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  • Spuds, Spam and Eating For Victory

    Rationing in the Second World War

    de Katherine Knight ...
    The battle to keep the nation fed during the Second World War was waged by an army of workers on the land and the resourcefulness of the housewives on the Kitchen Front. The rationing of food, clothing and other substances played a big part in making sure that everyone had a fair share of whatever was available.In this fascinating book, Katherine Knight looks at how experiences of rationing varied ... Leer más

    $10.19 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Secrets of the 17th Century Medicine Cabinet

    de Katherine Knight ...
    What was medicine like in the time of Shakespeare and Oliver Cromwell? How did Charles I cure a headache, or Samuel Pepys get rid of kidney stones? Katherine Knight opens up the delights of the Stuart medicine cabinet in this fascinating romp through seventeenth-century medicine and cosmetics. Documenting the all-important use of household substances and do-it-yourself remedies, this book looks at ... Leer más

    $10.49 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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  • Battle Elephants and Flaming Foxes

    Animals in the Roman World

    de Caroline Freeman-Cuerden ...
    From the hooves of chariot horses pounding the dust of the racetrack to the cries of elephants charging the battlefields, animals were a key part of Roman life. On memorials left to beloved dogs or in images of arena animals hammered onto coins, their stories and roles in Roman history are there for us to find.Why did the emperor Augustus always have a seal skin nearby?What was the most dangerous ... Leer más

    $17.69 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Official Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook

    de Downton Abbey ...
    Series series Downton Abbey Cookery
    A guide to this treasured English tradition with recipes, serving and decorum tips, and culinary history—as well as delightful photos from the series.Afternoon tea is a revered English tradition—and no one knows better how to prepare and enjoy a proper tea than the residents of Downton Abbey. With this alluring and vibrant cookbook, fans of the PBS series and anglophiles alike can stage every ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Decoding the Bayeux Tapestry

    The Secrets of History's Most Famous Embroidery Hidden in Plain Sight

    de Arthur Colin Wright ...
    For the first time, a scholar reveals the meaning of the marginal images on the Bayeux Tapestry, unlocking a completely new meaning of the work.The story of the Norman Conquest and the Battle of Hastings as shown in the Bayeux Tapestry is arguably the most widely-known in the panoply of English history, and over the last 200 years there have been hundreds of books on the Tapestry seeking to ... Leer más

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  • Anna Komnene and the Alexiad

    The Byzantine Princess and the First Crusade

    de Ioulia Kolovou ...
    "Kolovou . . . rescues Anna from the talons of misogynist historians and places her where she belongs as an extraordinary, but very human, woman." —Beating TsundokuA woman of extraordinary education and intellect, Anna Komnene was the only Byzantine female historian and one of the first and foremost historians in medieval Europe. Yet few people know of her and her extraordinary story. Subsequent ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Secret World

    A History of Intelligence

    de Christopher Andrew ...
    Series series The Henry L. Stimson Lectures Series
    "A comprehensive exploration of spying in its myriad forms from the Bible to the present day . . . Easy to dip into, and surprisingly funny." —Ben Macintyre in The New York Times Book ReviewThe history of espionage is far older than any of today's intelligence agencies, yet largely forgotten. The codebreakers at Bletchley Park, the most successful WWII intelligence agency, were completely unaware ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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  • The Complete Book of Home Canning

    de The United States Department of Agriculture ...
    The ultimate, authortative guide to home canning, direct from the US Government!Home canning has changed greatly in the 180 years since it was introduced as a way to preserve food. Scientists have found ways to produce safer, higher quality products. The Complete Book of Home Canning is a comprehensive guide to canning put out by the United States Department of Agriculture.The first part of the ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • Empire of Crime

    Opium and the Rise of Organized Crime in the British Empire

    de Tim Newark ...
    Sometimes the best intentions can have the worst results. In 1908, British reformers banned the export of Indian opium to China. As a result, the world price of opium soared to a new high and a century of lucrative drug smuggling began. Just as the banning of alcohol in America during Prohibition made illicit fortunes for the Mafia and other gangsters, organized criminals grew rich on the trade of ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • The Social Life of Books

    Reading Together in the Eighteenth-Century Home

    de Abigail Williams ...
    Series series The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History
    "A lively survey…her research and insights make us conscious of how we, today, use books."—John Sutherland, The New York Times Book ReviewTwo centuries before the advent of radio, television, and motion pictures, books were a cherished form of popular entertainment and an integral component of domestic social life. In this fascinating and vivid history, Abigail Williams explores the ways in which ... Leer más

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  • The Big, Bad Book of Botany

    The World's Most Fascinating Flora

    de Michael Largo ...
    "This combination of history, mythology, lore, science and sheer entertainment takes us on a tour of the world's most unusual plants." — Sacramento BeeThe Big, Bad Book of Botany introduces a world of wild, wonderful, and weird plants. Some are so rare, they were once more valuable than gold. Some found in ancient mythology hold magical abilities, including the power to turn a person to stone. ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Spice

    Flavors of the Eastern Mediterranean

    de Ana Sortun, Susie Cushner ...
    From a James Beard award winning chef, "a thousand and one nights worth of cooking. . . . Sortun's recipes are as seamless as her food." — Los Angeles TimesOn a trip to Turkey, chef Ana Sortun fell in love with the food and learned the traditions of Turkish cooking from local women. Inspired beyond measure, Sortun opened her own restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the award–winning Oleana, ... Leer más

    $18.79 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus