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(Paperback)
By: Esther Leslie
ISBN: 9781780235257
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2015
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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(Hardback)
By: Maria Golia
ISBN: 9781789142235
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2020
UK Publication Date: 16th March 2020
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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The compelling story of one of America's most adventurous jazz musicians.
(Paperback, New Format)
By: Daniel Allen
ISBN: 9781789142242
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2020
UK Publication Date: 10th August 2020
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A natural and cultural history of a much-loved animal, the otter.
(Paperback)
By: Desmond Morris
ISBN: 9781780239163
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2018
UK Publication Date: 16th April 2018
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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In this classic Reaktion title, now available in paperback, bestselling author and broadcaster Desmond Morris explores the natural and cultural history of one of natures most popular creatures.
(Paperback)
By: Desmond Morris
ISBN: 9781861895257
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2009
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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The owls are not what they seem. From ancient Babylon to Edward Lear's The Owl and the Pussycat and the grandiloquent, absent-minded Wol from Winnie the Pooh to David Lynch's Twin Peaks, owls have woven themselves into the fabric of human culture from earliest times. This book explores the natural and cultural history of owls.
(Paperback)
By: Paul Robichaud
ISBN: 9781789146905
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2023
UK Publication Date: 1st February 2023
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A beautifully written celebration of the god of music, lust and wine, Pan.
(Paperback)
By: Paul Carter
ISBN: 9781861892379
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2006
UK Publication Date: 1st May 2005
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A natural history, this title is also an account of parrots in culture.
(Hardback)
By: Kantha Shelke
ISBN: 9781780236490
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2016
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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Just when you thought you knew everything about the humble noodle, Pasta and Noodles reveals little-known facts, tasty titbits and cultural lore about the history of pasta. Kantha Shelke takes you on a journey across five continents to trace the evolution of this highly adaptable foodstuff.
(Hardback)
By: Fiona Lindsay Shen
ISBN: 9781789146219
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2023
UK Publication Date: 17th October 2022
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A beautifully illustrated account of pearls through millennia, from fossils to contemporary jewellery.
(Hardback)
By: Jane Hamlett
ISBN: 9781789146868
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2023
UK Publication Date: 1st February 2023
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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Pet Revolution tracks the British love affair with pets over the last three centuries.
(Paperback)
By: Geoffrey Batchen
ISBN: 9781861898722
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Dec 2011
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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Picturing Atrocity contains a broad range of atrocity photographs from throughout history, and around the world, as well as essays by well-known artists and photographers. All royalties from the book to be donated to Amnesty International.
(Hardback)
By: Machtelt Brggen Israls
ISBN: 9781789143218
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2021
UK Publication Date: 18th January 2021
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A nuanced account of the life and art of Piero della Francesca.
(Hardback)
By: Sarah Blake McHam
ISBN: 9781789148428
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2024
UK Publication Date: 1st February 2024
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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An original, accessible survey of Florentine painter Piero di Cosimo.
(Paperback)
By: Brett Mizelle
ISBN: 9781861898050
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2011
UK Publication Date: 1st June 2011
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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Pig is a richly illustrated and compelling look at the natural and cultural history of the pig, and the long, complicated relationship between humans and these highly intelligent, sociable animals.
(Hardback)
By: Laura Mason
ISBN: 9781780231013
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2013
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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In this book, Laura Mason describes how pine trees have inspired artists, writers, film-makers and photographers throughout history, particularly in the East where they symbolize wisdom and longevity.
(Hardback)
By: Carol Helstosky
ISBN: 9781861893918
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2008
UK Publication Date: 1st September 2008
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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Originally a food for the poor in eighteenth-century Naples, pizza is a source of national and regional pride in Italy as well as of cultural identity. This title documents the history and cultural life of this chameleon-like food.
(Hardback)
By: Prof Carol Atack
ISBN: 9781789149463
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2025
UK Publication Date: 21st October 2024
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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Chronicles Platos thought through the lens of his turbulent life.
(Paperback)
By: Margery Fee
ISBN: 9781789141467
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2019
UK Publication Date: 11th November 2019
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A natural and cultural history of the majestic yet endangered polar bear.
(Hardback)
By: Damien Stone
ISBN: 9781780237497
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2017
UK Publication Date: 1st May 2017
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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Pomegranate explores how people throughout history interacted with pomegranates, featuring a cast of historical heads from the Ashurnasirpal to Anne Boleyn, and from Sandro Botticelli to Salvador Dali.
(Hardback)
By: Andrew F. Smith
ISBN: 9781861897992
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2011
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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From its obscure Pre-Columbian beginnings in the Andes Mountains of South America to its global stardom today, the story of the potato is one of rags to riches. Potato tells the captivating tale of an allegedly lowly vegetable that has changed and continues to change the world.
(Hardback)
By: Richard Verdi
ISBN: 9781789141474
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2020
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A ground-breaking, beautifully illustrated study of the father of French painting, Nicolas Poussin.
(Paperback)
By: Sarah Chaney
ISBN: 9781789141481
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2019
UK Publication Date: 15th July 2019
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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Psyche on the Skin challenges the misconceptions and controversies surrounding self-harm.
(Paperback)
By: Victoria Dickenson
ISBN: 9781780231815
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2014
UK Publication Date: 1st October 2013
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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In this richly illustrated book Victoria Dickenson explores the natural and cultural history of the rabbit, a winsome long-eared animal that hops through children's stories, myths and legends, and back yards.
(Hardback)
By: Alasdair Pinkerton
ISBN: 9781789140781
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2019
UK Publication Date: 15th July 2019
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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"Published in association with the Science Museum, London."
