The Rhinoceros and the Megatherium: An Essay in Natural History
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One animal left India in 1515, caged in the hold of a Portuguese ship, and sailed around Africa to...
Digital Giza: Visualizing the Pyramids
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The Pyramids on the Giza Plateau represent perhaps the most famous archaeological site in the world,...
The Swerve
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In the winter of 1417, a short, genial, cannily alert man in his late thirties plucked a very old...
Light from Light: Cosmology and the Theology of the Logos
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Cosmology and theology share a long held relationship with one another, explaining as they do the...
The Barefoot Navigator: Wayfinding with the Skills of the Ancients
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'Navigation with sextant and almanac is as user-friendly as a cornered rat.' Barefoot Navigator...
Castles Map of Scotland
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Explore Scotland's ancient monuments with this pictorial map featuring over 700 castles and...
Barbeque: A Global History
Jonathan Deutsch and Megan J. Elias
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From the first barbecues of ancient Africa to Fijian pig and Chinese char siu, meat that's been...
London's Lost Rivers: A Surface Dweller's Guide
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When we think of London's river, the vast thoroughfare of the Thames immediately springs to mind....
Seppuku: A History of Samurai Suicide
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This book charts the history of ritual samurai suicide from ancient times until the 20th century...
A History of Virility
Alain Corbin, Jean-Jacques Courtine, Georges Vigarello and Keith Cohen
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How has the meaning of manhood changed over time? A History of Virility proposes a series of answers...