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Gossip from the Forest
By Sara Maitland
Hardback
Published 01-Nov-2012
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A magical exploration of the ancient landscape of forests and the ancient genre of fairytales, drawing fascinating and surprising connections between the two, by the author of the bestselling A Book Of Silence.
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Silence
By Diarmaid MacCulloch
Hardback
Published 04-Apr-2013
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Unravels polyphony of silences from the history of Christianity and beyond. The author considers the mixed attitudes of Judaism to silence, Jewish and Christian borrowings from Greek explorations of the divine, and the silences which were a feature of Jesus's brief ministry and witness.
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Consider the Fork
By Bee Wilson
Hardback
Published 25-Oct-2012
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It took countless inventions to get to the well-equipped kitchens we have now, where our old low-tech spoon is joined by mixers, freezers and microwaves, but the story of human invention in the kitchen is largely unseen. This book explores how the implements we use in the kitchen have shaped the way we cook and live.
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History of the World in 100 Objects
By Neil MacGregor
Paperback
Published 28-Jun-2012
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Encompassing a sweep of human history, this title begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the Olduvai gorge in Africa, and ends with objects which characterise the world we live in today.
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God Argument
By A C Grayling
Hardback
Published 14-Mar-2013
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A number of books in recent years--notably those by Christopher Hitchens, Richards Dawkins and Sam Harris--have taken issue with religion. A. C. Grayling is the first to deal with all the arguments against religion and, equally important, to put forward an alternative--humanism.
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World Until Yesterday
By Jared Diamond
Hardback
Published 31-Dec-2012
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Explores how tribal peoples approach essential human problems, from childrearing to old age to conflict resolution to health. In this book, the author reveals how tribal societies offer a window into how our ancestors lived for millions of years - until virtually yesterday, in evolutionary terms - and provide an insights into human nature.
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Fanny and Stella
By Neil McKenna
Hardback
Published 07-Feb-2013
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28th April 1870. The flamboyantly dressed Miss Fanny Park and Miss Stella Boulton are causing a stir in the Strand Theatre. All eyes are riveted upon their lascivious oglings of the gentlemen in the stalls. Moments later they are led away by the police. What followed was a scandal that shocked and titillated Victorian England in equal measure.
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Running with the Pack
By Mark Rowlands
Hardback
Published 07-Mar-2013
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Mark Rowlands explores the intimate relationship between running and thinking, especially thoughts about the meaning of life, in this brilliant follow-up to The Philosopher and the Wolf.
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Antifragile
By Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Hardback
Published 27-Nov-2012
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Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, many things in life benefit from stress, disorder, volatility, and turmoil. In this title, the author shows that highly improbable and unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world.
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Lean IN
By Sheryl Sandberg
Hardback
Published 12-Mar-2013
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The statistics, although an improvement on previous decades, are certainly not in women's favour - of 197 heads of state, only twenty-two are women. Women hold just 20 percent of seats in parliaments globally, and in the world of big business, a meagre eighteen of the Fortune 500 CEOs are women. This title draws on author's own experience.
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