Post-Westerns: Cinema, Region, West
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During the post-World War II period, the Western, like America's other great film genres, appeared...
The Social Life of Inkstones: Artisans and Scholars in Early Qing China
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An inkstone, a piece of polished stone no bigger than an outstretched hand, is an instrument for...
The Stupidity Paradox: The Power and Pitfalls of Functional Stupidity at Work
Mats Alvesson and Andre Spicer
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Functional stupidity can be catastrophic. It can cause organisational collapse, financial meltdown...
The Most Beautiful Gardens Ever Written
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Are gardens anything more than collections of plants? Spaces for leisure activities? Extensions that...
Jazz and Palm Wine
Dominic Thomas and Emmanuel Dongala
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Jazz, aliens, and witchcraft collide in this collection of short stories by renowned author Emmanuel...
Cartes Postales from Greece
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Cartes Postales from Greece is an extraordinary new book from Victoria...
Russian Cuisine: Traditional and Contemporary Home Cooking
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Discover the fascinating details of Russian history, culture and eating habits and enjoy the tasty...
Leopard
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The leopard is the ultimate cat. It makes the lion and the tiger appear overblown and all the other...
Making Gullah: A History of Sapelo Islanders, Race, and the American Imagination
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During the 1920s and 1930s, anthropologists and folklorists became obsessed with uncovering...
History politics social issues
La Seduction: How The French Play the Game Of Life
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France is a seductive country, seductive in its elegance, its beauty, its sensual pleasures, and its...
