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How to Be a Good Parent (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Illustrated with charming contemporary line drawings, this little book is full of no-nonsense, old-fashioned parenting advice: a gem of a guide for anyone new to the hardest job in the world.
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Hyphens & Hashtags*: *The Stories behind the symbols on our keyboard (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This book casts a well-deserved spot-light on punctuation marks, mathematical symbols and glyphs; stalwarts of typography whose handy... Læs mere
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Cornucopia of Fruit & Vegetables, A: Illustrations from an eighteenth-century botanical treasury (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This stunning gift book offers fruit and vegetables as detailed art, viewed through eighteenth-century eyes,... Læs mere
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Secret History of English Spas, The (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Informative but light-hearted social and cultural history of our obsession with drinking and bathing in spa waters. Beautifully illustrated with paintings, engravings,... Læs mere
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Rachel Owen: Illustrations for Dante’s 'Inferno' (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Rachel Owen’s hauntingly beautiful illustrations for Dante’s 'Inferno' take a radically new approach to representing the world of Dante’s famous poem. The... Læs mere
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Science of Life and Death in Frankenstein, The (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Interweaving images of the manuscript, portraits, medical instruments and contemporary diagrams into her narrative, Sharon Ruston shows how this extraordinary tale is steeped in historical scientific and medical thought exploring the fascinating boundary between life and death.
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Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (Collector's Edition) (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This collector's edition of Gray's 'Elegy' reproduces the exquisite wood engravings made by Agnes Miller Parker in 1938. Commemorating the 250th... Læs mere
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Defying Hitler: The White Rose Pamphlets (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Outlines the story of the White Rose group and sets their resistance texts within their political and historical context. Includes a series of brief biographical... Læs mere
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British Dandies: Engendering Scandal and Fashioning a Nation (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Dressy men as a type of celebrity have played a distinctive part in the cultural – and even in the political – life of Britain over several... Læs mere
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Historic Heart of Oxford University, The (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This book tells the story of the growth of the 'forum universitatis' and relates it to the broader history of the University and the city. Accessible and... Læs mere
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly, Paris, December 1948 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Offers the full text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights following a foreword by human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and a general introduction which explores the Declaration's origins in the ‘Four Freedoms’ described by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Oxford University: Stories from the Archives (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
52 documents and objects from the University Archives are showcased here, telling a wide range of intriguing stories about the University. Arranged... Læs mere
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