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The Fires of Lust: Sex in the Middle Ages
$16.00 Read moreAn illuminating exploration of the surprisingly familiar sex lives of ordinary medieval people.
The medieval humoral system of medicine suggested that it was possible to die from having too much–or- Author: Harvey, Katherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: December 02 2022
- ISBN10: 1789146569
- Language: English
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Bede and the Theory of Everything
$25.00 Read moreAn accessible biography of the venerable Bede, regarded as the father of English history.
This book investigates the life and world of Bede (c. 673-735), the fo
A 2023 History Today Book of the Year- Series: Medieval Lives
- Author: Brown, Michelle P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147883
- Language: English
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Astray: A History of Wandering
$22.50 Add to cartA meandering celebration of the indirect and unforeseen path, revealing that to err is not just human–it is everything.
This book explores how, far from being an act limited to deviation from known- Author: Summers-Bremner, Eluned
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147042
- Language: English
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Insurrection: What the January 6 Assault on the Capitol Reveals about America and Democracy
$18.00 Read moreA profound analysis of the factors underlying the 2021 invasion of the US Capitol, arriving as the nation looks ahead to another tumultuous presidential election in 2024.
Insurrection offers a profou- Author: Short, John Rennie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 14 2024
- ISBN10: 1789148413
- Language: English
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Carnivorous Plants
$22.50 Add to cartAn exploration of the science and cultural significance of carnivorous plants, now in paperback.
Carnivorous plants are a unique botanical group, possessing modified leaves to trap, kill, and consume- Series: Botanical
- Author: Torre, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 22 2024
- ISBN10: 1789147786
- Language: English
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Radicals and Rogues: The Women Who Made New York Modern
$27.50 Read moreFrom artists to activists, an explosive and eye-opening new history of the women who gave us New York.
This is the story of a group of women whose experiments in art and life set the tone for the ris- Author: Whalen, Lottie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: December 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147867
- Language: English
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The Globe: How the Earth Became Round
$27.00 Add to cartA New Scientist Best Book of 2023
From 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 sto- Author: Hannam, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147581
- Language: English
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Raccoon
$25.00 Add to cartMasked bandits of the night, raiders of farm crops and rubbish bins, raccoons are notorious for their indifference to human property and propriety. Yet they are also admired for their intelligence, de… [more below]
- Series: Animal
- Author: Justice, Daniel Heath
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 29 2021
- ISBN10: 1789144248
- Language: English
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Miracles of Our Own Making: A History of Paganism
$20.00 Add to cartA bewitching and authoritative historical overview of magic in the British Isles, from the ancient peoples of Britain to the rich and cosmopolitan landscape of contemporary paganism.
“An absolute mus- Author: Williams, Liz
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 05 2021
- ISBN10: 178914471X
- Language: English
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The Beauty of the Flower: The Art and Science of Botanical Illustration
$45.00 Add to cartBlooming with rare archival images, the story of scientific botanical illustrations over nearly seven hundred years.
In a world flooded with images designed to create memories, validate perceptions,- Author: Harris, Stephen A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147808
- Language: English
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Pan: The Great God’s Modern Return
$26.00 Read moreFrom ancient myth to contemporary art and literature, a beguiling look at the many incarnations of the mischievous–and culturally immortal–god Pan, now in paperback.
Pan–he of the cloven hoof and- Author: Robichaud, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: March 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1789146909
- Language: English
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The Index of Prohibited Books: Four Centuries of Struggle Over Word and Image for the Greater Glory of God
$38.00 Read moreThe first comprehensive history of the Catholic Church’s notorious Index, with resonance for ongoing debates over banned books, censorship, and free speech.
For more than four hundred years, the Cath- Author: Vose, Robin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1789146577
- Language: English
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Concrete Poetry: A 21st-Century Anthology
$27.50 Read moreNow in paperback, a significant new collection of concrete poetry that redefines what this unique literary movement means today.
Concrete Poetry: A 21st-Century Anthology is the first overview of conc- Author: Perloff, Nancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: December 05, 2023
- ISBN10: 178914776X
- Language: English
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Simulating the Cosmos: Why the Universe Looks the Way It Does
$26.00 Read moreA behind-the-scenes look at the latest tool in astrophysics: computer simulations of the cosmos.
Simulating the Cosmos is a behind-the-scenes look at one of the hottest and fastest-moving areas of ast- Series: Universe
- Author: Dav?, Romeel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 178914714X
- Language: English
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Electric Wizards: A Tapestry of Heavy Music, 1968 to the Present
$21.00 Read moreFrom Black Sabbath to Big Black, a ride through the evolution, diversity, and influence of genre-defying heavy music.
It began with the Beatles’ “Helter Skelter.” It was distilled to its dark essence- Author: Moores, Jr.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: December 02 2022
- ISBN10: 1789146534
- Language: English
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Fabulosa!: The Story of Polari, Britain’s Secret Gay Language
$20.00 Read moreA Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year
“Richly evocative and entertaining.”–Guardian “An essential book for anyone who wants to Polari bona “–Attitude “Exuberant, richly detailed. . . . A deli- Author: Baker, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 02 2020
- ISBN10: 1789142946
- Language: English
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The Monkees: Made in Hollywood
$23.00 Read moreA Variety Best Music Book of 2023
The Monkees represent a vital problem for rock and pop: is it the music that matters o
The behind-the-scenes story of the controversial 1960s made-for-tv rock band.- Series: Reverb
- Author: Kemper, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: August 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147077
- Language: English
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Unearthing the Underworld: A Natural History of Rocks
$37.50 Read moreA geological saga that digs deep, revealing how even the most ordinary rocks can be stepping stones to the hidden history of our planet.
Unearthing the Underworld reveals the hidden world of rocks–th- Author: McNamara, Ken
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: September 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147182
- Language: English
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Sloth
$22.00 Add to cartA richly illustrated cultural and natural history of the lethargic animal–from prehistoric ancestry to modern-day memes.
Sloths are perhaps the most recognized and loved Central and South American a- Series: Animal
- Author: Rauch, Alan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 22 2024
- ISBN10: 1789147999
- Language: English
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Calling the Spirits: A History of Seances
$17.50 Add to cartFrom Halloween expert Morton, a level-headed and entertaining history of our desire and attempts to hold conversations with the dead.
Calling the Spirits investigates the eerie history of our conversa- Author: Morton, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: December 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1789146496
- Language: English
