Quentin Blake
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Quentin Blake is a collaboration between Tate and the House of Illustration, published to coincide...
Pericles of Athens
Vincent Azoulay, Janet Lloyd and Paul Cartledge
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Pericles has the rare distinction of giving his name to an entire period of history, embodying what...
The Intoxicating Mr Lavelle
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“Your brother takes me for a barbarian, Mr. Bowen. But I assure you, I’m quite well trained.” ...
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Mute: Experimentalists of the Independent Music Movement
Daniel Miller and Terry Burrows
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Mute is one of the most revered and influential indie labels of all time. Through the music of its...
Strange Tales of an Oriental Idol: An Anthology of Early European Portrayals of the Buddha
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We tend to think that the Buddha has always been seen as the compassionate sage admired around the...
Catherine the Great
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The daughter of an impoverished aristocrat, Catherine was married aged 16 to Grand Duke Peter, heir...
Francis of Assisi: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Saint
Andre Vauchez and Michael F. Cusato
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In this towering work, Andre Vauchez draws on the vast body of scholarship on Francis of Assisi...
The Soul of Doubt: The Religious Roots of Unbelief from Luther to Marx
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It is widely assumed that science is the enemy of religious faith. The idea is so pervasive that...
I Love You Too Much
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I knew I was in Paris, I knew that was the Seine beneath me, the sky above, but when I looked around...
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A Spencer Love Affair: Eighteen Century Theatricals at Blenheim Palace and Beyond
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A Spencer Love Affair is the true story of the love affair and marriage between the 4th Duke of...