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From the first words of an infant to the peculiar modern dialect of text messaging, this book reveals language's myriad intricacies and quirks. It sheds light on the development of unique linguistic styles, the origins of obscure accents, and the search for the first written word.
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The French Art of Not Trying Too Hard
Ollivier Pourriol
- Profile books ltd
- 6 Janvier 2022
- 9781788163286
The answer to overwork and burnout, the route to fulfilment and success: letting go.
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Diamonds ; The Queen's Collection
Caroline de Guitaut
- Royal collection trust
- 24 Mars 2022
- 9781909741843
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The Little Book of World Mythology ; A Pocket Guide to Myths and Legends
Hannah Bowstead
- Octopus publishing group
- 14 Avril 2022
- 9781800071766
Step into a world of gods, heroes and monsters Throughout history, mythologies have been fundamental to societies and cultures across the world. They are the collected stories of a people - the fascinating folk tales and the epic legends that shape the history and the beliefs of whole civilizations. This pocket guide offers readers an engaging and accessible introduction to the major world mythologies, exploring their origins, foundational stories and key mythological figures. Learn how the Greeks won the ten-year Trojan war, how the Norse god Thor got his mighty hammer, and why the Aztecs made a daily human sacrifice to the sun god, Huitzilopochtli. If you're looking to enrich and expand on your understanding of world history, religion and culture, then this book is an ideal starting point to fill your mind with stories of wisdom and wonder. Discover the captivating stories behind the following mythologies: Aboriginal, Aztec, Celtic, Chinese, Egyptian, Greek, Hindu, Incan, Japanese, Maori, Mayan, Mesopotamian, Norse, Roman.
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For curious readers young and old, a rich and colorful history of religion from humanity's earliest days to our own contentious times
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A history of Islamic thought - from its foundation in the seventh century to the present day.
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Muse ; Uncovering the hidden figures behind art history's masterpieces
Ruth Millington
- Vintage publishing
- 7 Avril 2022
- 9781529110418
Meet the unexpected, overlooked and forgotten models of art history.
Who was Picasso's 'Weeping Woman'?
Why was Grace Jones covered in graffiti?
How did Francis Bacon meet the burglar who became his muse?
The perception of the muse is that of a passive, powerless model, at the mercy of an influential and older artist. But is this trope a romanticised myth? Far from posing silently, muses have brought emotional support, intellectual energy, career-changing creativity and practical help to artists.
Muse tells the true stories of the incredible muses who have inspired art history's masterpieces. From Leonardo da Vinci's studio to the covers of Vogue, art historian, critic and writer Ruth Millington uncovers the remarkable role of muses in some of art history's most well-known and significant works. Delving into the real-life relationships that models have held with the artists who immortalised them, it will expose the influential and active part they have played and deconstruct reductive stereotypes, reframing the muse as a momentous and empowered agent of art history. -
Fierce Poise ; Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York
Alexander Nemerov
- Penguin putnam inc
- 22 Mars 2022
- 9780525560203
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PUTIN''S PEOPLE - HOW THE KGB TOOK BACK RUSSIA AND THEN TURNED ON THE WEST
Catherine Belton
- William collins
- 15 Avril 2021
- 9780007578818
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ''The Putin book that we''ve been waiting for'' Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland ''Books about modern Russia abound ... Belton has surpassed them all. Her much-awaited book is the best and most important on modern Russia'' The Times A chilling and revelatory expose of the KGB''s renaissance, Putin''s rise to power, and how Russian black cash is subverting the world. In Putin''s People , former Moscow correspondent and investigative journalist Catherine Belton reveals the untold story of how Vladimir Putin and his entourage of KGB men seized power in Russia and built a new league of oligarchs. Through exclusive interviews with key inside players, Belton tells how Putin''s people conducted their relentless seizure of private companies, took over the economy, siphoned billions, blurred the lines between organised crime and political powers, shut down opponents, and then used their riches and power to extend influence in the West. In a story that ranges from Moscow to London, Switzerland and Trump''s America, Putin''s People is a gripping and terrifying account of how hopes for the new Russia went astray, with stark consequences for its inhabitants and, increasingly, the world. ''A fearless, fascinating account ... Reads at times like a John le Carre novel ... A groundbreaking and meticulously researched anatomy of the Putin regime, Belton''s book shines a light on the pernicious threats Russian money and influence now pose to the west'' Guardian
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A lively biography of the founder of the world famous luxury fashion and leather goods company Louis Vuitton, with previously unpublished details that shed light on the story behind the man and the legend.
