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A History of the World in 100 Objects

by Neil MacGregor

Published: 2011-01

Hardcover: 608 pages

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'In this book, we travel back in time and across the globe, to see how we humans have shaped our world and been shaped by it over the past two million years. The story is told exclusively through the things that humans have made - all sorts of things, carefully designed and then either adm...

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A History of the World in Six Glasses

by Tom Standage

Published: 2006-08-22

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Whatever your favourite tipple, when you pour yourself a drink, you have the past in a glass.You can likely find them all in your own kitchen — beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, cola. Line them up on the counter, and there you have it: thousands of years of human history in six drink...

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The History of Torture

by Daniel P. Mannix

Published: 1986-06

Hardcover: 221 pages

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'Morality is nothing more than an expression of expediency' a notorious torturer reportedly once replied to objections about his profession. From the primitive snake pit to sophisticated methods of brainwashing, literally thousands of techniques have been devised to distort both the body a...

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The History of White People

by Nell Irvin Painter

Published: 2010-03-15

Hardcover: 512 pages

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A mind-expanding and myth-destroying exploration of ?whiteness??an illuminating work on the history of race and power. Eminent historian Nell Irvin Painter tells perhaps the most important forgotten story in American history. Beginning at the roots of Western civilization, she traces the ...

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History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier (P.S.)

by Deborah E. Lipstadt

Published: 2006-04-01

Paperback: 400 pages

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Hit and Run LP

by Lawrence Block

Published: 2008-07-01

Paperback: 416 pages

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Hit by a Farm: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Barn

by Catherine Friend

Published: 2006-03-27

Paperback: 254 pages

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Farms have fences. People have boundaries. Mine began crumbling the day I knelt behind a male sheep, reached between his legs, and squeezed his testicles. This took place one blustery November day when I joined other shepherd-wannabees for a class on the basics of raising sheep. I was ther...

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Hit List (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter)

by Laurell K. Hamilton

Published: 2011-06-07

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The #1 New York Times bestselling Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series continues! Word has leaked to Anita Blake that hit men are headed for St. Louis- and that she, Jean-Claude, and Richard are the targets.The #1 New York Times bestselling Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series continues! W...

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Hit List (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 20)

by Laurell K. Hamilton

Published: 2011-06-07

Hardcover: 336 pages

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A serial killer is hunting the Pacific Northwest, murdering victims in a gruesome and spectacular way. The local police suspect "monsters" are involved, and have called in Anita Blake and Edward, U.S. Marshals who really know their monsters, to catch the killer.The #1 New York Times bestse...

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Hit Lit: Cracking the Code of the Twentieth Century's Biggest Bestsellers

by James W. Hall

Published: 2012-04-10

Paperback: 336 pages

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DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF WHAT MAKES A MEGA-BESTSELLER IN THIS ENTERTAINING, REVELATORY GUIDE  What do Michael Corleone, Jack Ryan, and Scout Finch have in common? Creative writing professor and thriller writer James W. Hall knows. Now, in this entertaining, revelatory book, he reveals how ...