Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps: Mapping the Modern World, Hardcover

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In recent decades, Tokyo, London, and New York have been the sites of credit bubbles of historically unprecedented magnitude. Central bankers have ...

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Publisher: Chop McKean MappingAuthor(s): Alfred WainwrightCollection: wainwright mapsPublication date: 1999Dimensions: 177 x 127 x 10Cover type: Sh...

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Publisher: Chop McKean MappingAuthor(s): Alfred WainwrightCollection: Wainwright maps (of the Lakeland Fells)Publication date: 1996Dimensions: 180 ...

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Publisher: Chop McKean MappingAuthor(s): Alfred WainwrightCollection: Wainwright maps (of the Lakeland Fells)Publication date: 1997Dimensions: 180 ...

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Cotton: The Fabric that Made the Modern World - Giorgio Riello

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From the Ford Model T and the legacy of mass production, to the original Volkswagen expression of national identity, this book presents the car as ...

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The foremost U.S. authority on Islam and, Seyyed Hossein Nasr discusses today's hot button issues--including holy wars, women's rights, the rise of...

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The fascinating story of the pioneers who explored vast regions of Central Asia, India and Tibet to create maps, and spy out the country for milita...