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Immunization
Stuart Blume
A history of immunization over the last 100 years, from Louis Pasteur to Covid-19.
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Amplified
Paul Atkinson
An in-depth look at the invention and evolution of the electric guitar.
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Those They Called Idiots
Simon Jarrett
A humane, thoughtful and yet clear-eyed history of people with learning disabilities since 1700.
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Children Draw
Marilyn JS Goodman
A concise, richly illustrated book that explores why children draw.
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Crab
Cynthia Chris
What is a crab? What significance do crabs play in the world? Cynthia Chris explores...
Breathing
An Inspired History
Edgar Williams
Our knowledge of breathing has shaped our social history, and philosophical beliefs...
Coal
Nature and Culture
Ralph Crane
While concerns about climate change have focused negative attention on the coal...
Foie Gras
A Global History
Norman Kolpas
Few ingredients inspire more high-soaring praise and provoke greater outrage than...
Oishii
The History of Sushi
Eric C. Rath
Sushi and sashimi are by now global sensations and have become perhaps the best-known...
Jack London
Kenneth K. Brandt
Jack London (1876–1916) by any standards lived a life of excess. London’s...