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This book tells the story of the early history of surgery - when surgeons were equipped with just knives, fire and boiling oil. The two events ...
From the author of "A Splendid Exchange" comes a remarkable history of media - from the alphabet to the internet - that examines how it has shaped ...
Now in paperback, the fascinating, quirky, highly acclaimed book about that indispensable object, the pencil. Petroski traces its origins back to ancient Greece and Rome ...
This book offers brief outlines of key developments in the history of the world, from the beginning of agriculture 10,000 years ago to the ...
Throughout history, human societies have been organized preeminently as territories-politically bounded regions whose borders define the jurisdiction of laws and the movement of peoples. At ...
From 1789 in France to 2011 in Cairo, revolutions have shaken the world. In their pursuit of social justice, revolutionaries have taken on the assembled ...
How did an animal product that spoils easily, carries disease, and causes digestive trouble for many of its consumers become a near-universal symbol of modern ...
Winston Churchill, the great wartime leader and peacetime Prime Minister, is one of the dominating figures of the 20th century. In this stimulating and original ...
This book deals with the industry that forged the modern world. Throughout history metals and raw materials have underpinned human activity. So it is that ...
For most of western history, all sex outside marriage was illegal, with the church and state punishing any dissent. Between 1600 and 1800, this entire ...
