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A new collection of 120 passages from Greek authors. The first half contains twenty adapted passages building up to GCSE…

Theory of the Subject, first published in France in 1982, is without doubt one of Alain Badiou's most important works,…

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Noise has become a model of cultural and theoretical thinking over the last two decades. Following Hegarty's influential…

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This introduction to the Mycenaean world brings together the latest research on its history and on the real Bronze Age…

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The reverse of Nick Drake's headstone, wedged deep into the earth of an English parish church graveyard, reads: "Now we rise…

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'A dazzling history of the future - Hamish McRae has given us a tour de force' - Tim Harford_______________A bold and…

The true story of an SAS veteran, who led a team during the assault on the Iranian Embassy in 1981, as well as serving in…

A brand new book from the Sunday Times and internationally bestselling author of The Silk Roads `Masterly mapping out of a…

From the top feline doctor in Japan comes a fun, practical, adorably illustrated "cat-to-human" translation guide to…

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A TLS, TIMES, PROSPECT AND WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEARA groundbreaking examination of how the marriage of Henry VIII and…

Follows the experiences of the Marines during the Great War, from their training in the US and France through the fighting…

The Mau Mau Freedom Fighters waged a guerrilla war for eight years (1952-1960) against their British colonial rulers, to win…

Covering the development of the Hindenburg Line and the climactic battles that took place around it, this highly illustrated…

The US Marine Corps has been a key part of the US presence in a host of combat zones. While sharing some weapons systems…

This volume assesses the formidable Special Forces fielded by Italy's navy and air force in World War II. Italian Navy…

Beekeeping is surprisingly easy; the bees are the ones that do all the hard work. In Bees & Honey, Rachel de Thample tells…

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In her groundbreaking and bestselling book Animals in Translation, Temple Grandin drew on her own experience with autism as…

Late in 1808 Sir John Moore, virtually alone with his small British army deep inside Spain and facing the French Army led by…

George VI was the man not born to be king. He nonetheless rescued the British monarchy in the aftermath of the abdication…

This is an accessible and informative critical introduction to Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia" - a play commonly studied at…

Anna Kornbluh provides an overview of Marxist approaches to film, with particular attention to three central concepts in…

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This book explores the subject of genocide through key debates and case studies. It analyses the dynamics of genocide - the…

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In 1998, the series "Charmed", the story created by Constance M. Burge of three sisters who discover that they are powerful…

In this groundbreaking book, Arnold August explores Cuba's unique form of democracy, presenting a detailed and balanced…

'I am a deceased writer not in the sense of one who has written and is now deceased, but in the sense of one who has died…

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TV scientist Ben Garrod presents the biggest extinction events ever, told from the point of view of evolution's superstars,…

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Funny, moving and sharply observed, these stories are confirmation of Boyd's status as one of English fiction's finest…

A Journey Through the History of Magic. Celebrate the 20th anniversary of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' with an…

Michael Newton's study of Roman Polanski's classic Gothic horror film is structured in three parts: a pledge, that sets out…

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The Merchant of Venice is perhaps most associated not with its titular hero, Antonio, but with the complex figure of the…

The French-Indian War was fought in the forests, open plains and forts of the North American frontier. The French Army,…

Ronald Reagan is arguably the most successful post-war American president. A transformational leader, he is broadly credited…

Napoleon's Hussars made their first real impact during the Napoleonic Wars in 1806, with their astonishing pursuit of the…

This volume describes the uniforms, weaponry, military practices and daily life of the Union Army's cavalry troopers during…

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim is a legendary figure, whose life and career were deeply influential in Finnish and European…

The collapse of Roman rule in Britain was not so much a sudden catastrophe as a long and drawn-out decline. The 'Celtic'…

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