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The Happiness Dictionary: Words from Around the World to Help Us Lead a Richer Life

The Happiness Dictionary: Words from Around the World to Help Us Lead a Richer Life

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Author: Dr Tim Lomas Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 352 'A delightful compendium' - Evening Standard Have you ever had a feeling that you couldn't quite describe, because...
The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Oxford English Dictionary

The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Oxford English Dictionary

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Author: Simon Winchester Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 224 The making of the Oxford English Dictionary was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of...
The Italians

The Italians

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Author: John Hooper Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 336 A deeply knowledgeable and enjoyable account of what makes the Italians tick Sublime and maddening, fascinating yet baffling, Italy...
Unspeakable: The Things We Cannot Say

Unspeakable: The Things We Cannot Say

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Author: Harriet Shawcross Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 352 As a teenager, Harriet Shawcross stopped speaking at school for almost a year. As an adult, she became fascinated...
City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris

City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris

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Author: Holly Tucker (Vanderbilt University) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 In the late 1600s, Louis XIV assigns Nicolas de la Reynie to bring order to the city of Paris...