The Footnote: A Curious History, Paperback

Contributor(s): Author: Anthony GraftonThe weapon of pedants, the scourge of undergraduates, the b te noire of the "new" liberated scholar: the low...

A very timely history of disease outbreaks, from the authors of Quackery: stories of outbreaks (and their patient zeros), plus chapters on the scie...

Reducere. In 1779 a Philadelphia belle, Margaret Shippen, married a hero of the ongoing Revolution, General Benedict Arnold. Within months Peggy was sending ...

DescriptionIn this concise, accessible guide, author Christopher Catherwood takes his readers through the history of the faith, educating them abou...

Reducere. If the dead could talk, what would they say? According to mediums during the height of Spiritualism, a lot.In the late nineteenth and early twentie...

DUNCAN HARLEY takes the reader on a grand tour of the curious and the bizarre, the strange and the unusual from Aberdeenshire's past. Read about th...

In this engaging book, Wendy Hughes takes you on a grand tour of the curious and bizarre, the strange and the unusual from Sussex's past. Read abou...

Writer-in-residence Penelope Parish will need to use every trick in her quaint British bookshop to unravel a murderous plot that threatens to ruin ...

Reducere. Runaway. Castaway. Prostitute. Hermit. Desert dweller. Saint. Boundary breaker. Archetypal wild woman. In the corner of a library, in a dusty stack...

Publisher: Footnote Press LtdAuthor(s): Lars HornNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 136 x 215 x 26Cover type: Paperback / softba...

Reducere. DescriptionEccentric Finger Lakes is an armchair travel guide of sorts to the odd, the offbeat, the hidden and mysterious, and the just plain unexp...

Reducere. DescriptionThe origins of Colorado place names offer insightful glimpses into the state's formative years. Emanuel Saltiel named his new community ...

Reducere. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published The History of Spiritualism in 1926, offering a thorough account of the movement which began in 1848 with the Fox ...

DescriptionSicily grows the world's finest fruit Discover the orange and the thousands of tales told of it--the curiosities, techniques, traditions...

An A to Z of quirky facts and stories about Limerick countyIllustrations: 50 Illustrations, black and white

Hanna Flint speaks from the heart in Strong Female Character, a personal and incisive reflection on how cinema has been the key to understanding he...

Reducere. Having become 'locked down' to within a few miles of his Sheffield home, the author Peter Machan spent a solitary year exploring the nearby Loxley ...

This book is a guide to over 130 remarkable sights in the heart of the West CountryPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Derrick WarrenNumber ...

Reducere. From a New York Times-bestselling historian comes the story of how the alphabet ordered our world.A Place for Everything is the first-ever history ...

Reducere. The origins of Colorado place names offer insightful glimpses into the state s formative years. Emanuel Saltiel named his new community along the A...

Reducere. Sherlock Holmes fans know about the "missing years" - the time when Holmes traveled in Asia after his epic battle with Professor Moriarity. Now, th...

Strange stories of Welsh mysteries, crimes, characters, achievers, inventors, folklore and legends

An alphabetical compendium of Kentish lore and localities, eccentrics and events, crimes and curiosities.

Reducere. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work w...

Reducere. The Adventurous Life of a Cape Cod Dog allows the reader to experience Cape Cod's beautiful landscape, ocean, and animals through the eyes of a loc...

Each of these 101 strange and curious objects from British history has an extraordinary story to tell.

Reducere. Giant pandas have been causing a stir ever since their formal scientific discovery just over 140 years ago. Yet in spite of humankind's evident obs...

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 ...

A quirky collection of true stories from the weird and wonderful side of the Garden of England, including ghosts, castles, treasures, pirates, Brit...

Reducere. Extra Extra Read all about it Genuine reports of unbelievable encounters with terrifying beasts from all over the globe This collection of over 170...

Reducere. 2015 Amelia Bloomer Project List This close look at Wonder Woman's history portrays a complicated heroine who is more than just a female Superman w...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Mrs Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyIntroduction by: Dan AbramsonThis edition has generous sized font and quality paper that wil...

Reducere. New England is truly a Cabinet of Curiosities, and this indispensable guide directs you to its most bizarre, off the wall, and unsettling exhibits....

DescriptionCurious kids itching for real-life Indiana Jones-like intrigue will get swept away with the next book in this spine-tingling series abou...

The strange and eccentric medical treatments espoused throughout English history are revealed in this humorous book, joining the series which also ...

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The first book from social media star, @CuriousZelda

A celebration of the alphabet, from its beginnings to its pre-eminence as the organizing principle for the world's knowledge.

A light-hearted, intimate and emphatically feminist history of dating, from Jane Austen to TinderPublisher: Little, Brown Book GroupAuthor(s): Nich...