Gender, Space, and the Gaze in Post-Haussmann Visual Culture: Beyond the Flaneur
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Charles Baudelaire's flaneur, as described in his 1863 essay "The Painter of Modern Life," remains...
London: From Punk to Blair
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London is known around the world as a metropolitan, ordered city full of tourist attractions and...
Precious Cufflinks: From Paplo Picasso to James Bond
Walter Grasser and Franz Hemmerle
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They are one of the highlights of the world of jewellery. From the rectangular to the round and...
The Working Woman's Handbook: Ideas, Insights and Inspiration for a Successful, Self-Made Career
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It's the ultimate guide to job satisfaction, filled with practical advice on developing and driving...
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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You don't know about me, without you have read a book by the name of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer",...
The Nature of Computation
Stephan Mertens and Cristopher Moore
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Computational complexity is one of the most beautiful fields of modern mathematics, and it is...
The Awakening
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The text is that of the first edition of the novel, published by Herbert S. Stone in 1899. It has...
The Steampunk Bible: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature
S.J. Chambers and Jeff VanderMeer
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Over the past fifteen years, Steampunk - a mash-up of Victorian and sci-fi aesthetics with a splash...
Saints of the Shadow Bible
Ian Rankin and James MacPherson
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Rebus is back on the force, albeit with a demotion and a chip on his shoulder. A 30-year-old case is...
Gomorrah: Italy's Other Mafia
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Published to coincide with the eponymous blockbuster film, Roberto Saviano's groundbreaking and...