
Raymond Carr: The Curiosity of the Fox
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Raymond Carr pioneered a new way of looking at modern Spanish history, releasing Spaniards form the...

Berlin for Jews: A Twenty-First-Century Companion
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What is it like to travel to Berlin today, particularly as a Jew, and bring with you the baggage of...

Born to Drum: The Truth About the World's Greatest Drummers : from John Bonham and Keith Moon to Sheila E. and Dave Grohl
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The pulse of rock'n'roll-the drummer-finally gets its due in this unique, all-encompassing inside...

Days of Twilight, Nights of Frenzy: A Memoir
Anthea Bell, Werner Schroeter and Claudia Lenssen
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Werner Schroeter was a leading figure of New German Cinema. In more than forty films made between...

For Exemplary Bravery - The Queen's Gallantry Medal
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In 1974 the Queen's Gallantry Medal was instituted to replace awards for gallantry in the Order of...

Move Fast and Break Things: How Facebook, Google, and Amazon Have Cornered Culture and What it Means for All of Us
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Google. Amazon. Facebook. The modern world is defined by vast digital monopolies turning ever-larger...

Space, Time, and the Limits of Human Understanding
Shyam Wuppuluri and Giancarlo Ghirardi
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In this compendium of essays, some of the world's leading thinkers discuss their conceptions of...

The Hidden Pleasures of Life: A New Way of Remembering the Past and Imagining the Future
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By the bestselling author of Conversation and An Intimate History of Humanity A guide to new...
Visions of Loveliness: Great Flower Breeders of the Past
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Gardeners of today take for granted the many varieties of geraniums, narcissi, marigolds, roses, and...