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The Japanese Educational Challenge: A Commitment To Children

The Japanese Educational Challenge: A Commitment To Children

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Small triangular cut on fep. This insightful sociological study, The Japanese Educational Challenge: A Commitment To Children, meticulously...
War Worn & Weary: The Convalescent Nurses Of Osborne House Geelong 1917-1919

War Worn & Weary: The Convalescent Nurses Of Osborne House Geelong 1917-1919

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical account, War Worn & Weary: The Convalescent Nurses Of Osborne House Geelong...
The Past At Work

The Past At Work

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsThe compelling non-fiction work The Past At Work by Anthony Burton presents a meticulous analysis of how historical...
Mexican And Central American Mythology

Mexican And Central American Mythology

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Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis authoritative work presents a comprehensive overview of the rich and complex mythological traditions of pre-Columbian Mexico and Central...
People Of The Australian High Country

People Of The Australian High Country

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles the enduring spirit and unique way of life among...
Los Caprichos

Los Caprichos

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Worn and faded spine. Some creasing on cover. Yellowed pages. Clean text. Write...
Iron Bridge To Crystal Palace: Impact And Images Of The Industrial Revolution

Iron Bridge To Crystal Palace: Impact And Images Of The Industrial Revolution

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis seminal work of social history, Iron Bridge To Crystal Palace: Impact And Images...
A Choice Of Days: Essays From Happy Days, Newspaper Days, And Heathen Days

A Choice Of Days: Essays From Happy Days, Newspaper Days, And Heathen Days

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling collection presents H.L. Mencken's insightful recollections, drawing from his acclaimed autobiographical volumes....
Why We Travel: 12 reasons we travel and what they reveal about

Why We Travel: 12 reasons we travel and what they reveal about

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INDEPENDENT BEST TRAVEL BOOK OF 2024 Good Housekeeping Travel Book of the Month A LoveReading Best Book of 2024 Smithsonian Magazine Top Ten Best Travel Books 2024 'Travel at its...
Museum of Childhood

Museum of Childhood

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The Museum of Childhood traces the history of childhood through some of the museum's most cherished objects. The book reveals how children have played, dressed, learned and grown through the...
Feeding the Machine: The Hidden Human Labour Powering AI

Feeding the Machine: The Hidden Human Labour Powering AI

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Big Tech has sold us the illusion that artificial intelligence is a frictionless technology that will bring wealth and prosperity to humanity. But hidden beneath this smooth surface lies the...
Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome

Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome

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The charismatic Fulvia amassed a degree of military and political power that was unprecedented for a woman in Ancient Rome. Married three times to men who moved in powerful circles,...
A History of Women in 101 Objects: A walk through female history

A History of Women in 101 Objects: A walk through female history

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The way we remember the past today remains dishearteningly patriarchal: a place where women have always been oppressed by men, from ancient times to the present day. A History of...
Dope Girls: The Birth Of The British Drug Underground

Dope Girls: The Birth Of The British Drug Underground

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27th November 1918, London. Just 16 days after the end of the Great War, with the nation on its knees, Billie Carleton takes to the stage for the last time....
America's Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the

America's Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the

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The remarkable story of how African Americans transformed Atlanta, the former heart of the Confederacy, into today's Black mecca Atlanta is home to some of America's most prominent Black politicians,...
Bad Friend: A Century of Revolutionary Friendships

Bad Friend: A Century of Revolutionary Friendships

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A rebellious new history of female friendship and timely reclamation of the 'bad friend'. Move over idealised BFFs, glossy gal pals and indestructible work wives. Meet the bad friends. The...
Bad Friend: A Century of Revolutionary Friendships

Bad Friend: A Century of Revolutionary Friendships

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A rebellious new history of female friendship and timely reclamation of the 'bad friend'. Move over idealised BFFs, glossy gal pals and indestructible work wives. Meet the bad friends. The...
The Rising Down: Lives in a Sussex Landscape

The Rising Down: Lives in a Sussex Landscape

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'Remarkable.' THE TIMES 'Wonderful.' GUARDIAN 'Fascinating.' TELEGRAPH 'As a portrait of a place, it's hard to better.' COUNTRY LIFE 'A thrill akin to discovering buried treasure.' RICHARD MABEY 'Humane, humorous...
DOING YOUR RESEARCH PROJECT

DOING YOUR RESEARCH PROJECT

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If you are a beginner researcher, the problems facing you are much the same whether you are producing a small project, an MEd dissertation or a PhD thesis. You will...
The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective

The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective

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A revelatory history of the women who brought Victorian criminals to account-and how they became a cultural sensation Shortlisted for The Wolfson History Prize 2025 From Wilkie Collins to the...
Facing Down the Furies: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me

Facing Down the Furies: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me

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An award-winning classicist turns to Greek tragedies for the wisdom to understand the damage caused by suicide and help those who are contemplating suicide themselves "Remarkable, brave and compassionate."-Rowan Williams,...
Love and Marriage in the Age of Jane Austen

Love and Marriage in the Age of Jane Austen

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What happened when Jane Austen's heroines and heroes were finally wed? Marriage is at the centre of Jane Austen's novels. The pursuit of husbands and wives, advantageous matches, and, of...
A Little History of Music

