Of Beards and Men: The Revealing History of Facial Hair, Paperback - Christopher Oldstone-Moore

Beards--they're all the rage these days. Take a look around: from hip urbanites to rustic outdoorsmen, well-groomed metrosexuals to post-season hoc...

Drawing from a rich array of visual and literary material from nineteenth-century Iran, this groundbreaking book rereads and rewrites the history o...

Reducere. Everyone loves beards, so why not learn about some of the greatest beards in history? From Abraham Lincoln to Mr. T, these quirky illustrations wil...

Publisher: UCL PressAuthor(s): Sebastian CoxonIllustration(s): 17 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 234Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 154 x 2...

An exhilarating real-life Cold War thriller about the Americans who fought for Fidel Castro in the Cuban Revolution - then switched sides to try to...

A comprehensive history of the industries of the Granite City of AberdeenPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Jim FiddesIllustration(s): 8 Pl...

Reducere. DescriptionThe inspiration behind the title character, Little Miss Crazy Hair, comes from our niece, Vivian. When Vivian was 5 she was preparing to...

Reducere. A true story that spans over 300 years of history, Footprints into Newport Township, is centered around the lives of a courageous, proud, and deter...

How gay memory suppressed after AIDS returns in visions of sexual identity and social idealismPublisher: University of Minnesota PressAuthor(s): Ch...

Winner of the Victor Turner Prize for Ethnographic Writing 2017 Journeying around the globe, through past and present, Emma Tarlo unravels the intr...

The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of the Silk Road represents a fundamental rethinking o...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

The story of the amazing discovery of Archimedes' lost worksPublisher: Orion Publishing CoAuthor(s): William NoelIllustration(s): 1 MapsNumber of p...

Reducere. Take a wonderfully crazed excursion into the demented heart of a tropical paradise--a world of cargo cults, cannibals, mad scientists, ninjas, and ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe inspiration behind the title character, Little Miss Crazy Hair, comes from our niece, Vivian. When Vivian was 5 she was preparing to...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 75 bw illusNumber of pages: 256Collection: The Cultural Histories SeriesPublication date: 2022...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 46 bw illusNumber of pages: 232Collection: The Cultural Histories SeriesPublication date: 2022...

DescriptionThe Battle of Kursk was one of the defining moments of World War II. In July 1943, German forces under Erich von Manstein--one of German...

Reducere. (From the intro) Eight B-26 Marauder bombardment groups flew and fought from British soil from the late 1943 through October 1944. They then moved ...

Reducere. The wisdom of Ancient Egypt has rarely been presented from so many perspectives. Here through over 500 pages and 200 photographs, comes the view ne...

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Publisher: Maverick Arts PublishingAuthor(s): Katie DaleIllustration(s): Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 48Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 2...

Reducere. Saye Carrie is back with her second book. This time she brings black/African hair to the forefront. Hair has played a major role in the lives of bl...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 75 bw illusNumber of pages: 232Collection: The Cultural Histories SeriesPublication date: 2022...

This story begins with Dr. Weihaupt's explorations in the deep unexplored interior of Antarctica and the questions they inspired. Today we have a g...

Reducere. Humans are herded like sheep for the slaughter.And their only hope for survival lies with a team who just left the planet.Following their successfu...

Reducere. Examines the ways in which hair has served as a signifier of class, gender, ethnicity, conformity/non-comfority, authority, and power throughout hi...

The story of the mysterious and under-appreciated relationship between President Nixon and one of his closest aids, Alexander Butterfield, who disc...

Reducere. More people were killed by smallpox during the twentieth century--over 300 million--than by all of the wars of that period combined. In 1918 and 19...

Reducere. From Guardian contributor and prominent BBC race correspondent Emma Dabiri comes a timely and resonant essay collection exploring the ways in which...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 83 bw illusNumber of pages: 256Collection: The Cultural Histories SeriesPublication date: 2022...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 75 bw illusNumber of pages: 256Collection: The Cultural Histories SeriesPublication date: 2022...

Reducere. It was a dynasty with more wealth, passion, and power than the houses of Windsor, Kennedy, and Rockefeller combined. It shaped all of Europe and co...

Christopher Moore brings us another hilarious, irreverent novel of love, strange beasts and much more besides.Publisher: Little, Brown Book GroupAu...

A beautiful, quirky, illustrated edition of Phaidon's compelling bestseller, celebrating the book's 25th anniversaryThis concise and fast-paced int...

Reducere. DescriptionWith Universal's release of Dracula on Valentine's Day 1931, the horror film as we know it was born. The following decade saw first a ho...

Essential reading for anyone planning a trip on a cruise ship into polar waters

Reducere. DescriptionA Biblical novel for readers of all faiths, Sons of Zeruiah: The Mighty Men of David is filled with action, drama, and adventure. Drawin...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Christopher Lascelles'A clearly written, remarkably comprehensive guide to the greatest story on Earth - man's journey from...