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Peter Ackroyd
The English Soul

From celebrated historian and writer Peter Ackroyd, a magisterial portrayal of English Christianity over the centuries.This book portrays the spirit and nature of English Christianity, as it has developed…

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Vivian Asimos
Cosplay and the Dressing of Identity

Featuring several images of cosplay, a fun and fascinating look at the power and meaning of this cultural phenomenon.Cosplay, born from the fusion of "costume" and "play," transcends m…

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Carol Atack
Plato

Now in paperback, a new reading of Plato's philosophy that reveals it as deeply shaped by his experiences in Athens.Plato is a key figure from the beginnings of Western philosophy, yet the impact of his l…

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Christopher Baker
Creator of Nightmares

A critical biography of the eighteenth-century painter.Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) was one of the eighteenth century's most provocative and inventive artists. He is best known for his painting The Nightmare …

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Naomi Baker
Voices of Thunder

The stories of early modern Protestant women, including Rose Thurgood, Anna Trapnel, and Jane Lead, who defied the religious authority of their age.Voices of Thunder illuminates the stories and beliefs of…

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Warwick Ball
Ancient Civilizations of Afghanistan

Featuring numerous original color photographs, an extraordinary visual history of early Afghanistan.Afghanistan, at the meeting place of the Indian subcontinent, Middle East, and Central Asia, holds a key…

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Bernadine Barnes
Michelangelo and the Viewer in His Time

An engaging account of how Michelangelo's art was viewed in its own time.

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Sheree Bekker, Stephen Mumford
Open Play

"Sheree Bekker and Stephen Mumford argue that the category of 'women's sport' is not the feminist win some would have you believe. Instead, the segregation of women in sport is just one more way in w…

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Karl Bell
The Perilous Deep

The fantastical stories of ghosts and monsters engendered by the Atlantic ocean.

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Heather Blurton
Richard the Lionheart

A deep dive into the myth and history surrounding England's crusader king.How did Richard the Lionheart, who once said he would sell London if he found a buyer, become celebrated as the ideal of English c…

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Peter Bogucki
The Barbarians

Beginning in the Stone Age and continuing through the collapse of the Roman empire, a fascinating exploration of the increasing complexity, technological accomplishments, and distinctive practices of the …

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Svend Brinkmann,
The Experience Society

An enlightening look at how our elevation of the sensorial and the subjective has impaired our ability to connect--and how we might build that connection back.In today's so-called experience society, ever…

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Jean K Cadogan
Domenico Ghirlandaio

An accessible life of the fifteenth-century painter and instructor of Michelangelo.Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448-94) was a master of Renaissance art, celebrated for his vivid frescoes and detailed portraits.…

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Liam Cagney
Berghain Nights

A pulsing, personal, and fabulous ride through the music and culture of an iconic nightclub scene.Fascinated by Berlin nightclub Berghain's strange techno and stranger goings-on, Liam Cagney journeys thro…

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Philip Carr-Gomm
A Brief History of Nakedness

"In A Brief History of Nakedness psychologist Philip Carr-Gomm traces our inescapable preoccupation with nudity. Rather than studying the history of the nude in art or detailing the ways in which the…

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Sara J Charles
The Medieval Scriptorium

Illuminated with illustrations, an exploration of medieval manuscript production that offers insight into both the early history of the book and life in the Middle Ages.This book takes the reader on an im…

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Simon A. Clarke
Life Itself

South Africa's visual history from colonialism to democracy, through iconic photography.

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Paul Collins
The Assyrians

An accessible guide to the history of the Assyrian empire from the perspective of its powerful elites.At the height of its power near 660 BC, the Assyrian empire, centered in northern Iraq, wielded domina…

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Steven Connor
Gaston Bachelard

A complete portrait of French philosopher Gaston Bachelard, who plumbed both science and imagination.

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Nathalie Cooke
Tastes and Traditions

A delectable and beautifully illustrated exploration of the deep meaning of the menu across time--at and beyond the table.Menus are invaluable snapshots of the food consumed at specific moments in time an…

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