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Shane McCausland
Arts Along the Great Wall

An enlightening look at the art, culture, and people of the Mongol Empire in China before Chinggis Khan.The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire in history, but its origins lie in a rich and of…

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Beth McKillop, Jane Portal
Precious Beyond Measure

Now in paperback, an illustrated history of Korean ceramics from ancient origins to today.This book is a captivating, richly illustrated history of fired clay in Korea, spanning ancient times to the prese…

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Eva Moreda
From Brown Wax to Bytes

An investigation of how audio formats have long shaped the ways we create and consume music.From Brown Wax to Bytes is an accessible and surprising history of audio formats and the indelible imprint they …

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Timothy Mowl
All Around Is Fairy Ground

Exquisitely illustrated in color, a fascinating study of gender, social mores, design, and horticulture in Regency gardens.Regency gardens dazzled with color, invention, and theatricality: trellises heavy…

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Christiana Payne
Samuel Palmer

Exploring both his early masterpieces and later works, an exquisitely illustrated biography of the celebrated landscape artist.Samuel Palmer (1805-81) is one of Britain's most beloved artists, celebrated …

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Mary Pickering
Prophet of Science

An accessible biography of the man who founded sociology.Born during the ferment of the French Revolution, Auguste Comte (1798-1857) was one of the foremost thinkers of the nineteenth century, whose ideas…

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Helen Pierce
The Profaned Pencil

The first comprehensive survey of the rise of political caricature in the United Kingdom.The Profaned Pencil surveys the vivid and unruly world of British political caricature between 1600 and 1860. It fo…

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Alasdair Pinkerton
Radio

"Published in association with the Science Museum, London."

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Aleksander Pluskowski
The Teutonic Knights

A gripping account of the rise and fall of the last great medieval military order.This book provides a concise and incisive introduction to the knights of the Teutonic Order, the last of the great militar…

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Maggie L Popkin, Maggie Popkin
I Came, I Saw, I Collected

Replete with illustrations, a surprising tour of ephemera's profound and lasting power.The human drive to capture memories and experiences through physical objects is as old as civilization itself. In I C…

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Neil Quilliam
The Narcissist

An eye-opening investigation into the early life, violent reign, and destructive legacy of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.The Narcissist tells the story of a quiet ophthalmology student who never…

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Lee Raye
Creatures of Story and Song

A cultural and literary--as well as natural--history of fourteen animals and plants now extinct in the United Kingdom.Discover why a beaver was said to bite off its own testicles, why the baleen of a righ…

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Oliver Ready
Gogol

A fresh biography of the nineteenth-century writer, who straddled Ukrainian and Russian cultures.Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) was one of the most original and elusive writers of the nineteenth century: a com…

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Helen M. Rozwadowski
Vast Expanses

A history of humanity's relationship with oceans across cultures and centuries. Much of human experience can be distilled to saltwater: tears, sweat, and an enduring connection to the sea. In Vast Expanse…

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Ben Russell
James Watt

A unique, expansive exploration of one engineer's career and the early industrial transformation of the United Kingdom. Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer James Watt (1736-1819) is best known for h…

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Tobias Rüther
Heroes

Now available in a new format, the story of Bowie's rebirth in Berlin, where a city's revival shaped his most innovative work.In 1976, David Bowie left Los Angeles and the success of his celebrated albums…

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William Sheehan
Solar Eclipses

A thrilling guide to the celestial drama and scientific wonder of eclipses.For millennia, solar eclipses have stirred awe and fear. Once seen as omens, they are now celebrated as rare spectacles that unit…

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William O Stephens
Marcus Aurelius

Now in paperback, the moving life and legacy of Rome's great emperor philosopher.This book guides us through the fascinating life and writings of Marcus Aurelius, Stoic philosopher and Roman emperor. Phil…

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John Sutherland
97 Fights

An explosive history, from boxing's cinematic origins to today's global spectacle--and its uncertain future.The noble art of boxing is the world's oldest contact sport. Its Big Bang moment was the arrival…

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Ryan Szpiech
Muhammad XI of Granada

The history of Boabdil's rule and his legacy in both Christian and Muslim cultures across five centuries.Muhammad XI of Granada (c. 1460-1533), better known as Boabdil, was the last ruler of Muslim Granad…

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