
The Malay Archipelago
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Alfred Russel Wallace's The Malay Archipelago is a work of astounding breadth and originality that...

The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
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In 2011 Sy Montgomery wrote a feature for Orion magazine entitled 'Deep Intellect' about her...

The History of the Renaissance World: From the Rediscovery of Aristotle to the Conquest of Constantinople
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Beginning in the heady days just after the First Crusade, this volume-the third in the series that...

City Builder: The Architecture of James K.M. Cheng
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This comprehensive, richly-illustrated monograph provides the first in-depth account of the...

The Art Rules: Wisdom and Guidance from Art World Experts
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A well-known advocate and proponent of art in Chicago, Paul Klein is a long-time gallerist whose...

William Eggleston Portraits
Phillip Prodger and Sofia Coppola
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"I want to make a picture that could stand on its own, regardless of what it was a picture of. I've...

The Payoff: Why Wall Street Always Wins
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Lobbyist, White House Lawyer, and Senate Aide on the Power of America's Plutocracy to Avoid...

Postcards from the Edge
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When we first meet the extraordinary young actress Suzanne Vale, she's feeling like 'something on...

Funny How Things Turn Out: Love, Death and Unsuitable Husbands - a Mother and Daughter Story
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Muriel Newmarch was born in North London in 1903. She died in 2009, aged 106. Judith Bruce is her...

Rum: A Global History
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What did Charles Dickens savour in punch, Thomas Jefferson eat in omelettes, Queen Victoria sip in...