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Book Cover for: Dinner in Rome: A History of the World in One Meal, Andreas Viestad

Dinner in Rome: A History of the World in One Meal

Andreas Viestad
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It's World Carbonara Day! Celebrate this delicious Italian dish with Andreas Viestad and Dinner in Rome! 📚 https://t.co/rFVqHOwIm1 https://t.co/h5tjB04H99

Hardcover, 2022

$27.50$13.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Story of Follies: Architectures of Eccentricity, Celia Fisher

The Story of Follies: Architectures of Eccentricity

Celia Fisher
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Check out the wonderful world of follies on @pinterestUK and then pick up our new book, The Story of Follies by Celia Fisher! 👀 https://t.co/CkGezPsiN4 📚 https://t.co/FTLnptUbkk

Hardcover, 2023

$50.00$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Inca

Elizabeth Andrews
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Discover more about the ancient Incan civilization with the World History website and our book, The Inca: Lost Civilizations 📌 https://t.co/vzhq8xwvKW 📚 https://t.co/4BcEEJzF0O

Hardcover, 2022

$34.22$17.11 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Nubia: Lost Civilizations, Sarah M. Schellinger

Nubia: Lost Civilizations

Sarah M. Schellinger
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'Nubia, is the complex subject of art historian Sarah Schellinger’s wide-ranging addition to the series Lost Civilizations.' 📌 https://t.co/nlodtfJ2gt 📚 https://t.co/AAlqRkf3oM

Hardcover, 2023

$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Unworking: The Reinvention of the Modern Office, Jeremy Myerson

Unworking: The Reinvention of the Modern Office

Jeremy Myerson
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Highly Commended at the Business Book Awards! Jeremy Myerson @WORKTECHAcademy (& commissioning ed. vivian@reaktionbooks.co.uk) & prizewinning #UNWORKING. Thanks #BBA2023 @BizBookAwardUK & all at Table 23 for a great evening (pic @steveblears shout-out @PennyHaslam) https://t.co/DYEJBexz0L

Hardcover, 2022

$23.95$11.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Outrageous!: The Story of Section 28 and Britain's Battle for LGBT Education, Paul Baker

Outrageous!: The Story of Section 28 and Britain's Battle for LGBT Education

Paul Baker
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Paul Baker makes it for the second time on our 12 Days of Christmas list! This time for Outrageous!, a personal history of the infamous anti-gay ‘Section 28’ law. 📚 https://t.co/wOvVLbdHCa https://t.co/8Rdtmg1RgC

Hardcover, 2022

$27.50$13.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Tom Waits

Harry Lime
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Watch now: a rare interview with #TomWaits. Pick up a copy of Song Noir if you want to know more about this skilled singer/songwriter! 🎥 https://t.co/G8g7vT61oS 📚 https://t.co/nZC27zYA1n

Paperback, 2020

$16.89$8.44 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Chromophobia

David Batchelor
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Day 5 of 12 Days of Christmas brings us Chromophobia by David Batchelor! An elegant dissection of the fear of colour within Western art, architecture, literature and beyond. 📚 https://t.co/enZuOOZAj4 https://t.co/L7rH4x7erc

Paperback, 2000

$23.95$11.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween, Lisa Morton

Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween

Lisa Morton
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Next in our 12 Days of Christmas is Trick or Treat by Lisa Morton! The first history of the misunderstood festival Halloween, and its current global popularity, this book is 'the perfect bible for all devoted disciples of the holiday.' 📚 https://t.co/mQwJbmeqp5 https://t.co/BqM0pCnABH

Paperback, 2019

$17.50$8.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Poor Naked Wretches: Shakespeare's Working People, Stephen Unwin

Poor Naked Wretches: Shakespeare's Working People

Stephen Unwin
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‘All who relish the Bard will be delighted by stage director Stephen Unwin’s terrific book Poor Naked Wretches: Shakespeare’s Working People’ 📌 https://t.co/3PX9RDc07P 📚 https://t.co/ex5uEmudIc

Hardcover, 2022

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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