Comprised of three essays written by Baudrillard in the lead-up to, during and after the military clash in the Gulf in 1992, this book is a penetrating and provocative analysis of the unfolding drama using the author's well concepts of simulation and the hyperreal.

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What's the point of friends if you can't share your secrets

The Guns Above is a military fantasy adventure in the vein of Hornblower and Aubrey-Maturin.

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When it comes to revolutions in public knowledge, the Gutenberg Bible is up there with the Internet. As the first major Western publication to be printed using movable metal type, this extraordinary technological and artistic feat heralded the age of the printed book. This meticulous reprint reproduces the Gttingen Library edition, one of the...

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A gripping new saga from the author of The Gypsy Bride.

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The really serious things in life are earning one's living and loving one's neighbour.'The Habit of Art was first performed in the Lyttelton auditorium of the National Theatre, London, on 5 November 2009.

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Reveals the significance of the hamburger as an American icon. This book shows how the history of the burger is entwined with American business and culture and how the burger's story is in many ways the story of the country that invented (and reinvented) it.

A welcome new publication of Anne Doughty's spellbinding Hamiltons series, set against the backdrop of Ireland in the 19th and 20th centuries

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Simon Hoggart is back with a new treasure trove of Christmas round robins.

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An unforgettable novel of love and motherhood from bestselling author Maggie O'Farrell

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Does it matter if we are ceding power to AI Especially if we have been there before.

From planetary movements and the exploration of our solar system to black holes and dark matter, this comprehensive reference simplifies the various aspects of astronomy with an approachable question-and-answer format, with chapters broken into various astronomical studies - including the universe, galaxies, planets, and space exploration.

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The No. 1 e-book hit: a fast-paced, gritty and atmospheric crime novel set on the tough streets of Glasgow, 1946.

'The new Ian Rankin.' - Daily Mail

Book five in the hugely popular Lake District series

Stumbling upon an execution, Chaucer's pilgrims witness a hanging that leaves the carpenter in a dead faint. That evening, he narrates the tale of a Gloucester hangman whose involvement in the secretive punishment of three witches unleashes a vicious spate of revenge killings.

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"Reduce your carbon footprint one small, scrumptious step at a time! Eva Fox's The Happy Planet Cookbook is here to help with plant-based recipes that are easier on the environment and more sustainable ways to enjoy the proteins you just can't live without"--

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Above all don't use the word good as though it meant something in evolutionary science. Hilary, a young psychology researcher at a brain-science institute, is nursing a private sorrow and a troubling question at work, where psychology and biology meet.

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The Hard Problem is Tom Stoppard's first play for the stage since Rock 'n' Roll in 2006, and his first for the National since his trilogy The Coast of Utopia, 2002.

In this powerful evocation of the grey avenues and suburbs of Irish London at their most hopeless, O'Grady comes home from jail at the height of Thatcherism ...

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Wayne Kramer, legendary guitarist and co-founder of quintessential Detroit proto-punk legends The MC5, tells his story in The Hard Stuff.

"He may be a giant but giants have been licked before. Don't forget Goliath. The bigger they are, the harder they fall." Eddie Lewis never expected to make his living writing lies, but that's what he does to pay his rent: Eddie is a manipulator of headlines, an inventor of hyperbole, on behalf of his boss Nick Latka and the boxing business.

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A stunning omnibus edition of the entire Harper Connelly mystery collection.

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Sixteen-year-old Harper has been ditched by her tennis coach, her sister isn't speaking to her and she's pining for the boy next door.