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Frederik Cryns
In the Service of the Shogun

"Exhaustively researched. . . . Students of Japanese history and culture owe Cryns a debt of gratitude for this impressive achievement."--Wall Street Journal - "William Adams comes alive in…

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Elizabeth Currie
Street Style

A revealing portrait of class relations during the Italian Renaissance explored through the artistic representations of clothing.In late sixteenth-century Rome, artists found inspiration in bustling stree…

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Mary E Davis
Paul Poiret

Beautifully illustrated, the story of the incandescent French designer and entrepreneur, purveyor of all things lavish.Before Chanel, Dior, or Saint Laurent, there was Paul Poiret. Born in Paris in 1879, …

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Ana Debenedetti
Botticelli

A revealing look at the commercial strategy and diverse output of this canonical Renaissance artist.In this vivid account, Ana Debenedetti reexamines the life and work of Renaissance artist Sandro Bottice…

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Geertje Dekkers,
Myriad, Microscopic and Marvellous

The fascinating life and legacy of a pioneering seventeenth-century microbiologist.The pioneering Dutch microbiologist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek uncovered hidden worlds of minuscule life. With his ingenious,…

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Paul Dobraszczyk
Botanical Architecture

An original call to reorient architecture around our relationship to plants.When we look at trees, we see a form of natural architecture, and yet we have seemingly always exploited trees to make new build…

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Paul Dobraszczyk
Future Cities

A breathtaking exploration that intertwines imaginary cities and real-world urban innovations.

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Douwe Draaisma,
The Man Who Lost His Head

A captivating look at bizarre and intriguing brain disorders throughout history.

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Becky Sue Epstein
Champagne

Newly revised and expanded, a cultural history of the most famous of bubbly wines.Now available in a revised and expanded new edition, Champagne explores the history of sparkling wines and the people who …

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Emmanuelle Fantin, Bran Nicol
Jean Baudrillard

The first English biography of the twentieth-century French sociologist and philosopher.Once hailed as a historian of the future, Jean Baudrillard remains a vital figure for understanding the present. Fam…

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Felipe Fernández-Armesto, Manuel Lucena Giraldo
How the Spanish Empire Was Built

"A richly researched account of the clever, industrious and deeply practical men who followed in the footsteps, often literally, of Columbus, Cortés, Pizarro, Núñez de Balboa and others."--Wall …

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Chris Filstrup, Jane Merrill
The Turban

A superbly illustrated history of the turban, from Arabian origins to global cultural icon.

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Hilary French
Ballroom

A tune-filled, light-footed people's history of ballroom dancing.

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Cosima Clara Gillhammer
Light on Darkness

With implications for the history of religion and art alike, an exploration of the lasting influence of Christian liturgy across a range of media.Light on Darkness: The Untold Story of the Liturgy offers …

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Maria Golia
Ornette Coleman

"Ornette Coleman's career encompassed the glory years of jazz and the American avant-garde. Born in segregated Fort Worth, Texas, during the Great Depression, the African-American composer and musici…

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Daniel M Grimley
Jean Sibelius

A nuanced account of the life and work of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.

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Christina Guillaumier
Sergei Prokofiev

A critical biography of the twentieth-century Russian composer and pianist.This wide-ranging and incisive biography unfolds the life and work of the much-loved twentieth-century composer Sergei Prokofiev.…

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Marcus Hall
Our Bodies, Our Planet

In praise of parasites, a surprising exploration of the profound impact of biological freeloaders on human history and our daily lives.Parasites and parasitic relationships are fundamental to life on Eart…

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James Hannam
The Globe

A New Scientist Best Book of 2023From Babylon to Columbus and beyond, a journey across millennia and--yes--the globe exploring how we came to understand our spherical planet.The Globe tells the story of h…

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Felicity Henderson
Robert Hooke's Experimental Philosophy

"Robert Hooke was England's first professional scientist and a pioneer of science communication. He was also one of the earliest to write a guide for how others might become "experimental philos…

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