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The Tao of Pooh

One of the world's great Taoist masters isn't Chinese, or a venerable philosopher, but is in fact none other than A. A. Milne's effortlessly calm, still, reflective bear Winnie-the-Pooh. While Eeyore...

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Penguin by Design: A Cover Story 1935-2005

By looking back at seventy years of Penguin paperbacks, graphic designer Phil Baines charts the development of British publishing, the ever-changing currents of cover art and style, and the role ...

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The Road to Wigan Pier

In the 1930s Orwell was sent by a socialist book club to investigate the appalling mass unemployment in the industrial north of England. He went beyond his assignment to investigate the employed as...

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The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary

From the best-selling author of The Professor and the Madman, The Map That Changed the World, and Krakatoa comes a truly wonderful celebration of the English language and of its unrivaled treasure...

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Making Rights Real: Activists, Bureaucrats, and the Creation of the Legalistic State (Chicago Series in Law and Society)

It’s a common complaint: the United States is overrun by rules and procedures that shackle professional judgment, have no valid purpose, and serve only to appease courts and lawyers. Charles...

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Dreaming in Pictures: The Photography of Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll was the pen name of the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and other beloved children's books. But before achieving fame as an author,...

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Gainsborough in Bath (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in Britis)

When Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) arrived in the spa town of Bath, England, at the age of thirty-one, he was an artist of modest reputation. When he left sixteen years later, he was recognized as...

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The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Vol. 26: Volume 26: Catalogues of Books (The Works of Jonathan Edwards Series) (Books v)

This final volume in The Works of Jonathan Edwards publishes for the first time Edwards’ “Catalogue,” a notebook he kept of books of interest, especially titles he hoped to acquire, and entries...

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Richard Parkes Bonington: The Complete Paintings (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art)

Only twenty-five at the time of his death in 1828, young Richard Parkes Bonington nevertheless was a seminal figure in the development of modernism in nineteenth-century French painting. This...

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Apostles of Beauty: Arts and Crafts from Britain to Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago)

The Arts and Crafts movement in architecture, interior design, and decorative arts reached its peak between 1880 and 1910 in Britain and North America. The movement’s emphasis on aesthetic quality...

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The Brother Gardeners: A Generation of Gentlemen Naturalists and the Birth of an Obsession (Vintage)

Bringing to life the science and adventure of eighteenth-century plant collecting, The Brother Gardeners is the story of how six men created the modern garden and changed the horticultural world in...

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Narrating the Thirties: A Decade in the Making : 1930 to the Present

In a series of case-studies, ranging widely from documentary film and the writings of J.B. Priestley to postwar historiography and Remains of the Day, this book explores the ever-changing and hotly...

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The Lord God Made Them All

The Lord God Made Them All

With each book more embraceable than the last, James Herriot once again brings us the magical beauty of Yorkshire through his heartwarming experiences as a country veterinarian. These new stories...

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Law, Custom, and Social Order: The Colonial Experience in Malawi and Zambia (Classics of African Studies Series)

This book explores the historical formation during the colonial period of that part of African law know as customary law. Manufacturer: Heinemann Author: Martin Chanock ISBN: 0325000166 Number Of...

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James VI and I and the History of Homosexuality

Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan Author: Michael B. Young ISBN: 0333633784 Number Of Pages: 232

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The British Marxist Historians

Customer Review: Table of contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Maurice Dobb and the debate on the transition to capitalism -- 3. Rodney Hilton on feudalism and the English peasantry -- 4. Christopher...

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Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster

Acclaimed author Alison Weir brings to life the extraordinary tale of Katherine Swynford, a royal mistress who became one of the most crucial figures in the history of Great Britain. Born in the...

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In the Valley of the Kings: Howard Carter and the Mystery of King Tutankhamun's Tomb

In 1922, the British archaeologist Henry Carter opened King Tutankhamun’s tomb, illuminating the glories of an ancient civilization. And while the world celebrated the extraordinary revelation that...

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The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty

For the first time in decades, here, in a single volume, is a fresh look at the fabled Tudor dynasty, comprising some of the most enigmatic figures ever to rule a country. Acclaimed historian G. J....

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Sources of British Feminism (History of British Feminism)

These documents record the uneven progress made in the area of women's rights from the late 17th century up until the early decades of the 20th century.Contents:A Serious Proposal to the Ladies for...

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The Empire Writes Back: Theory and Practice in Post-Colonial Literatures (New Accents)

The authors, three leading figures in post-colonial studies, open up debates about the interrelationships of post-colonial literatures, investigate the powerful forces acting on language in the...

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Oliver Cromwell (Heinemann Advanced History)

Heinemann Advanced History has quickly established itself as a major series for AS and A-level students. As well as word-of-mouth success, it has been praised in journals such as the Times...

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Who Owns the World: The Surprising Truth About Every Piece of Land on the Planet

You don't have to be a student of geography or cartography to have an interest in the world around you, especially with globalization making our planet seem smaller than ever. Now you can IM someone...

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Victorian Fashions Coloring Book (History of Fashion)

Victorian Fashions Coloring Book (History of Fashion)

These 45 ready-to-color line drawings feature costumes from the Victorian Age, carefully reproduced from authentic sources. Over their tightly laced corsets and billowing crinolines, the models wear...

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Nevil Maskelyne: The Seaman's Astronomer

Nevil Maskelyne directed the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, for 46 years (1765-1811) and supervised the production of the first 49 issues of the Nautical Almanac. This biography attempts to present...

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The Cambridge Companion to Victorian Culture (Cambridge Companions to Culture)

The Victorian era produced artistic achievements, technological inventions and social developments that continue to shape how we live today. This Companion offers authoritative coverage of that...

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Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell is one of the most puzzling and controversial figures in English history. In this excellent introduction, Barry Coward uses Cromwell's own words and actions to analyse the life of...

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The British Economy Since 1945: Economic Policy and Performance, 1945-1990 (Making Contemporary Britain Series)

In this text, Sir Alec Cairncross provides an overview and analysis of British economic policy and performance from 1945 to the present. The book takes a chronological approach, introducing this...

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Gerard Manley Hopkins: A Life

An insightful and inspirational biography of the heroic and spiritual poet. Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) may well have been the most original and innovative poet writing in the English...

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Churchill

An acclaimed historian presents a revelatory look at the greatest statesman of the twentieth century For eminent historian Paul Johnson, Winston Churchill remains an enigma in need of unraveling....

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The Wives of Henry VIII

The six-week New York Times bestselling history of the legendary six wives of Henry VIII--from an acclaimed biographer. "Admirably succeed(s) in bringing to life the six women who married England's...

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Marriage a la Mode: Three Centuries of Wedding Dress Tradition

Manufacturer: National Trust Author: Shelley Tobin Author: Sarah Pepper Author: Margaret Willes ISBN: 0707803586 Number Of Pages: 128

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Englands Test Cricketer, 1877-1996

A handbook on England's 582 test match cricketers of the past 120 years, with personal details, records and statistics. Manufacturer: Not Avail Author: Jason Woolgar ISBN: 0709060181 Number Of Pages:...

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