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Atlas of Imagined Cities: Who lives where in TV, books, games and movies?

Atlas of Imagined Cities: Who lives where in TV, books, games and movies?

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Author: Matt Brown Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 168 Explore the fictional topography of the most inspiring world cities - including London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris and Tokyo -...
Defeating the Dictators: How Democracy Can Prevail in the Age of the Strongman

Defeating the Dictators: How Democracy Can Prevail in the Age of the Strongman

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Author: Charles Dunst Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 ' Charles Dunst's deeply researched, timely and powerful book offers a blueprint for how democracies should fight back.' - Sir Kim...
Kings of the Grail: Tracing the Historic Journey of the Cup of Christ from Jerusalem to Modern-Day Spain

Kings of the Grail: Tracing the Historic Journey of the Cup of Christ from Jerusalem to Modern-Day Spain

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Author: Margarita Torres Sevilla Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Recently discovered parchments in the Egyptian University of Al-Azhar have finally made it possible to identify the location where the...
Sugar A Global History

Sugar A Global History

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Author: Andrew F. Smith Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 Sugar: A Global History explores sugar's reputation as one of the most beloved yet most reviled substances that humans consume....
Art of Happiness in a Troubled World

Art of Happiness in a Troubled World

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Author: The Dalai Lama Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 With his trademark warmth and humour, His Holiness the Dalai Lama shows us how to find happiness despite the challenges...
The Peace Book: Teachings from the Greatest Minds of All Time

The Peace Book: Teachings from the Greatest Minds of All Time

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Author: Editors of Cider Mill Press Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 Trace the inspirational teachings of peace from some of the greatest minds of all time with The Peace...
Hummus: A Global History

Hummus: A Global History

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Author: Harriet Nussbaum Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 This is a global history of hummus bi-tahina, the delicious combination of chickpeas, tahini, lemon and garlic that we know and...
Prey: Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Women's Rights

Prey: Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Women's Rights

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Author: Ayaan Hirsi Ali Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 352 Why are so few people talking about the eruption of sexual violence and harassment in Europe's cities No...
The Resilience Dividend: Being Strong in a World Where Things Go Wrong

The Resilience Dividend: Being Strong in a World Where Things Go Wrong

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Author: Judith Rodin Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 Building resilience,the ability to bounce back more quickly and effectively,is an urgent social and economic issue. Our interconnected world is susceptible...
Coconut: A Global History

Coconut: A Global History

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Author: Constance L. Kirker Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 From curries to creamy pina coladas, a delectable global history of the many culinary incarnations of the coconut. The flavor...
Taste: A Philosophy of Food

Taste: A Philosophy of Food

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Author: Sarah E. Worth Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 When we eat, we eat the world: taking something from outside and making it part of us. But what does...
Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the Twenty-First Century

Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the Twenty-First Century

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Author: Josh Rogin Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 The explosive, behind-the-scenes story of Donald Trump's high-stakes confrontation with Beijing, from an award-winning Washington Post columnist and peerless observer of...
Binge Times: Inside Hollywood's Furious Billion-Dollar Battle to Take Down Netflix

Binge Times: Inside Hollywood's Furious Billion-Dollar Battle to Take Down Netflix

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Author: Dade Hayes Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 The first comprehensive account of the biggest wake-up call in the history of the entertainment business: the pivot to streaming. Go...
Francis I: The Maker of Modern France

Francis I: The Maker of Modern France

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Author: Leonie Frieda Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 Francis I (1494-1547) was inconstant, amorous, hot-headed and flawed. Yet he was also arguably the most significant king that France ever...
Foie Gras: A Global History

Foie Gras: A Global History

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Author: Norman Kolpas Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 152 Few ingredients inspire more high-soaring praise and provoke greater outrage than foie gras. Literally meaning 'fat liver', foie gras is traditionally...
Smart Machines and Service Work: Automation in an Age of Stagnation

Smart Machines and Service Work: Automation in an Age of Stagnation

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Author: Jason E. Smith Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 A trenchant expose of the effects of automation on worker's lives In recent decades digital devices have reshaped daily life,...
Mini and Milo: The Big Flappy Ears

Mini and Milo: The Big Flappy Ears

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Author: Venita Dimos Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 32 Mini and Milo help children gain much-needed skills such as conflict management and resilience skills. Story-led, with humour and heart, this...
Cuckooland: Where the Rich Own the Truth

Cuckooland: Where the Rich Own the Truth

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Author: Tom Burgis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 'STAND BY FOR FIREWORKS AS IT HITS THE SHELVES' SUNDAY TIMES 'IF ORWELL WERE WITH US TODAY, HE'D BE WRITING BOOKS...
When Grandma Burnt Her Bra

When Grandma Burnt Her Bra

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Author: Samantha Tidy Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 32 In When Grandma Burnt Her Bra, author Samantha Tidy and illustrator Aska depict the world as seen by a child whose...
Human Rights for Pragmatists: Social Power in Modern Times

Human Rights for Pragmatists: Social Power in Modern Times

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Author: Jack Snyder Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 328 Human rights are among our most pressing issues today, yet rights promoters have reached an impasse in their effort to achieve...
Very Important People: Status and Beauty in the Global Party Circuit

Very Important People: Status and Beauty in the Global Party Circuit

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Author: Ashley Mears Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 328 A sociologist and former fashion model takes readers inside the elite global party circuit of 'models and bottles' to reveal how...
Horizon Work: At the Edges of Knowledge in an Age of Runaway Climate Change

Horizon Work: At the Edges of Knowledge in an Age of Runaway Climate Change

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Author: Adriana Petryna Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 A new way of thinking about the climate crisis as an exercise in delimiting knowable, and habitable, worlds As carbon dioxide...
Upshift: Turning Pressure into Performance and Crisis into Creativity

Upshift: Turning Pressure into Performance and Crisis into Creativity

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Author: Ben Ramalingam Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 '[A] creative and original book on resilience through crises' DAVID MILIBAND '[A] fascinating book is full of insights ... I highly...
The Dragonfly in the Haze: A Being Human guide to creating meaningful connection

The Dragonfly in the Haze: A Being Human guide to creating meaningful connection

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Author: Dr. Carrie Hayward (Clinical Psychologist) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 40 A specialist in human psychology explores our increasing disconnection with the physical world, and its impact on leading...
Houdini, Tarzan, and the Perfect Man: The White Male Body and the Challenge of Modernity in America

Houdini, Tarzan, and the Perfect Man: The White Male Body and the Challenge of Modernity in America

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Author: John F Kasson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 A remarkable new work from one of our premier historians In his exciting new book, John F. Kasson examines the...