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Five Years Ahead of My Time
Seth BoveyFrom the late 1950s to the present day, Five Years Ahead of My Time tells the story of garage rock, an explosive musical phenomenon whose continuing influence on popular culture is dramatic and deep.Read more › -
Fat
Christopher E. ForthFeaturing fascinating historical accounts and philosophical, religious and cultural arguments covering status, gender and race, this book provides rich insights how fat has been perceived and imagined in the West since antiquity.Read more › -
Cosmos
Roberta J. M. OlsonCharts the human love affair with the heavens in art and astronomy, and includes both sound science and insightful art and cultural history.Read more › -
Gilded Youth
James Brooke-SmithJames Brooke-Smith examines the public school, training ground for the ruling elite and a symbol of British national identity and tradition.Read more › -
The Europe Illusion
Stuart SweeneyThe Europe Illusion considers Britain’s relationships with France and Prussia-Germany since the map of Europe was redrawn at Westphalia in 1648.Read more › -
Leonardo’s Paradox
Joost KeizerPublished to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the death of the great Italian Renaissance master, this is an insightful study of the relationship between word and image in the work of Leonardo da Vinci.Read more ›
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Earthly Immortalities
How the Dead Live On in the Lives of Others
Peter Moore
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In this thought-provoking and book, Peter Moore examines the often overlooked issues...
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Five Years Ahead of My Time
Garage Rock from the 1950s to the Present
Seth Bovey
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Five Years Ahead of My Time: Garage Rock from the 1950s to the Present tells of an...
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Shapeshifters
A History
John B. Kachuba
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There is something about a shapeshifter – a person who can transform into an...
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Fat
A Cultural History of the Stuff of Life
Christopher E. Forth
- Fat: such a little word evokes big responses. While ‘fat’ describes the...
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A History of Reading
Steven Roger Fischer
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Steven Roger Fischer’s fascinating book, now available in an updated B-format...
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The Madness of Knowledge
On Wisdom, Ignorance and Fantasies of Knowing
Steven Connor
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Many human beings have considered the powers and the limits of human knowledge, but...
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