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A sweeping, definitive account of world history over the last ten centuries, written by an acclaimed Oxford don. In Millennium, Felipe Fernández-Armesto presents a brilliantly integrated global history that tracks the rise and fall of dominant global powers—from medieval Asian dynasties to the modern Atlantic era. Packed with unparalleled academic erudition, this magnificent, panoramic book is a must-read for anyone looking to understand how regional cultures collided and evolved to shape our modern world.

Author: Felipe Fernández-Armesto

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In The ANC Billionaires, Pieter du Toit exposes the contentious, decades-long relationship between big business and the ANC. From secret meetings in 1985 to the country's democratic transition, this essential read reveals how historical gambits shaped South Africa's modern economy and created a new political elite.

Author: Pieter du Toit

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When Isobel Dusi and her husband Lou visited Italy, little did they imagine that life would change forever. Utterly besotted with the fragrant warmth and good-natured conviviality of southern Tuscany, they made the bold decision to sell their big-city life and move to Montalcino, an intriguing hilltop medieval village renowned for some of the finest wine in Italy. This is the charming, vivid account of their hard-won acceptance into a warm-hearted and proudly independent community. Exploring local Tuscan cuisine, football, and ancient festivals, this enticing narrative gets straight to the beating heart of an Italian village.

Author: Isabella Dusi

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What started as a quiet plan to sail the River Severn for a few weeks quickly turned into an epic, year-long odyssey across twelve countries. Join charming and eccentric guide A.J. MacKinnon as he navigates a tiny dinghy named Jack de Crow from the borders of North Wales all the way to the Black Sea. Covering 4,900 kilometers through rivers, oceans, and 282 locks, this genuinely hilarious true story features encounters with Balkan pirates, deep lessons in the art of slow travel, and the incredible kindness of beautiful strangers along the way.

Author: A.J. Mackinnon

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The definitive, National Book Award-winning biography of a modern literary icon. In James Joyce, acclaimed scholar Richard Ellmann delivers what is universally regarded as the finest literary biography of our time. Blending profound academic research with exceptional narrative warmth, this masterwork chronicles the intricate life, mind, and legacy of the man who redefined the twentieth-century novel. An essential masterpiece for students, collectors, and lovers of classic literature.

Author: Richard Ellmann

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In the spring of 1944, gendarmes forcibly removed Tibor "Max" Eisen and his family from their home, brought them to a brickyard, and eventually loaded them onto crowded cattle cars bound for Auschwitz-Birkenau. At fifteen years of age, Eisen survived the selection process and was inducted into the camp as a slave labourer. 

Author: Max Eisen

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When three-year-old Rowan was diagnosed with autism, his parents Rupert and Kristin Isaacson were devastated as standard treatments failed to help his isolation and uncontrollable fits. A breakthrough occurred when Rowan ran into a field of horses and connected with them lovingly. Realizing this unique bond could help his condition, the family risked everything to travel to the mountains of Mongolia—the spiritual home of the horse—on an arduous horseback journey to find a cure for their son.

Author: Rupert Isaacson

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In The Compassionate Englishwoman, Robert Eales tells the remarkable story of Emily Hobhouse, the British humanitarian whose efforts exposed the suffering of Boer women and children during the Anglo-Boer War. Travelling alone through war-torn South Africa, Hobhouse investigated conditions in the concentration camps established by the British military and campaigned tirelessly for reform. Eales recounts her courageous mission, the resistance she faced from the British government and press, and the lasting impact of her work on public awareness of the humanitarian crisis. The book offers a compelling account of one of the most significant figures of the Boer War.

Author: Robert Eales

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An unusual and extensive compilation of pictorial material featuring 766 vigorous, primitive designs from early Mexican civilizations. Sourced directly from the carved seals of the Aztec, Maya, Totonac, Zapotec, Olmec, and Toltec cultures, this collection showcases beautifully rendered plumed serpents, wind gods, real and mythological animals, and hundreds of unique abstract ornamental designs. Because all the featured material is completely copyright-free, this book serves as both a captivating historical record and an invaluable, highly practical source of inspiration for artists, commercial designers, and handicraft hobbyists alike.

Author: Jorge Enciso

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A memoir of Jim Andrews' lifelong experiences under sail, drawing on decades spent aboard a wide variety of vessels, from dinghies and catamarans to ketches and traditional sailing barges. Recounting voyages along the West Coast of Scotland, the Norwegian coast, and beyond, Andrews combines personal stories with practical sailing knowledge gained over many years at sea. Covering topics such as navigation, trailer-sailing, rigging, weather, safety, and life aboard.

Author: Jim Andrews

Extra Note: The dust jacket shows some wear, but the book itself is still in a good overall condition.

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Permits the reader to determine his own I.Q. In the first part of it the well-known author of Sense and Nonsense in Psychology and Uses and Abuses of Psychology describes clearly what an I.Q. is, how it can be applied, and what the shortcomings of this system of rating may be.  The second part of the book contains eight sets of forty I.Q. problems each, and these are graduated from 'quite easy' to 'very difficult'. There are tables for converting results into an I.Q. rating, and also explanations of the problems, together with the right answers, at the end of the book.

Author: H.J. Eysenck

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Two Years Before the Mast is challenged only by Melville's Moby Dick—a work heavily influenced by Dana's superior, factual descriptions of a seaman's real life under sail. Adhering closely to fact in every particular, this proper Bostonian gives everything its true character, recording his experiences in merchant ships with profound imaginative insight. 

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Author: Richard Henry Dana

Extra Note: Roughly a quarter of the book's pages at the back are separating about 1/2cm up from the bottom gutter, but are not fully detached or falling out. 

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