The Power of Knowledge: How Information and Technology Made the Modern World
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A thought-provoking analysis of how the acquisition and utilization of information has determined...
The Power of Language and Rhetoric in Russian Political History: Charismatic Words from the 18th to the 21st Centuries
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This book examines the rhetorical force of certain key words in the discourses of Russian state,...
The Religious Worlds of the Laity in Late Antique Gaul
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Christianity in the late antique world was not imposed but embraced, and the laity were not passive...
The Secret History of the World
Robert Powell and Jonathan Black
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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER The complete history of the world, from the beginning of time to the...
Twelve Infallible Men: The Imams and the Making of Shi'ism
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A millennium ago, Baghdad was the capital of one of history's greatest civilizations. A new Islamic...
The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2)
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1814 promises to be another eventful season, but not, This Author believes, for Anthony Bridgerton,...
The House of Velvet and Glass
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Katherine Howe, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane"...
Kuwait Transformed: A History of Oil and Urban Life
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As the first Gulf city to experience oil urbanization, Kuwait City's transformation in the...
The Making of Place: Modern and Contemporary Gardens
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While some gardens are built with a respect towards tradition, others forge new, innovative ways to...
America in Black and White: Selected Photographs of John G Zimmerman
Arne De Winde, Francis Hodgson and Daniel Pena
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This book reveals the stunning early work of John G. Zimmerman (1927-2002), a true icon of American...
