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England's Villages: An Extraordinary Journey Through Time
Dr Ben Robinson - Blink Publishing
Format: Paperback
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THE STUNNING NEW BOOK FROM THE HOST OF BBC 2'S VILLAGES BY THE SEA England's villages have survived, developed, and thrived over hundreds of years. But what makes a village and how has that changed over time? Take a charming and unexpected journey through the quirks of England's... |
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Rosamond Lehmann in Vegas
Nick Hornby - McSweeney's
Format: Paperback
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In this new anthology of his columns for The Believer, Nick Hornby delves into the latest escapades from his reading life. Spanning the magazine's Las Vegas era, these consistently hilarious dispatches touch on numerous subjects, including epic cattle drives, chess prodigies, and Arsenal's... |
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Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire: History, Trivia, and Tales, Including Caligula, Marcus Aurelius, Aqueducts, Assassinations, and More!
Dr. Peta Greenfield - Ulysses Press
Format: Paperback
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Discover the wild and fascinating true stories of the Roman Empire that are rarely taught in history class with this ultimate collection of notorious emperors, scandalous love affairs, rebellion, and more!. Whether you think about the Roman Empire every day or not, the legendary stories... |
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The Other Ancient Civilizations: Decoding Archaeology's Less Celebrated Cultures
Raven Todd DaSilva - Mango
Format: Paperback
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Other Civilizations and Cultures With Rich and Unique HistoriesWelcome ancient history lovers and archaeology fans! Raven Todd DaSilva, award-winning scholar, archaeologist, and creator of the popular archaeology online educational platform Dig it With Raven, wants to introduce you to some... |
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Gobsmacked!: The British Invasion of American English
Ben Yagoda - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover
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A spot-on guide to how and why Americans have become so bloody keen on Britishisms - for good or ill. The British love to complain that words and phrases imported from America - from French fries to Awesome, man! - are destroying the English language. But what about the influence going... |
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The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy
Martha C. Nussbaum - Cambridge University Press
Format: 2nd Edition
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This book is a study of ancient views about "moral luck." It examines the fundamental ethical problem that many of the valued constituents of a well-lived life are vulnerable to factors outside a person's control, and asks how this affects our appraisal of persons and their... |
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On Camus (The French List)
Jean-Paul Sartre - Seagull Books
Format: Paperback
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A window onto one of the most consequential friendships in philosophical history, that of Sartre and Camus - and on its end.. Iconic French novelist, playwright, and essayist Jean-Paul Sartre is widely recognized as one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century, and his work... |
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Bandit Heaven: The Hole-in-the-Wall Gangs and the Final Chapter of the Wild West
Tom Clavin - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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From multiple New York Times bestselling author Tom Clavin comes the thrilling true story of the most infamous hangout for bandits, thieves and murderers of all time -- and the lawmen tasked with rooting them out.. Robbers Roost, Brown's Hole, and Hole-in-the-Wall were three hideouts... |
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