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First published in the United States of America in a dual-language edition as A Nation of Women: An Early Feminist Speaks Out = Mi opinion sobre las libertades, derechos y deberes de la mujer by Arte Publico Press 2004. English translation published in Penguin Books 2021.

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Argues that, since individuals are wholly formed by their environment, education is the crucial factor in transforming them. This work then adopts far more radical position, proposing nothing less than 'the emancipation of mankind' and the creation of a 'new moral world', and a full-scale reorganization of British society.

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Charley, a certified workaholic, fears that she will go mad. Dangerously bored, she starts helping people who are talentless at internet dating. Then William arrives in her inbox and rocks her world. Helpless, she watches herself fall in love with him and discovers she's not who she thought she was. But can she turn her back on her old life

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Ttells the story of Emma Hamilton who embarks on the path to adopting a baby when she and her husband can't conceive. After two years of being deafened by the TickTock of her biological clock and tormented by Mother Nature's refusal to grant her a baby, Emma Hamilton decides to go for the instant solution: finding a Russian baby in need of a home.

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Presenting evidence that everyone should be hated, this guide contains bits of wisdom on such subjects as: the good life enjoyed by blacks, who shuffle through life unhindered by the white man's burdens; and the sad story of the industrious, intelligent Jews, whose entire reputation is sullied by their taste for the blood of Christian babies.

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From government policies to personal decisions - such as buying a house, educating our children, or caring for our sick - economic principles govern both our range of choices and how we choose between them. This book presents a critique that shows how economics invades our most intimate decisions, and what the real alternatives might be.

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Elizabeth Inchbald was concerned with women's education. In this story, Inchbald's purpose was to show the value of "a proper education". She describes the disastrous marriage of Miss Milner, an empty-headed flirt, to Lord Elmwood and the effects of her behaviour on their daughter Matilda.

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Robin, a postgrad student in Coventry, has spent four and a half years not writing his thesis. Now it languishes in a drawer, and Robin hides in his room, increasingly frightened by a world he doesn't understand. His friends have failed him and romance eludes him.

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Presents the author's account of travelling in Europe. Cast in the form of a walking tour through Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy, this title includes such adventures as a voyage by raft down the Neckar and an ascent of Mount Blanc by telescope, as well as the author's attempts to study art.

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A collection of shocking lived experiences, directly from the mouths and the pens of those soldiers, politicians and citizens who lived through the days of the Vietnam War and its bloody aftermath.

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A biography of John Mortimer revealing various aspects of Mortimer's legal and literary career, from his first attempts at writing novels and the early help he offered his barrister father through to the triumphs of Rumpole and the Oz trial.

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During World War I, Georgina Howell worked her way up from spy to army major to become one of the most powerful woman in the British Empire. After the defeat of the Ottoman Empire, she was instrumental in drawing the borders that define the region today, including creating an independent Iraq. This book deals with her life and work.

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Suitable for those who want to put "do unto others" in the centre of their lives and reap the unexpected benefits of happiness and health, this book inspires the reader with the day-to-day journey of meaning, gratification and joy that comes from contributing to the lives of others in so many creative ways.

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It is 1924 and George Mallory and Andrew Irvine are attempting to be the first to conquer Everest. They face inhuman cold and wind, but putting one foot falteringly after another they reach for the peak. Meanwhile, at home Ruth Mallory goes about her day, hiding her doubts and the uncertainty about the future with or - god forbid - without George.

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A respected literary biographer, Mark is working on the life of Gilbert Strong - a writer about whom he thinks he knows everything. Happily married, and apparently dedicated to a life of letters, he nevertheless falls in love with Strong's granddaughter Carrie, an unsophisticated young woman more interested in bedding plants than books or passion.

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Adam Smith is celebrated all over the world as the author of The Wealth of Nations and the founder of modern economics. A few of his ideas - such as the 'Invisible Hand' of the market - have become icons of the modern world. This is a biography of Adam Smith.

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Adolphe is a privileged and refined young man, bored by the stupidity he perceives in the world around him. After a number of meaningless conquests, he at last encounters Ellenore, a beautiful and passionate older woman. But as they embark on an intense and tortured affair, Ellenore gives way to a flood of emotion.

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From Dubai to Amsterdam, Memphis to South Korea, a phenomenon is reshaping the way we live and transforming the way we do business: the aerotropolis. This title looks at how the metropolis of the future will bring us together - and how to make the most of this opportunity.

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Africa evokes a deep sense of mystery. It is a place that retains what most of the world has lost: space, roots, traditions, awesome beauty, true wilderness, rare animals, and extraordinary people. This book portrays the harsh and beautiful landscapes of Africa.

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