The Times: Explorers A History in Photographs by MADELEINE, Richard
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Sharks in the Time of Saviours (HB) by Kawai Strong Washburn
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WINNER OF THE 2020 PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD FOR DEBUT NOVEL. One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2020. A finalist for the 2020 PEN/Jean Stein Book Award. Named one of the Best Books of 2020 by the New York Times (#30), the Guardian, the Boston Globe, Oprah Magazine, Kirkus Reviews, BBC Culture, Good Ho ...Show more
Lincoln's Mentors - The Education of a Leader by Michael J. Gerhardt
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A brilliant and novel examination of how Abraham Lincoln mastered the art of leadership "Abraham Lincoln had less schooling than all but a couple of other presidents, and more wisdom than every one of them. In this original, insightful book, Michael Gerhardt explains how this came to be." -H.W. Brand ...Show more
Medicine: A Magnificently Illustrated History by Briony Hudson
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This visually extraordinary book presents the history of medicine as it has never been seen before... perfect for readers aged 9+. From potions and ointments to modern day bionics, the journey through medicine has been one full of experiments, trials and breakthroughs. Humankind's battle to stay alive h ...Show more
In Search of Perfumes - A lifetime journey to the sources of nature's scents by Dominique Roques
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39.99 (75% off)
Category: History SPECIALS | Reading Level: near fine
A journey across the world, revealing the beauty and mysteries of the perfume trade. The book also tackles the earth's changing climate conditions, with its impact on the sources of the world's scents. In Search of Perfumes is a fragrant journey across the world, revealing the beauty and mysteries of th ...Show more
The Vagabonds - The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-Year Road Trip by Jeff Guinn
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A "fascinating slice of rarely considered American history" (Booklist)--the story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison--whose annual summer sojourns introduced the road trip to our culture and made the automobile an essential part of modern life. In 1914 Henry Ford and naturalist John Burroughs visited Thom ...Show more
Rag and Bone - A Family History of What We've Thrown Away by Lisa Woollett
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From relics of Georgian empire-building and slave-trading, through Victorian London's barged-out refuse to 1980s fly-tipping and the pervasiveness of present-day plastics, Rag and Bone traces the story of our rubbish, and, through it, our history of consumption. In a series of beachcombing and mudlarki ...Show more
Five Love Affairs and a Friendship - The Paris Life of Nancy Cunard, Icon of the Jazz Age by Anne de Courcy
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Category: History SPECIALS | Reading Level: very good
Born in March 1896, Nancy Cunard was a great beauty, rich, promiscuous, with a mesmeric effect on men. She was also highly intelligent, reading widely and writing poetry. Of Nancy's many affairs the five included in this book are the ones with the American poet Ezra Pound, the novelists Aldous Huxley an ...Show more
Alice's Book: How the Nazis Stole My Grandmother's Cookbook by Karina Urbach
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What happened to the books that were too valuable to burn? The story of a Jewish chef whose bestselling cookbook was expropriated under the Nazi regime. Alice Urbach had her own cooking school in Vienna, but in 1938 she was forced to flee to England, like so many others. Her younger son was imprisoned i ...Show more
How the Mountains Grew by John Dvorak
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From the acclaimed author of The Last Volcano and Earthquake Storms comes the incredible story of the creation of a continet. For most of modern history, geologists could say little more about why mountains grew than the obvious: There were forces acting inside the Earth that caused mountains to ris ...Show more
Shakespeare His Life and Works by Leslie Dunton-Downer, Alan Riding
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A new edition of the comprehensive guide to Shakespeare, exploring his life and works, and his enduring legacy, in a stunning gift format Unravel the history, themes, and language of Shakespeare's plays, poems, and sonnets with this beautifully illustrated guide to his life and works. Comedy and romance ...Show more
Churchill: a Pictorial History of His Life and Times by Wood Ian
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Sir Winston Churchill, voted the greatest Briton of all time, died 50 years ago on January 24th 1965. Born on November 30th 1874, he entered Parliament in 1900 and dom-inated political life for over half a century until his retirement in 1955. His leadership of the British people in the Second World War ...Show more