
Seppuku: A History of Samurai Suicide
Book
This book charts the history of ritual samurai suicide from ancient times until the 20th century...

Spit and Polish: Old-Fashioned Ways to Banish Dirt, Dust and Decay
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In the late nineteenth century, general housework in the British home was so labour intensive that...

The Unfortunate Endeavours of Charles Henry Brown: Aeronaut 1827-1870
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This is the biography of a pioneer aeronaut, Charles Henry Brown, whose life-long obsession with...

The Wit and Wisdom of Kerry
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This new collection about Kerry represents a county which has produced leading national figures,...

Tracing Your Ancestors' Lives: A Guide to Social History for Family Historians
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Tracing Your Ancestors Lives is not a comprehensive study of social history but instead an...

Big Little House: Small Houses Designed by Architects
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What are the challenges architects face when designing dwelling spaces of a limited size? And what...

Metric Handbook: Planning and Design Data
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* Significantly updated in reference to the latest construction standards and evolving building...
Azerbaijan & Caucasian Weavings: The Raoul E Tschebull Collection
Raoul E Tschebull and Don Tuttle
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This book features the collector/author's well informed views about a careful selection of mainly...

Danse Macabre
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It was not long after Halloween when Stephen King received a telephone call from his editor. 'Why...

Drawn from Paradise: The Discovery, Art and Natural History of the Birds of Paradise
David Attenborough and Errol Fuller
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Drawn from Paradise is David Attenborough's journey through the cultural history of the birds of...