
Sewing, Fighting and Writing: Radical Practices in Work, Politics and Culture
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Paris, along with New York, was one of the main centres of the fashion industry in the nineteenth...

Odyssey of a Bombardier: The POW Log of Richard M. Mason
John J. Hurt and Steven E. Sidebotham
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Odyssey of a Bombardier is the illustrated Prisoner of War "log" that depicts the experiences of...

Panzer Commander: The Memoirs of Hans von Luck
Hans von Luck and Regina von Luck
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Panzer Commander is one of the classic memoirs of the Second World War. A professional soldier, Hans...

Great War: The Countdown to Global Conflict
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On 7 August 1914 the first British troops - 120,000 highly trained members of the regular Army...

Recipes from my French grandmother: Authentic Dishes from a Classic Cuisine, with Over 200 Delicious Recipes
Carole Clements and Elizabeth Wolf-Cohen
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This title features authentic dishes from a classic cuisine, with over 200 delicious recipes....

Truffle: A Global History
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What is a truffle? Is it the highest order of fungal foods, above the many mushrooms we eat? Despite...

A Gay History of Britain: Love and Sex Between Men Since the Middle Ages
Matt Cook, Robert Mills, Randolph Trumbach and H.G. Cocks
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The book explores the changing ways in which male-male sex and love have been perceived and...
Debating the Woman Question in the French Third Republic, 1870-1920
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Karen Offen offers a magisterial reconstruction and analysis of the debates around relations between...

Unlatched: The Evolution of Breastfeeding and the Making of a Controversy
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Since the rise of artificial formula, we have turned a biological process into a never-ending...

Diplomatic Gardens of Washington
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Take an exclusive look behind the embassy walls of Washington, DC, and, through 168 color images,...