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This lively exploration of the history and science of plastic surgery looks at 500 years of the face - what we do to it, what it means for us, and what the future holds.

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An anthology of brand-new poems inspired by Taylor Swift songs, from a powerhouse group of contemporary poets, including former US Poet Laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, internet fan favourites and cult bestsellers.

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The first comprehensive history of the disc jockey

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Features Liberace, the globally-renowned pianist who swings his wardrobe door open in order to coach you on the fine art of extraordinary dressing for ordinary occasions. Need something for your sister's wedding or your holiday This work has the suitable gold lame number to suit your needs. It also includes 15 outrageous outfits.

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"In exploring how Icelanders interact with nature--and their idea that elves live among us--Nancy Marie Brown shows us how altering our perceptions of the environment can be a crucial first step toward saving it."--

This Lucha Libre finger wrestling kit includes two vinyl lucha masks that cover your thumbs, two decorative capes, a wrestling ring, championship belt, and 48-page book about lucha libre and profiles of six wrestlers.

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Top young fashion designer Luella Bartley celebrates English style and explains how to acquire it.

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This illustrated anthology of the oral histories of the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne takes you behind the counters to reveal intimate views of the market's unique way of life. Drawn from more than a hundred and eighty interviews, Melbourne's Queen Victoria Market explores the values and ideas within the city's heart.

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Melbourne's bustling laneways and tree-lined streets are renowned for their incredible choice of places to eat and drink - from stylish sidewalk cafes and dark, hidden-away bars to elegant award-winning restaurants and cheap and cheerful eateries. Michael Harden charts Melbourne's transformation into the thriving, intriguing city it is today.

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From shoot-outs at funerals to dead men screaming and runaway corpses, undertakers have plenty of unusual stories to tell - and a special way of telling them.

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In the Omo Valley the local Surma and Mursi tribes decorate the territory of their naked bodies with whatever nature offers, such as leaves, flowers, grasses, butterfly wings and snail shells as well as the occasional pen top or Kalashnikov cartridge. The author captures these decorations to form a parade of African fashion.

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Based on her bestselling range of greetings cards, Cath Tate bring you her unique take on ageing, with vintage illustrations accompanied by witty and insightful text.

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From the hugely respected journalist Miranda Sawyer, a very modern look at the midlife crisis delving into the truth, and lies, of the experience and how to survive it, with thoughtfulness, insight and humour.

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A monograph on Stefano Pane Monfeli. It documents in a work of self-analysis, the symbiosis between the art and the life of Pane, with autobiographical stories, images of his work: drawings, paintings, and photographic memories in a story of journeys and the inner struggle of the artist, where one opposes urban society and nature.

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The only detailed examination of how the British media treat Muslims

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Offers a comprehensive and detailed history and sourcebook of shoes. This title charts the development of different kinds and styles of footwear for both men and women from earliest times to the present day.

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Provides insights into aspects of traditional Aboriginal lore, and the feelings of the people who belong to Kakadu and how they read their country. The text includes reproductions of bark paintings and artefacts from coastal Arnhem Land.

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The Banjara - an ethnic group composed of nomadic tribes, centered in the Indian state of Rajasthan - are renowned for their highly colourful textiles, often embellished with mirrors and intricate embroidery and produced from natural resources. This book is devoted to the traditions and embroidery of the Banjara.

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A lively account of the little known story about the birth of surfing in Australia and the early beginnings of its beach culture and sporting heritage. The story centres on the meeting of a young Australian girl, Isabel Letham, and the legendary Hawaiian swimmer and surfer, Duke Kahanamoku, who visits Sydney on an exhibition swim in 1914.