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  • The Metaphysical Cannabis Oracle Deck
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    The Metaphysical Cannabis Oracle Deck

    Connection with self, body, and universe is essential to mindful practice - and yet we often struggle to make time to reconnect with ourselves. There are times for realism, and there are times for our imagination to take hold. The Metaphysical Cannabis...
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    Cry Baby Coloring Book

    Color in each page as Melanie Martinez's fictional character Cry Baby takes you on her journey into becoming more comfortable in her skin. Parental Advisory Explicit Content
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  • The Stornoway Black Pudding Bible
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    The Stornoway Black Pudding Bible

    Seumas MacInnes, one of Scotland's premier restaurateurs and owner of the iconic Cafe Gandolfi in Glasgow, is not afraid to take issue with the national bard over the sobriquet 'Great chieftain o' the puddin race'. Without slighting the qualities of...
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  • The Scottish Soup Bible
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    The Scottish Soup Bible

    Acclaimed cookery writer Sue Lawrence celebrates the enormous range of Scottish soups in this imaginative and practical collection of recipes, ideal for cooks of all abilities.Some soups make ideal starters, others are a complete meal in themselves...
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    Designing Modern Japan
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    Designing Modern Japan

    From cars to cameras, design from Japan is ubiquitous. So are perceptions of Japanese design, from calming, carefully crafted minimalism to avant-garde fashion and street subcultures. But these portrayals overlook the creativity, generosity and sheer...
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  • Hazzard and Harrower
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    Hazzard and Harrower

    Shirley Hazzard and Elizabeth Harrower met in person for the first time in London in 1972, six years after they began a correspondence that would span four decades. They exchanged letters, cards and telegrams, and made occasional phone calls between...
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  • Peripathetic
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    Peripathetic

    There was something so captivating about always being on the edge, on that shaky precipice of promise - something new and something cool was just lurking around the corner and we'd arrive at it if we kick around long enough.Peripathetic is about shit...
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    The Next Good Thing
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    The Next Good Thing

    The true story of a man whose life is transformed when he takes an unlikely caretaking job for a disabled 87-year-old who is more than he seems.Marcos's friends used to describe him as a happy family man, a successful graphic artist, and a joyous ukulele...
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    Zen and the Beat Way
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    Zen and the Beat Way

    'Everything disappears into nothing at all, but out of that same nothing at all come all the new things, forever and ever.' - Alan WattsWhen Jack Kerouac wrote his novel Dharma Bums, his views on Zen Buddhism echoed the sentiments of...
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    Radicalisation
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    Radicalisation

    Radicalisation has become an important part of the twenty-first-century security and political landscape. It is a seemingly ubiquitous term, employed by academics, policymakers, civil society actors, practitioners and media alike, in ever-expanding ways...
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    The Pen and Ink Drawing Guide
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    The Pen and Ink Drawing Guide

    The ultimate guide to learning how to draw detailed works of art in gorgeous ink.Ink pen artist and educator Giovana Vescovi invites you on an inspiring journey into the mesmerising world of ink pen drawing. This comprehensive guide was designed for both...
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  • Terry and the Pirates: The Master Collection Vol. 8
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    Terry and the Pirates: The Master Collection Vol. 8

    The saga continues in Terry and the Pirates Volume 8, reproduced from Milton Caniff's personal set of color syndicate tabloid proofs!Pat Ryan's bittersweet reunion with the entire Sandhurst family-including young daughter Merrily-is cut short when they...
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  • Stealing from the Saracens
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    Stealing from the Saracens

    Europeans are in denial. Against a backdrop of Islamophobia, they are increasingly distancing themselves from their cultural debt to the Muslim world. But while the legacy of Islam and the Middle East is in danger of being airbrushed out of Western...
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    Jewish Languages and Book Culture
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    Jewish Languages and Book Culture

    From Cairo Genizah to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, the spread of books in Jewish vernacular languages and Hebrew characters offers us an extraordinary insight into the linguistic richness of Jewish life.For over two millennia, Jewish...
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    Finalist for the 2024 National Book Award for PoetryWinner of the 2024 Jackson Poetry PrizeFrom one of our most acclaimed contemporary writers, an urgent and essential collection of poems illuminating the visionary presence of Palestinians.FadyJoudah's...
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    Qigong for Treating Common Ailments
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    Qigong for Treating Common Ailments

