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Geertje Dekkers
Medieval Scriptorium

Illuminated with illustrations, an exploration of medieval manuscript production that offers insight into both the early history of the book and life in the Middle Ages.This book takes the reader on an im…

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Tim Entwisle
Three Worlds Oak

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Offering fresh botanical insight, charm, and humor, the first memoir dedicated to a plant genus.A dying hybrid oak in Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens sets off on an imaginative search for its parents, a…

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Becky Sue Epstein
Our Bodies, Our Planet

In praise of parasites, a surprising exploration of the profound impact of biological freeloaders on human history and our daily lives.Parasites and parasitic relationships are fundamental to life on Eart…

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Emmanuelle Fantin
Delicioso

Spanish cuisine is a melting-pot of cultures, flavors, and ingredients: Greek and Roman; Jewish, Moorish, and Middle Eastern. It has been enriched by Spanish climate, geology, and spectacular topography, …

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Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
Ethiopians

Lost Civilizations

Drawing on the latest archaeological research, a brief and comprehensive guide to the ancient Ethiopian world.Ethiopia has captured the imagination of observers since ancient times. This book provides a f…

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Biancamaria Fontana
Desk Revolutionaries

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A character-driven, insider's view of how the French government was rebuilt between the Revolution and the rise of Napoleon.The French Directory is often dismissed as an uninspiring interlude between revo…

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Sander L. Gilman
Richard the Lionheart

Medieval Lives

A deep dive into the myth and history surrounding England's crusader king.How did Richard the Lionheart, who once said he would sell London if he found a buyer, become celebrated as the ideal of English c…

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Daniel M. Grimley
Icelandic Pop

A celebration and guide to the land of fire and ice's music history.Iceland punches well above its weight in the world of music, producing global icons like Björk, Sigur Rós, Of Monsters and Men, and Lauf…

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Stephen Harrison
Bernard Palissy and the Arts of the Earth

Renaissance Lives

A life of the sixteenth-century potter and scientist, with special attention to his natural philosophy.Bernard Palissy, a French Renaissance artisan philosopher, saw intelligence and consciousness in all …

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Priscilla Mary Isin
Ocean Art

One of the Best Popular Science Books of 2025 at New ScientistFrom a leading writer of the sea, an exquisitely illustrated deep dive into the beauty and meaning of art inspired by the life of the watery d…

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Justin M. Jacobs
Sound Atlas

Mapping the acoustic onto the human soul, moving meditations on the power and meaning of sound.Nature writers Michaela Vieser and Isaac Yuen set out in search of sounds beautiful and loathsome, melodious …

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Dagrun Osk Jonsdottir
Ghosts, Trolls and the Hidden People

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From the land of the sagas, a collection of little-known, little tales from myth and lore--many available in English for the first time.This unique and enchanting book opens the door to a captivating worl…

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Emily Kilpatrick
How the Spanish Empire Was Built

"A richly researched account of the clever, industrious and deeply practical men who followed in the footsteps, often literally, of Columbus, Cortés, Pizarro, Núñez de Balboa and others."--Wall …

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Gerri Kimber
Globe

A New Scientist Best Book of 2023From Babylon to Columbus and beyond, a journey across millennia and--yes--the globe exploring how we came to understand our spherical planet.The Globe tells the story of h…

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James King
Marcus Aurelius

Great Lives of the Ancient World

The moving life and legacy of Rome's great emperor philosopher.This book guides us through the fascinating life and writings of Marcus Aurelius, Stoic philosopher and Roman emperor. Philosopher William O.…

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Mitzi Kirkland-Ives
English Soul

From celebrated historian and writer Peter Ackroyd, a magisterial portrayal of English Christianity over the centuries.This book portrays the spirit and nature of English Christianity, as it has developed…

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Hannele Klemettila
The Medieval Kitchen

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A richly illustrated history of medieval Europe's cuisine paired with authentic recipes for today.We don't usually think of haute cuisine when we think of the Middle Ages. But while the poor did eat a lot…

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G. A. Loud
Eucalyptus

A rich cultural history of the Australian, hardwood plant.Eucalypts, iconic to Australia, have shaped art, science and landscapes worldwide. With around nine hundred species, from towering giants to compa…

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Katie Milestone
Trees Ancient and Modern

Leafed with illustrations and branching into many realms of human thought, an exploration of the beauty, importance, and precarity of forests.While trees are celebrated as symbols of natural beauty, they …

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Edwin Morgan, Greg Thomas, Julie Johnstone
A Home in Space

Reveals Edwin Morgan's groundbreaking multimedia poetics beyond his celebrated lyric voice.Edwin Morgan is best remembered as Scotland's foremost national poet, a bold, lyric voice who shaped conversation…

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