Mapping the Chinese and Islamic Worlds: Cross-cultural Exchange in Pre-modern Asia
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Long before Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope en route to India, the peoples of Africa,...
The Biology and Ecology of Giant Kelp Forests
Michael S. Foster and David R. Schiel
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This is the largest seaweed, giant kelp (Macrocystis) is the fastest growing and most prolific of...
SS Nieuw Amsterdam: The Darling of the Dutch
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Entering service in 1938, the Nieuw Amsterdam was the Holland America Line flagship until the...
The Hunted (The Living, #2)
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When the Big One hit, Shy was at sea in style. The Paradise Cruise luxury liner he worked on was a...
Rene Prou
Anne Bony and Gavriella Abecassis
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Rene Prou (1889-1947), an ensemblier and decorator, was - alongside Ruhlmann, Leleu, Dunand, Subes...
Truly, Madly, Deeply: Underwater Photography
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To capture an image of the crystal octopus, one of the ocean's rarest and most elusive creatures,...
Human
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Are you really alive, or just existing? Zenith, an irritable cleaner from India, has been 'dead'...
Food of the Gods: A Rupert Wong Novel
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It's not unusual to work two jobs in this day and age, but sorcerer and former triad soldier Rupert...
Genghis Khan: The Man Who Conquered the World
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Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known, whose empire stretched from...