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Why is our sense of smell so under-appreciated? We tend to think of smell as a vestigial remnant of our pre-human past, doomed to gradual extinction, and we go to great lengths to eliminate smells f……続きを見る

In "The History of Ballarat, from the First Pastoral Settlement to the Present Time," William Bramwell Withers meticulously chronicles the evolution of Ballarat from its early pastoral days to a thr……続きを見る

Feuding had an effect on the history of most of Europe. Scotland provides a fascinating focus for the study of the bloodfeud because feuding survived until remarkably late there, and thus is much be……続きを見る

"Billy Bell, Part 2 The rest of the Redesdale Roadmans's Poems" is an ebook companion volume to "Billy Bell: Redesdale Roadman, Border Bard". That book contained a selection of the poetry he wrote w……続きを見る

Whittaker Chambers had just participated in America's trial of the century in which Chambers claimed that Alger Hiss, a full-standing member of the political establishment, was a spy for the Soviet ……続きを見る

Aggression in Pornography focusses on the issue of violence in mainstream pornography and examines what we know, what we think we know, and what are some surprising research findings and insights ab……続きを見る

"... groundbreaking... clear, straightforward, and economical.... seminal... " ーAmerican Anthropologist "This is a challenging book... a remarkable contribution to African intellectual history." ー……続きを見る

In the period following the collapse of the Carolingian Empire up to the Fourth Lateran Council (1215), the episcopate everywhere in Europe experienced substantial and important change, brought abou……続きを見る

In 'London Club Life,' John Timbs explores the exclusive world of gentlemen's clubs in Victorian London, delving into the social hierarchy, rules of membership, and unique customs that defined this ……続きを見る

Nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work "An absolute must-read" – Shondaland “[Rabbit] tells how it went down with brutal honesty and outrageous humor” – New York Times The……続きを見る

"Quitter l'Afrique à tout prix", plus qu'une expression, une idéologie. L'Africain n'a qu'un seul rêve, aller en occident, car la pauvreté a atteint son paroxysme. Celle-ci, engendrée par une certai……続きを見る

L'histoire méconnue de trois écrivains rebelles et irrévérencieux qui ont fait école. Si la plupart des groupes d'écrivains revendiquent leur appartenance à un mouvement – que l'on songe au naturali……続きを見る

Mary Croom Brown´s "Mary Tudor, Queen of France" narrates the fascinating story of Mary Tudor, the third daughter of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York and the younger sister of King Henry V……続きを見る

Scholars commonly take the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen of 1789, written during the French Revolution, as the starting point for the modern conception of human rights. According to t……続きを見る

It is the aim of this volume to investigate how academic practices of Memory Studies are being applied, adapted, and transformed in the countries of East-Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. ……続きを見る

In 'The Life of Christopher Columbus,' readers encounter a rich tapestry of narrative and analysis that dives deep into the expansive history of one of history's most controversial explorers. This c……続きを見る

The Admirals: Canada’s Senior Naval Leadership in the Twentieth Century fills an important void in the history of Canada’s navy. Those who carry the burden of high command have a critical niche in n……続きを見る

Counting Downis a unique series of titles designed to select the best songs or musical works from major performance artists and composers in an age of design-your-own playlists. For fifty years, Bob……続きを見る

Phật giáo phát sinh ở phía đông của Ấn Độ Cổ đại, trong và xung quanh Vương quốc Magadha cổ đại (nay thuộc Bihar, Ấn Độ), và dựa trên những lời dạy của Siddhārtha Gautama. Tôn giáo phát triển khi nó……続きを見る

The Bible reveals two Edens – the spiritual Eden and the physical Eden. God, Adam, Eve and Satan all dwell in the spiritual Eden, as mythical symbols. There is also the physical Eden in which flowed……続きを見る

Offers the study of Antebellum southern slavery and the credit system. This work explains how the Bank of the United States supported the government's and the nation's credit abroad by providing see……続きを見る

The Kishinev Ghetto, 1941–1942 offers a wealth of primary sources and insightful commentary about the little-known slaughter of Jewish residents of Kishinev (Chisinau) under the military occupation ……続きを見る

Predicting how the business world might evolve is itself a multi-million-dollar business. Plenty of gurus, academics and snake-oil salesmen will tell you all about the future for a price. What the e……続きを見る

Get the inside story of one of Australia's longest serving and most influential Ministers in Federal Parliament. Kim E Beazley threw off the shackles of a poor childhood to become a teacher, a Union……続きを見る

James M. Beck was born July 9, 1861 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 9th 1861. Graduating from Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1880, he then studied law by night whilst working a……続きを見る

Échanges inédits entre El-Sadate et Begin La correspondance échangée entre le président égyptien Anouar el-Sadate et le Premier ministre israélien Menahem Begin de novembre 1977 à octobre 1981, inte……続きを見る

During the Zimbabwean crisis, millions crossed through the apartheid-era border fence, searching for ways to make ends meet. Maxim Bolt explores the lives of Zimbabwean migrant labourers, of settled……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur la Shoah en moins d’une heure ! Le 27 janvier 1945, le monde entier découvre avec horreur la réalité des camps de la mort. C’est qu’avec la libération d……続きを見る

Immerse yourself in thrilling battlefield action with this top-notch account of the American Civil War. Based on his own experiences as a Union soldier and, eventually, a prisoner of war, Byers pain……続きを見る

On the second of January, in the year 1880, three newly-orphaned sisters, finding themselves left to their own devices, with an income of exactly one hundred pounds a year a-piece, sat down to consu……続きを見る