It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
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A special edition of It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet by James Herriot reissued with a bright retro...
J. R. R. Tolkien: The Making of a Legend
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Long before the successful The Lord of the Rings films, J.R.R. Tolkien's creations, imagination, and...
A Philosophy of Walking
Frederic Gros and Clifford Harper
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"It is only ideas gained from walking that have any worth."--Nietzsche In A Philosophy of Walking, a...
The Ministry of Nostalgia: Consuming Austerity
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In this brilliant polemical rampage, Owen Hatherley shows how our past is being resold in order to...
Universal Aspects of the Kabbalah and Judaism
Leo Schaya, Patrick Laude and Roger Gaetani
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Leo Schaya (1916-1986) was a brilliant author and editor whose only book to appear in English was...
Atom
Jim Al-Khalili and Piers Bizony
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Riddled with jealousy, rivalry, missed opportunities and moments of genius, the history of the...
Journey Through Mathematics
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This book offers an accessible and in-depth look at some of the most important episodes of two...
The Quantum Labyrinth: How Richard Feynman and John Wheeler Revolutionized Time and Reality
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In 1939, Richard Feynman, a brilliant graduate of MIT, arrived in John Wheeler's Princeton office to...
Boxing on This Day: History, Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year
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Boxing On This Day revisits the sport's most magical moments, from title tear-ups, shocks and famous...
Everest, Revised and Updated: Mountain Without Mercy
Broughton Coburn and Conrad Anker
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The May 1996 climbing season on Mount Everest will go down in infamy. Its story has been recounted...