    Wouldn't it be nice to stop common ailments before they happen? We can prevent many of them once we have the proper knowledge. This book, Qigong for Treating Common Ailments, provides a system for maintaining overall health while addressing specific...
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  • Battalion Surgeon
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    Battalion Surgeon

    "They call you a battalion surgeon. I didn't know surgery; really, I was simply trying to save lives." (Audio Interview) William M. McConahey graduated from medical school in 1942 and enlisted with the Army in 1943. He attended medical field service...
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    Grow Wild
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    Grow Wild

    From biomechanist and bestselling author Katy Bowman comes her eagerly anticipated guide to getting kidsfrom babies to preteensand their families moving more, together, outside.2021 INDIE Awards Gold Winner (Family & Relationships category) Katy...
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  • Dynamic Aging
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    Dynamic Aging

    As seen on the Today Show, Dynamic Aging isn't that same old "senior fitness," "senior stretching," "senior strength" book you've seen again and again. This book is about using simple exercises to feel better and get back to living vitally no matter your...
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  • Movement Matters
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    Movement Matters

    Human beings have always moved for what they need until recently. We know how a lack of movement impacts our bodies but how does culture-wide sedentarism impact the world?Movement Matters is an award-winning collection of essays in which biomechanist...
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    The Three Kingdoms of Korea
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    The Three Kingdoms of Korea

    Korea's Three Kingdoms period is a genuine 'lost civilization', during which ancient realms vied for supremacy during the first millennium CE. Nobles from this period's feuding states adopted and adapted Buddhism and...
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    Saving the World
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    Saving the World

    Saving the World tells the forgotten history of climatic botany, the idea that forests are essential for creating and recycling rain. Long before the spectre of global warming, societies recognised that deforestation caused drastic climate shifts - as...
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    Amarvat
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    Amarvat

    This exploration of the exceptional Buddhist stupa (reliquary mound) at Amaravati, one of ancient India's most extraordinary monuments, presents a fresh perspective on the rich visual culture of ancient South Asia viewed through the lens of art...
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    The Teutonic Knights
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    The Teutonic Knights

    This book provides a concise and incisive introduction to the Teutonic Knights, or Teutonic Order, the last of the great military orders established in the twelfth century. Evolving into a powerful religious institution, the Knights left a profound and...
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    Precious Beyond Measure
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    Precious Beyond Measure

    This is a captivating, richly illustrated history of the use of fired clay in Korea, spanning ancient times to the present day. Drawing on the latest research from Korean scholars, Precious beyond Measure features a wide range of examples from...
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    Olivier Messiaen
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    Olivier Messiaen

    Drawing on a range of sources and fields, the rich life story of this polymathic composer.This groundbreaking biography offers fresh perspectives on the life, ideas, and music of French twentieth-century composer, organist, and ornithologist Olivier...
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    In the Service of the Shogun
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    In the Service of the Shogun

    In 1600, English helmsman William Adams washed ashore in Japan, and was interrogated by Tokugawa Ieyasu, Japan's most powerful warlord and soon-to-be shogun. Far from executing Adams as a pirate, Ieyasu made him one of his most trusted advisers...
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    Geoffrey Chaucer
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    Geoffrey Chaucer

    A new critical biography of medieval England's most famous poet.For over six centuries, Chaucer has epitomized poetic greatness, though more recent treatments of The Canterbury Tales'lively and often risqu style have made his name more synonymous with...
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    Dirty Real
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    Dirty Real

    This is the tale of how Hollywood, inspired by the success of Easy Rider, sold a cycle of films as the new dirty real. Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, Monte Hellman, Jack Nicholson, Kris Kristofferson and Sam Peckinpah, among others, drew on a nostalgia for...
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    China in Seven Banquets
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    China in Seven Banquets

    China in Seven Banquets ranges through 5,000 years of China's food history in seven iconic meals, from the opulent Eight Treasures fete to the 'Tail-Burning' banquet of the Tang Dynasty and the Qing court's extravagant...
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    Behind the Privet Hedge
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    Behind the Privet Hedge

    The surprising origin story of Britain's love affair with suburban gardening. It is said that Britain is a nation of gardeners and its suburban gardens with roses and privet hedges are widely admired and copied across the world. But how and why did...
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    Zerox Machine
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    Zerox Machine

