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A dazzling exploration of the intersections of beauty and power around the globe, told through the lens of an iconic cosmetic
'Fascinating' Nigella Lawson
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A global exploration of the many writing systems that are on the verge of vanishing, and the stories and cultures they carry with them.
If ...
A brilliant, paradigm-shifting global survey of how human history has reshaped the planet, and vice versa over the last 500 years
In this paradigm-shifting global ...
There is not just one story of silk. In silk is science, history and mythology. In silk is the future.
Aarathi Prasad's Silk is ...
'Extraordinary' Ai Weiwei'Brilliant' Simon SchamaFear has long been a driving force - perhaps the driving force - of world history: a coercive tool of power and ...
Ocean is an ambitious history of the pre-Columbian Atlantic Ocean, a story that begins with the formation of the mid-Atlantic ridge some 200 million years ...
In After Eden, prominent Latin American historian John Charles Chasteen provided a concise history of the world, in which he explores the origins and persistence ...
The city, a concept nearly as old as history itself, is a paradox of human innovation and intervention, order and conflict. From ancient civilizations to ...
'A sweeping, absorbing history, deeply researched, of that extraordinary and enduring phenomenon: the library' - Richard Ovenden, author of Burning the Books: A History of Knowledge ...
When our ancestors came down from the trees, they brought the trees with them and remade the world.
'A stunning book on the incalculable debt ...
A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel-driven civilization.
"I wait for new ...
Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing clothing created from spun fibers. In Women's Work, archaeologist-linguist Elizabeth Wayland Barber "weaves the strands ...
The world is a better place than it used to be. People are healthier, wealthier, and live longer. Yet the escapes from destitution by so ...
Turkeys used to be worshipped as gods? Bull$#*t! Prove you are the smartest schmuck in the room with 500 world history facts that sound ...
The hidden fabric of a Victorian woman's life - from family and friends to industry and Empire - told through her unique textile scrapbook.
The hidden ...
