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In this bold new book Stephen Fineman lifts the lid on revenge, exposing its intriguing contours across the workplace, intimate relationships, societal justice, wars and politics.

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Rhinoceros explores sources ranging from film and literature, to natural history description and exhibition, and asks whether the savagery of the rhino is a reality or a legacy of its mythic past. Well illustrated and persuasively argued, Rhinoceros

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Published at the bicentennial of his birth, Raymond Furness's Richard Wagner provides a clear and balanced view of both Wagner's great successes and the controversies generated by his life and art.

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This probing, entertaining and richly illustrated book examines the history of the diamond trade through the centuries from India and Brazil to South Africa and Europe, and investigates what happens to diamonds once they reach the cutters and polishers.

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Roland Barthes (19151980) is one of France's most important writers andtheorists of the second half of the twentieth century. His work is hugely influentialin the fields of semiotics, structuralism and numerous areas of the humanities.

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With vibrant illustrations and tales of medieval best-sellers, nurserymen's rivalries and changing tastes in the flower bed, this book traces the journey of the rose across the centuries, from battles to bouquets, charting its botanical, religious, literary and artistic history.

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Ruins and Fragments is a wide-ranging, elliptical, engaging view of the history of modernity through the lens of the ruined and fragmentary. It explores literary fragments such as the plays of Aeschylus, as well as how writers - Joyce, Coleridge, Pound, T. S. Elliot - exploit fragmentary techniques and forms.

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In this unique, global account, Thor Gotaas offers many examples and anecdotes from running's long and diverse history. From earliest times to modern-day athletics meetings, World Championships and Olympic games, this book gives a full account of this physically demanding yet spiritually rewarding pastime.

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In Russia: Modern Architectures in History Richard Anderson brings the relationship between architecture and socialism into focus through detailed case studies that situate buildings and concepts in the specific milieu of Soviet society, politics and ideology.

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Part of the "Animal" series, this book relates the natural and cultural history of the salmon, a symbol of fortitude, fecundity, self-sacrifice, loyalty to place, and unwavering pursuit of destiny. Introducing the reader to the 'king of fish', it encompasses the salmon's evolutionary, ecological and human stories.

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Waiting for Godot . An original and provocative historical interpretation of Beckett and his art, Samuel Beckett is not just a 'life and times', but also an 'anti-life' of a figure who, like many of the very greatest writers, was profoundly repelled by his age.

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With its historical narrative, reflections on the city today and treasure trove of images, this book show that, if history is any guide, there is much more to come in San Francisco.

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Sardine interweaves the story of the fish with the rise and fall of fishing industries. The sardine is a barometer for the health of oceans, with lessons for us all about our stewardship of the seas.

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Satellite , an illustrated history that deconstructs the satellite as a cultural,political and technological artefact.

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A comprehensive account of France's rich culinary history.

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An original exploration of how the English Civil War has been portrayed over the centuries.

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Secrets of the Centenarians reveals some of the most intriguing secrets of growing older.

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A compelling guide to prediction, a subject that is vital to modern existence.

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In Sex in the World of Myth, David Leeming argues that sex is as important in myths as it is in our lives.

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The explosive story of the Sex Pistols is now so familiar that the essence of what they represented has been lost in a fog of nostalgia and rock 'n' roll cliche. In 1976 the rise of the Sex Pistols was regarded in apocalyptic terms, and the punks as visitors from an unwanted future bringing chaos and confusion.

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Show People offers a comprehensive history of the film star from Mary Pickford to Andy Serkis, traversing more than one hundred years and drawing on examples from America, Britain, Europe, Asia and elsewhere.

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A superb overview of silver, a metal both precious and useful, with a rich and eventful history.