A Little History of Music

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A superbly engaging guide to music around the world, from prehistory to the present Music excites and moves us perhaps more than any other art form. From a Neanderthal's bone...
Ignorance: A Global History

Ignorance: A Global History

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"A fascinating catalogue of the conditions and agency of ignorance"-Jeffrey Collins, Times Literary Supplement "A declaration of love for education"-Stefan Bauer, History Today "Dazzling . . . a deliciously knowledgeable...
The World of the Crusades

The World of the Crusades

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A lively reimagining of how the distant medieval world of war functioned, drawing on the objects used and made by crusaders Throughout the Middle Ages crusading was justified by religious...
Strike: Labor, Unions, and Resistance in the Roman Empire

Strike: Labor, Unions, and Resistance in the Roman Empire

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Historian Sarah E. Bond retells the traditional story of Ancient Rome, revealing how groups of ancient workers unified, connected, and protested as they helped build an empire From plebeians refusing...
Tattoos: The Untold History of a Modern Art

Tattoos: The Untold History of a Modern Art

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The true history of tattoo as both art and profession in the West There is a pervasive stereotype of tattoo culture as relating to an underworld of scoundrels, sailors, and...
All About Love: The Deluxe Collector's Edition: New Visions

All About Love: The Deluxe Collector's Edition: New Visions

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Now available in a special hardcover Deluxe Collector's Edition featuring beautiful new packaging, including cloth case stamping with red foil, bold endpapers, and red sprayed edges! A New York Times...
How to Raise a Viking: The Secrets of Parenting the World's Happiest

How to Raise a Viking: The Secrets of Parenting the World's Happiest

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'Top-notch' Good Housekeeping - BEST PARENTING BOOKS 'Helen has a way to take big ideas and convey them with warmth and wisdom' Dr Rangan Chatterjee 'A well researched study injected...
The Social Leap: how and why humans connect

The Social Leap: how and why humans connect

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Our chimpish ancestors were superbly adapted to a life of leaping through the trees. To survive on the savannah, they had to make a social leap - a change that...
Paper Cranes: A Mother's Story of Hope, Courage and Determination

Paper Cranes: A Mother's Story of Hope, Courage and Determination

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Cheryl Koenig's life changed forever the day her twelve-year-old son Jonathan was involved in a horrific car accident. Given very little chance of survival, Jonathan was in a coma for...
Up Shit Creek in a Barbed Wire Canoe

Up Shit Creek in a Barbed Wire Canoe

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If you've ever been up shit creek in a barbed wire canoe, you'll know that you long for a way out. You're depressed, your bum hurts, and you feel like...
Different Daughters: A History of the Daughters of Bilitis and the

Different Daughters: A History of the Daughters of Bilitis and the

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Nearly fifteen years before the birth of gay liberation, the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB) was the world's first organization committed to lesbian visibility and empowerment. Like its predominantly gay male...
England Is Mine

England Is Mine

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David hates school, where he has been bullied, and has reached sixth form without any friends. Music is the only thing that keeps him going. Inspired by his hero, Karl...
Earth Honouring: The New Male Sexuality

Earth Honouring: The New Male Sexuality

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageEarth Honouring: The New Male Sexuality presents a profound re-evaluation of masculinity, arguing for...
Banksy: The Man Behind The Wall

Banksy: The Man Behind The Wall

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling biography uncovers the elusive identity and provocative artistry of the world's most...
More Great Australian Flying Doctor Stories

More Great Australian Flying Doctor Stories

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling collection, More Great Australian Flying Doctor Stories, chronicles the extraordinary adventures and...
New World Order Assassins

New World Order Assassins

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis provocative work, New World Order Assassins, uncovers the shadowy forces behind global events,...
Sing You Home

Sing You Home

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageSing You Home presents a poignant narrative that navigates the complexities of love, loss,...
No Time For Disability: The Helen Gillies Story

No Time For Disability: The Helen Gillies Story

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageNo Time For Disability: The Helen Gillies Story by Susan Hudson chronicles the extraordinary...
Parenting Beyond Your Capacity: Connect Your Family To A Wider Community

Parenting Beyond Your Capacity: Connect Your Family To A Wider Community

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn Parenting Beyond Your Capacity, Reggie Joiner and Carey Nieuwhof help parents discover a...
Miracles & Amazing Stories In Our Times

Miracles & Amazing Stories In Our Times

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling collection chronicles a series of extraordinary events and personal testimonies, presenting a...
Do What Matters: What Leading A Child Protection Organization In Cambodia Taught Me About Life And Leadership

Do What Matters: What Leading A Child Protection Organization In Cambodia Taught Me About Life And Leadership

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling memoir chronicles Nicky Mih's transformative experiences at the helm of a child...
Dublin 4

Dublin 4

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageSet against the vibrant backdrop of 1970s Dublin, Dublin 4 compiles four compelling novellas...
Sex Crimes

Sex Crimes

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThat summer Slade met Luce and things exploded between them. In the heavy tropical...
Disobedience

Disobedience

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageNaomi Alderman’s Disobedience is a compelling work of contemporary fiction that plunges into the...
Never Mind

Never Mind

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA searing work of contemporary fiction, Never Mind plunges into the opulent yet deeply...