John Onians
A bold revision of the history of European art, told through the lens of neuroscience ...
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Richard Holloway
For curious readers young and old, a rich and colorful history of religion from humanity's earliest days to our own contentious times In an era of hardening rel ...
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The full story of the thirty-nine female agents of SOE F section who went undercover in France, revealing for the first time how their fates contrasted and over ...
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Christine Elaine Evans
The first full-length, archive-based history of Soviet Central Television's production and programming in the decades before perestroika In the first full-lengt ...
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Niall Kishtainy
A lively, inviting account of the history of economics, told through events from ancient to modern times and the ideas of great thinkers in the field What cause ...
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John Sutherland
A title that takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from The Canterbury Tales to Harry Potter. With mas ...
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Ben Judah
A lively, inside account of Putin's years of rule and the impending crisis that threatens his tsar-like regime "A beautifully written and very lively study ...
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William Bynum
A spirited volume on the great adventures of science throughout history, for curious readers of all ages ...
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Daniel Siemens
The first full history of the Nazi Stormtroopers whose muscle brought Hitler to power, with revelations concerning their longevity and their contributions to th ...
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Wojciech Materski
The book shows the background and mechanics of the Soviet mass executions in spring 1940 of 14,500 Polish prisoners of war - army officers, police, gendarmes, a ...
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Nigel Warburton
Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. This book introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy and explores ...
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Dan Healey
A pioneering history of medical care in Stalin’s Gulag—showing how doctors and nurses cared for inmates in appalling conditions A byword for injustic ...
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James C. Scott
An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard narrative Why did ...
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Tim Mackintosh-Smith
A riveting, comprehensive history of the Arab peoples and tribes that explores the role of language as a cultural touchstone This kaleidoscopic book covers almo ...
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Margarita Tupitsyn
A comprehensive survey of art in Moscow in the era of the Soviet Union that champions the unquenchable spirit of artistic experimentation in the face of politic ...
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Geoffrey Roberts
A compelling intellectual biography of Stalin told through his personal library "[A] fascinating new study."-Michael O'Donnell, Wall Street Journal In ...
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Leah Price
As words and stories are increasingly disseminated through digital means, the significance of the book as object - whether pristine collectible or battered reli ...
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David Crystal
Now in paperback, in the tradition of E. H. Gombrich's A Little History of the World, a lively journey through the story of language With a language disappearin ...
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Philip Snow
A compelling, expansive history of the relationship between China and Russia, from the seventeenth century to the present Russia and China, the largest and most ...
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Jo Steffens
What does a library say about the mind of its owner? How do books map the intellectual interests, curiosities, tastes, and personalities of their readers? What ...
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John R. Ehrenfeld
The developed world, increasingly aware of 'inconvenient truths' about global warming and sustainability, is turning its attention to possible remedies - eco-ef ...
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