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Society & culture
Pulphead
By John Jeremiah Sullivan
Paperback
Published 02-Aug-2012
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Takes us on a funhouse hall-of-mirrors ride through the other side of America - to the Ozarks for a Christian rock festival; to Florida to meet the straggling refugees of MTV's "Real World"; to Indiana to investigate the formative years of Michael Jackson and Axl Rose and then to the Gulf Coast in the wake of Katrina.
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Shadow Lives
By Victoria Brittain
Paperback
Published 06-Feb-2013
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Reveals the impact on the wives and families of men incarcerated in Guantanamo, or in prison in Britain and the US, during the 'war on terror'.
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Alone of All Her Sex
By Marina Warner
Hardback
Published 21-Mar-2013
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A polemical study about the most powerful divine woman in the history of the world.
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Joy of Secularism
By George Levine
Paperback
Published 11-Dec-2012
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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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Faith Confirmed
By Peter Jackson
Paperback
Published 17-Jan-2013
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A completely updated edition of this confirmation preparation guide, Faith Confirmed covers all the essentials of the Christian faith and is ideal for use with individuals or groups.
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On the Map
By Simon Garfield
Hardback
Published 04-Oct-2012
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Maps have the most amazing stories. Suitable for mapophiles, this book offers narratives on everything from the challenge of mapping the oceans to spellbinding treasure maps to the naming of America, from Churchill's crucial war maps to the lay-out of a Monopoly board, from crime maps to music maps, from rare map dealers to cartographic frauds.
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30-Second Philosophies
By Barry Loewer
Hardback
Published 05-Aug-2010
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A full-colour illustrated tour through philosophy's most famous - and most mind-bending - ideas
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Unjust Rewards
By Polly Toynbee
Paperback
Published 02-Mar-2009
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Presents a worrying portrait of Britain. This book covers an investigation that takes them to the editor of "Tatler", who bemoans paying private school fees on a middle class salary and to young city lawyers who justify earning 100 times more than teachers because they work so hard.
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Tomorrow's Lawyers
By Richard Susskind
Paperback
Published 10-Jan-2013
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From the bestselling author of The End of Lawyers?, this book predicts fundamental and irreversible changes in the legal world and offers essential practical advice for those who intend to build careers and businesses in law. A definitive guide to the future for aspiring lawyers, and for all who want to modernize today's legal and justice systems.
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