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Fleabag: The Scriptures ; The Sunday Times Bestseller
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
- Hodder & stoughton
- 13 Mai 2021
- 9781529341799
Fleabag: The Scriptures includes new writing from Phoebe Waller-Bridge alongside the filming scripts and the never-before-seen stage directions from the award-winning series.
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Inspiring Walt Disney ; The Animation of French Decorative Arts
Wolf Burchard
- Metropolitan museum of art
- 9 Novembre 2021
- 9781588397416
How Walt Disney and the Disney Studios wove the aesthetics of French decorative arts into the fairy-tale worlds of beloved animated films, from Cinderella to Beauty and the Beast and beyond
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Eurovision! ; A History of Modern Europe Through The World's Greatest Song Contest
Chris West
- Melville house uk
- 23 Avril 2020
- 9781911545552
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Twelve early pieces never before collected that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of Joan Didion.
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Atomic Habits ; the life-changing million-copy #1 bestseller
James Clear
- Cornerstone
- 18 Octobre 2018
- 9781847941831
THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD
Transform your life with tiny changes in behaviour, starting now.
People think that when you want to change your life, you need to think big. -
A World Beneath the Sands ; Adventurers and Archaeologists in the Golden Age of Egyptology
Toby Wilkinson
- Pan macmillan
- 2 Septembre 2021
- 9781509858736
A vivid account of the men and women who revealed the treasures of Ancient Egypt to the world, from the first decipherment of hieroglyphics to the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun.
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As Germany marks the thirtieth anniversary of its unification since the end of the Cold War, international bestselling-author Barney White-Spunner celebrates the history of one of Europe's greatest cities.
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The Border - A Journey Around Russia ; SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020
Erika Fatland
- Quercus publishing
- 16 Septembre 2021
- 9780857057785
A journey along the seemingly endless Russian border - from North Korea in the Far East through Russia's bordering states in Asia and the Caucasus, crossing the Caspian Ocean and the Black Sea along the way.
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WAR ON PEACE - THE END OF DIPLOMACY AND THE DECLINE OF AMERICAN INFLUENCE
Ronan Farrow
- Harper collins
- 16 Juillet 2021
- 9780007575657
A book for anyone interested to know more about how the world really works by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow. ''This is one of the most important books of our time.'' Walter Isaacson ''A masterpiece'' Dan Simpson, Post-Gazette THE NEW YORK TIMES #3 BESTSELLER US foreign policy is undergoing a dire transformation, forever changing America''s place in the world. Institutions of diplomacy and development are bleeding out after deep budget cuts; the diplomats who make America''s deals and protect democratic interests around the world are walking out in droves. Offices across the State Department sit empty, while abroad the military-industrial complex has assumed the work once undertaken by peacemakers. Increasingly, America is a nation that shoots first and asks questions later. In an astonishing journey from the corridors of power in Washington, DC, to some of the most remote and dangerous places on earth - Afghanistan, Somalia, and North Korea among them acclaimed investigative journalist Ronan Farrow illuminates one of the most consequential and poorly understood changes in American history. His first-hand experience as a former State Department official affords a personal look at some of the last standard bearers of traditional statecraft, including Richard Holbrooke, who made peace in Bosnia and died while trying to do so in Afghanistan. Drawing on newly unearthed documents, and richly informed by rare interviews with warlords, whistle-blowers, and policymakers - including every living secretary of state from Henry Kissinger to Hillary Clinton to Rex Tillerson - War on Peace makes a powerful case for an endangered profession. Diplomacy, Farrow argues, has declined after decades of political cowardice, short-sightedness, and outright malice - but it may just offer a way out of a world at war.
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Red Notice ; A True Story of Corruption, Murder and how I became Putin's no. 1 enemy
Bill Browder
- Transworld publishers ltd
- 11 Février 2016
- 9780552170321
Magnitsky's brutal killing has remained uninvestigated and unpunished to this day. His farcical posthumous show-trial brought Putin's regime to a new low in the eyes of the international community.
