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An accessible introduction to pre-modern Islam, showcasing the individuals - caliphs, law-makers, theologians, poets, mystics and scholars - who shaped the cour ...

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A charming, lively and often amusing tour of the forgotten episodes and overlooked people and places of English history. ...

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One of four titles in Thames & Hudson's innovative new 'Big Idea' series, this well-informed and lucid book takes a comprehensive look at the incredible ide ...

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An expert palaeoarchaeologist reveals how our understanding of the evolution of our species has been transformed by momentous discoveries and technological adva ...

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Memento Mori takes the reader on a ghoulish but beautiful tour of some of the world's more unusual sacred sites and traditions, in which human remains are displ ...

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The history of selling sex is a hidden one, its practitioners a 'damnable crew' pushed to the margins of history. Harlots, Whores & Hackabouts redresses ...

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Ian Baker's memoir of his journey to the long-hidden source of the Shangri-La myth - 'one of the most extraordinary tales of adventure and discovery ever told' ...

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A thought-provoking reflection on pilgrimage past and present, and a compelling exploration of its relevance today. ...

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The essential guide to the complex, fascinating world of Chinese myths: retelling the stories and exploring their significance in Chinese culture. This is a con ...

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The first illustrated global exploration of the cultural significance of twins. The birth of twins is unusual. Throughout history they have been revered as gods ...

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A celebration of Ukraine's rich cultural heritage, drawing on over 100 of the country's most important works of art and architectural monuments from prehistory ...

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This book offers a largely chronological illustrated guide to how the chemical elements were discovered over the past three millennia. It provides a view not ju ...

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A landmark publication that captures the beautiful richness of every aspect of trees and their importance for science, culture and the future of humankind. Tree ...

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In this follow-up to the bestselling Histories of Nations, leading historians from around the globe revisit the great revolutions of modern history and explore ...

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Before the First World War, enthusiasm for a borderless world reached its height. International travel, migration, trade and progressive projects on matters ran ...

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Some people bounce back in response to setbacks; others break. We often think that these responses are hardwired but this is not the case. William B.Irvine comb ...

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In the most ambitious one-volume American history in decades, award-winning historian Jill Lepore offers a magisterial account of the origins and rise of a divi ...

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"People who thought the 2008 financial collapse was over a long time ago need to meet the people Jessica Bruder got to know in this scorching, beautifully ...

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Claude M. Steele, who has been called "one of the few great social psychologists," offers a vivid first-person account of the research that supports h ...

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A major bestseller in Japan, Financial Times Top Ten book of the year, Book-of-the-Month Club bestseller, and required reading at the best business schools, Thi ...

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A biography of one of America's most popular and misunderstood authors, John Steinbeck. ...

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A portable edition of the famous Red Book text and essay. ...

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One of the top ten books of the year at The New York Times Book Review, The Wall Street Journal, Vulture/New YorkmagazineA best book of the year at Los Angeles ...

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