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A tune-filled, light-footed peoples history of ballroom dancing.

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In Bat Tessa Laird challenges preconceptions about these amazing animals, combining fascinating facts of bat biology with engaging portrayals of bats in mythology, literature, film, popular culture, poetry and contemporary art.

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Beaver explores the fascinating history of this small, often-overlooked, yet important animal and examines why the beaver has been hunted throughout the years, as well as looks at the unique way in which beavers form their societies.

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A delightful, surprising and occasionally juicy exploration of the seemingly humble berry.

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Bountiful Empire: A History of Ottoman Cuisine examines the foodways of the Ottoman Empire as they changed and evolved over more than five centuries.

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An approachable introduction to the history and the many forms that bread takes throughout the world, Bread provides an analysis of the different components of bread such as crust and crumb, and features many recipes as well as a glossary of 100 types of bread.

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Dan Torre uniquely explores the natural, cultural and social history of cacti - with particular emphasis on how these remarkable plants have been represented in art, literature, cinema, animation and popular culture around the world.

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A distinct symbol of the desert and the Middle East, the camel was once unkindly described as half snake, half folding bedstead. But in the eyes of many the camel is a creature of great beauty. This book explores why the camel has fascinated so many cultures, including those in places where camels are not indigenous.

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Carl Jung is a clear and compelling critical assessment of one of the controversial and highly influential pioneers of psychology.

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Caspar David Friedrich (1774 1840), the greatest painter of the Romantic movement in Germany, was perhaps Europe's first truly modern artist. This title offers a comprehensive account of this most fascinating of nineteenth-century masters.

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Cat traces the long relationship between humans and the cosily domestic, yet eerie cat.

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In this new interpretation of the life and work of the American poet, short story writer and novelist Charles Bukowski, David Stephen Calonne examines Bukowski's writings, colourful life and the desperate conditions of his lifestyle, looking at the literary traditions that influenced him and discussing his unique place in world literature.

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Chicken provides insight into the astonishing world of the chicken and contains many intriguing facts, including why the largest predator ever to walk the earth is considered the ancestor of the modern chicken and how mother hens communicate with their chicks while they're still in the egg.

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Chillies traces the culinary journey of the spice and uncovers cultural and spiritual links between chillies and humans, from their use as an aphrodisiac, to the recent discovery that chilli heat shows promise as a treatment for neuropathic pain, prostate cancer and leukaemia.

(Hardback)

Redolent of everything sensual and hedonistic, chocolate is synonymous with our idea of indulgence. It is adored around the world and has been since the Spanish first encountered cocoa beans in South America in the sixteenth century. This title explores the origins and growth of this almost universal obsession.

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A holistic approach to the monumental modernist writer Christopher Isherwood.

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Argues that a chromophobic impulse - a fear of corruption or contamination through colour - lurks within much Western cultural and intellectual thought. This book analyses the motivations behind chromophobia and focuses on the work of writers and artists who have been prepared to look at colour as a positive value.

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Clouds examines clouds in their cultural, historical and scientific contexts, exploring their notable presence in literature and the arts (including music and sculpture) while outlining their growing scientific significance in the context of climate change.

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A colourful and engaging account of the Devils influence on the English landscape.

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Now available in paperback, this is the first truly global survey of the history and variety of communist poster art.

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Cosmos: The Art and Science of the Universe charts the human love affair with the heavens in art and astronomy, based on sound science and insightful art and cultural history.