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The Space Within explores how interior space has been integral to the development of Modern architecture from the late 1800s to today, and how generations of architects have engaged with interior space and its experience in their design processes.

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As a colour, black is a single hue. It comes in no other shades. But despite its commonly accepted role as one half of a pair, in symbolic terms black envelops the entire spectrum of meaning. The Story of Black explores the ambiguous relationship the world's cultures have had with this often self-contradictory colour

(Hardback)

The Story of Soy reveals the importance of soy throughout history, and why it should never be underestimated.

(Hardback)

The Sun offers an engaging and informative account of what scientists know about the sun, and the history of these discoveries. Illustrated with a wide variety of beautiful solar images. This informative book will appeal to both scientists and a more general readership interested in the star at the centre of our solar system.

(Paperback)

The White Devil tracks the development of the myth of the terrifying lycanthrope as it progresses through history to the present day.

(Hardback)

A witty, eloquent, curious history of the wig.

(Hardback)

In The Work of Art

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Theme parks are a uniquely interactive and enduring form of entertainment that have influenced architecture, technology and culture in surprising ways for more than a century. Taking primitive amusements of pleasure gardens as its starting point, this book offers an investigation of the evolution of the theme park over the twentieth century.

A concise yet thorough critical biography, which throws new light on the work of German novelist, short-story writer, essayist, social critic and philanthropist Thomas Mann.

(Hardback)

A humane, thoughtful and yet clear-eyed history of people with learning disabilities since 1700.

(, 2nd edition)

An ambitious, valuable history of a major European power

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In Three Germanies: West Germany, East Germany and the Berlin Republic, Michael Gehler explores the political roller coaster Germany has been riding since the Yalta Conference, which split post-war Germany into four zones controlled by the Soviets, Americans, French and British.

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Uncovers the natural history of the tiger, showing how the decline of its natural habitat and relentless pressure from poachers and farmers have turned a naturally retiring, solitary creature into an aggressive, man-eating predator. This book is of interest to the wide audience who admires this wonderfully vital, yet highly endangered species.

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

An acclaimed reassessment of Italian master painter Jacopo Tintoretto, now available in compact pocket format, which charts Tintoretto's life and work in the context of Venetian art and the culture of the Cinquecento.

(Paperback, New edition)

This comprehensive, highly illustrated new study examines Titian's long career and varied output. Tom Nichols argues that Titian's works were self-consciously original, freely and intentionally undermining the traditional, more modest approach to painting in Venice at that time.

(Hardback)

A richly illustrated, compelling account of contemporary Brazilian art.

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

Trading Territories tells the compelling story of maps and geographical knowledge in the early modern world from the fifteenth to the early seventeenth century.

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Halloween has spread around the world, yet itsassociations with death and the supernaturalas well as its inevitable commercialisation hasmade it one of our most puzzling holidays.How did it become what it is today Trick or Treat

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Explores the contested history of art and nationalism in the tumultuous last decades of British rule in India. With a fascinating array of art works, this book throws much light on a previously neglected strand of modern art and introduces the work of artists who are little known in Europe or America.

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Trolls are everywhere. They lurk on the internet; they fill the pages of popular fantasy literature; they are hunted in Norwegian film. From the Vikings to the Moomins, the Brothers Grimm and the Three Billy Goats Gruff, this book explores the panoply of trolls and their history and their continuing presence today.

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Leaping effortlessly from the bright stream into the human mind, the trout captivates like no other fish. In telling its story James Owen follows the trout around the world; starting in Europe and North America, he then embarks for exotic new territories with a voyage that took the creature from England to Australia in the nineteenth-century. Trout

(Hardback)

What is a truffle Scientists, despite having succeeded in sequencing the truffle's genome, are still determining aspects of its existence. Few of us know the history and origins of this coveted plant. Truffle

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An exploration of the science and culture of tsunamis.