Wind Resistance
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An immersive musical essay. A meditation on sanctuary. A moor walker's journal. A personal memoir of...
fiction music drama
How to Plan a Crusade: Reason and Religious War in the High Middle Ages
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'Wonderfully written and characteristically brilliant' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads...
Red: A Natural History of the Redhead
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A New York Times bestseller, Red is the first book to explore the history of red hair and...
How to Skin a Lion: A Treasury of Outmoded Advice
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Have you ever wondered how to pan for gold, train a falcon or make a love potion? Could you restore...
The Devil's Doctor
Book
Philip Theophrastus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim - known to later ages as Paracelsus - stands on...
The Voynich Manuscript: The World's Most Mysterious and Esoteric Codex
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"Certainly the Voynich Manuscript is the limit text of Western occultism. It is truly an occult book...
Walking London's Medical History
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Highly Commended, BMA Medical Book Awards 2013 The history of health care is complex, confusing, and...
Lost Enlightenment: Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane
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In this sweeping and richly illustrated history, S. Frederick Starr tells the fascinating but...
The Philosophical Works of al-Kindi
Peter Adamson, Peter E. Pormann and Syed Nomanul Haq
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This volume presents the philosophical writings of al-Kindi, known as the 'Philosopher of the...
The Falconer's Apprentice
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THE FALCONER'S APPRENTICE is a story of adventure and intrigue set in the intense social and...
Historical Fiction Holy Roman Empire Frederick II Castel del Monte Falconry Medieval Medicine