    A visual history of the artists, fans, and fanzines of widely influential British punk. Zerox Machine is an immersive journey through the vibrant history of British punk and its associated fanzines from 1976 to 1988. Drawing on an extensive range of...
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    Symbolism, Dada, Surrealisms
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    Symbolism, Dada, Surrealisms

    A collection of highlights from Mary Ann Caws's long, highly distinguished career writing about literature, art, and modernism. Throughout her long, highly distinguished career writing about literature and art, Mary Ann Caws has excavated,...
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    Strike Up the Band
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    Strike Up the Band

    A spirited chronicle of New York's economic and cultural boom during the outstanding decade of the Roaring Twenties.This is the story of the zest for life that gripped New York in the postwar years of the 1920s. The decade ushered in an era of...
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    The Splendour of Modernity
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    The Splendour of Modernity

    A comprehensive overview of Japanese art between 1865 and 1915. The Splendour of Modernity presents a comprehensive overview of Japanese art from 1865 to 1915, including painting, calligraphy, sculpture, prints, ceramics, lacquerware, textiles, basketry,...
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    Nether World
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    Nether World

    A new account of urban Victorian life told through the dubious day-to-day of London's police courts.Nether World presents a rich, often humorous glimpse into everyday life in Victorian London through a revealing account of nineteenth-century...
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    Liqueur
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    Liqueur

    A guide to the cultural history of liqueurs from a celebrated spirits journalist. The original recreational spirit, liqueurs travelled the Silk Road, awaited travellers at the Fountain of Youth, and traversed the globe from ancient times through the...
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    Tangled Paths
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    Tangled Paths

    Tangled Paths tells the life story of Aby Warburg, one of the most influential historians of art and culture of the twentieth century. It also tells the story of a man who, throughout his life, struggled to assert his place in the world. Charting...
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    Outposts of Diplomacy
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    Outposts of Diplomacy

    This compelling history traces the evolution of the embassy from its ancient origins to its enduring presence in the modern world. Beginning with the embassy's precursors in antiquity, Outposts of Diplomacy explores its emergence on the cusp of...
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    Lucas Cranach
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    Lucas Cranach

    This captivating biography brings Lucas Cranach the Elder into the spotlight for the twenty-first century. The illuminating narrative unveils an artist whose vision transcended personal brilliance as he sought to elevate a nascent nation and foster a...
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    Libertine London
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    Libertine London

    Libertine London investigates the sex lives of women from 1680 to 1830, the period known as the long eighteenth century. It uncovers the various experiences of women, whether mistresses, adulteresses or those involved in the sex trade. From renowned...
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    Griffinology
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    Griffinology

    Griffinology is a fascinating exploration of the mythical creature's many depictions in human culture. Drawing on a wealth of historical and literary sources, this book shows how the griffin has captured the imagination of people for over 5,000...
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    The English Soul
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    The English Soul

    The English Soul portrays the spirit and nature of English Christianity as it has developed over the last 1,400 years. As the predominant faith of the people, Christianity has been the reflection, perhaps the embodiment, of the English soul. This...
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    A Devilish Kind of Courage
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    A Devilish Kind of Courage

    On 3 January 1911, in the heart of London's mainly Jewish East End, police discovered Latvian revolutionaries wanted for the murder of three officers. A six-hour gunfight ensued, with a fire consuming the besieged building. Winston Churchill,...
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    Women Artists in Midcentury America
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    Women Artists in Midcentury America

    In Women Artists in Midcentury America, readers embark on a journey spanning two decades, delving into the evolving social and artistic landscapes through the lens of all-women exhibitions. These groundbreaking projects courageously confronted issues of...
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    Piero di Cosimo
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    Piero di Cosimo

    This book is an original, cogent account of the singular Florentine painter Piero di Cosimo (1462-1522), providing a concise survey of his life within his social, cultural and literary backdrop. Delving into the artist's deliberately...
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    Audubon as Artist
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    Audubon as Artist

    John James Audubon (1785-1851), artist, naturalist and creator of the celebrated The Birds of America, is widely regarded as America's first exceptional watercolourist. This book offers a unique exploration of Audubon's artistic...
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    Antoni Gaud
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    Antoni Gaud

    The celebrated art nouveau architect Antoni Gaud was a contradictory figure: a deeply religious, politically right-wing man who nevertheless created revolutionary, lyrical buildings. This book explores Gaud's life, work and influences, from...
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