Progressive New World - How Settler Colonialism and Transpacific Exchange Shaped American Reform by Marilyn Lake
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In a bold argument, Marilyn Lake shows that race and reform were mutually supportive as Progressivism became the political logic of settler colonialism at the turn of the 20th century. She points to exchanges between American and Australasian reformers who shared racial sensibilities, along with a commi ...Show more
The Fast - The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without by John Oakes
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A fascinating exploration of the unique history and biology of fasting - a practice resurging in popularity and an essential part of many health approaches, religions and philosophies. We fast all the time, even when we're not conscious of doing so. A fast manifests the idea of holding back, resisting t ...Show more
Love and Marriage in the Age of Jane Austen by Rory Muir
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Marriage is at the centre of Jane Austen's novels. The pursuit of husbands and wives, advantageous matches, and, of course, love itself, motivate her characters and continue to fascinate readers today. But what were love and marriage like in reality for ladies and gentlemen in Regency England?
Media Madness by Howard Kurtz
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"The mainstream media's obsessive hatred for President Trump outruns his anti-media fixation by a country mile, argues this evenhanded and incisive study of press relations with the Trump administration." -Publishers Weekly "'Defiance Disorder' Another new book describes chaos in Trump's White House"- ...Show more
All the Knowledge in the World - The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia by Simon Garfield
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The encyclopaedia once shaped our understanding of the world. Created by thousands of scholars and the most obsessive of editors, adults cleared their shelves in the belief that wisdom was now effortlessly accessible in their living rooms. Contributions from Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Orville Wrig ...Show more
Brolliology by Rankine Marion
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Humans have been making, using, perfecting, and decorating umbrellas for millennia - holding them over the heads of rulers, signalling class distinctions, and exploring their full imaginative potential in folk tales and novels. In the spirit of the best literary gift books, Brolliology is a beautifully ...Show more
Vital Organs by Suzie Edge
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The remarkable stories of the world's most famous body parts.Louis XIV's rear end inspired the British National Anthem. Queen Victoria's armpit led the development of antiseptics. Robert Jenkin's ear started a war. All too often, historical figures feel distant and abstract; more myth and legend than r ...Show more
Signs & Symbols of the World: Over 1,001 Visual Signs Explained by D.R. McElroy
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This informative and engaging illustrated reference provides the stories behind 1,001 signs and symbols, from ancient hieroglyphs to modern-day political and subculture symbols.What in the world does Ω mean? And what about its meaning might have led my coffee date to tattoo it on his entire forearm? Whe ...Show more
The Seven Measures of the World by Piero Martin
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The fascinating stories behind the essential seven units of measurement that allow us to understand the physical world "Entertaining popular science and a literate tale of why things are as they are."--Kirkus Reviews From the beginning of history, measurement has been interwoven into the human experienc ...Show more
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Apocalypse by Joshua Piven; David Borgenicht
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It's the apocalypse--now what? Prepare for the end of civilization with the help of the world's best-selling survival guide series and learn how to pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again.The doomsday clock is seconds from midnight. Extinction-level dangers draw closer with every t ...Show more