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Grayling, Robert McCrum, Prue Leith, Sebastian Faulks and Ann Widdecombe, to name just a few, Simple Pleasures is perfect reading for anyone who appreciates - or aspires to - the finer, simpler things in life.

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Offers a selection of adventures at sea from the Thousand and One Nights.

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Morgan examines that obsession with this mysterious creature, covering in vivid details such topics as mythical snakes like the Plumed Serpent, serpent iconography, tall tales, as well as the psychological symbolism that has attached itself to snakes.

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In 1975, the Mexican network Televisa broadcast the first entertainment-education soap opera, which was written and produced by Miguel Sabido according to his own theory-based research formula.

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Mapping the class divisions that run throughout Europe

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With each major technological shift, the question of well-being arises with new purpose. In this book, leading scholars in the philosophy and communication disciplines bring together their knowledge and expertise in an attempt to define what well-being means in this perpetually connected environment.

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Making extensive and imaginative use of oral sources and official documents, 'Sort of a Place Like Home' creates a vivid and intimate picture of the life experience of Moore River inmates, whilst documenting the appalling bureaucratic incompetence, official indifference and brutality that made Moore River notorious.

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Reprising the success of 'Spliffs' and 'Spliffs 2', this book offers yet more information and entertainment for the 'budding' cannabis enthusiast.

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Discover how the designers of womens sporting attire navigated the worlds of fashion, function, and propriety, from the beginning of the 19th century to 1960.

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The tenets of the Jedi Code (peace, knowledge, serenity and harmony) are applicable not just in the STAR WARS Galaxy, but also in our own. Here is an accessible, illustrated collection of quoted wisdom illuminated to shine light on readers own lives, including elements of practice for taking the lessons to heart.

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"The stories collected here are told by Maori men and women who were physically disciplined at school for speaking the Maori language"--Back cover.

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A collection of folktales from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.

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"The book collects folktales from the Punjab, Kashmir, and Bengal regions of India. Each tale is paired with a full-page illustration by a contemporary artist" --

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Traditional Japanese folktales come to life alongside contemporary illustration in this luxurious edition.

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Design-guru Stephen Bayley approaches the topic of "taste" with typical wit, drawing on his expertise in a number of fields from fashion to food. This is a new edition of his classic book, brought into the new millennium by Bayley's critique of modern design.

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Until the 1960s, scarcity and the struggle to clothe, feed and employ the nation drove most of US political life. From slavery to the New Deal, political parties organized around economic interests and the often fervent debate over the best allocation of political and economic rewards. This book interprets the latter half of the 20th Century.

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Situates the Arab Revolutions within their broader contextual backgrounds - showing that a unique set of historical events, as well as local, regional and global dynamics, has converged to provide the catalyst that triggered the revolts - and also within a new conceptual framework.

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The 80's represented cars that were flash, angular and mean. The petrol-heads of the time lusted after Magnum P.I.'s Ferrari 308; salivated over the Ferrari Daytona and Testarossa from Miami Vice, and watched ''Back to the Future'' in cinemas across the country, mesmerised at the sight of the Doc's De Lorean.

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"My Guy" is one of the foundation stones of today's massive pop culture magazine genre. It defined what it meant to be young in the 1980s and was a template for the hugely successful gossip mags like "Heat", "Closer" and "OK!" that fly off the shelves every week.

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Now more than ever we need leaders who can be strong yet humble, bold and assertive when it counts but have the capacity to listen and learn, who can motivate and influence, and who can get the best out of those around them. Twenty-five outstanding Australian leaders from diverse worlds share their insights on the essence of inspiring leadership.

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Covering topics ranging from the importance of Confucius, the great Chinese philosopher, to the influence of foreign fast food and video games, this book provides a wide-ranging glimpse into the Chinese mind. It offers a look at the values, attitudes, and behavior patterns of modern China - and their roots in the history of this ancient nation.

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W.E.H. Stanner's words changed Australia. Without condescension and without sentimentality, Stanner conveyed the richness and uniqueness of Aboriginal culture. In his Boyer Lectures he exposed a 'cult of forgetfulness practised on a national scale' regarding the fate of the Aborigines, for which he coined the phrase 'the great Australian silence'.