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Ancient and medieval labyrinths embody paradox, according to Penelope Reed Doob. Their structure allows a double perspective--the baffling, fragmented prospect confronting the maze-treader within,...

In Too Few Women at the Top, Kumiko Nemoto draws on theoretical insights regarding Japan's coordinated capitalism and institutional stasis to challenge claims that the surge in women's...

The Electrification of Russia, 1880-1926 is the first full account of the widespread adoption of electricity in Russia, from the beginning in the 1880s to its early years as a state technology...

As portrayed in this masterful biography, Jozef Tiso's life not only illuminates the modern history of Slovakia but also supplies a missing piece of the larger puzzle that was interwar and...

Since its beginnings, Poland has been a moving target, geographically as well as demographically, and the very definition of who is a Pole has been in flux. In the late medieval and early modern...

The popularity of such books as Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes, May Karr's The Liar's Club, and Kathryn Harrison's controversial The Kiss, has led columnists to call ours...

Mitrovich argues that the Cold War policy of containment was only the first step in America's clandestine campaign to destroy Soviet power, revealing a range of previously unknown covert...

Trance states, prophesying, convulsions, fasting, and other physical manifestations were often regarded as signs that a person was seized aby spirits. In a book that sets out the prehistory of the...

A twenty-five-year veteran of field research in Niger and Mali, anthropologist Susan J. Rasmussen examines the female-dominated practice of herbalism in the seminomadic Muslim communities of...

Your Happy Healthy Pet The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs--now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly! Cavalier...

A glorious photographic record of the superhumans who have completed the Barkley Marathons, one of the most mythical running races on earth. It is a race like no other: There is no website to take...

Zadania zawarte w tej książce, opracowane poprzez doświadczonego nauczyciela, nadają się do samodzielnej pracy uczniów klas IV-VI, ułatwiają powtórzenie wiadomości przed pracą klasową, mogą być...

Do you want to have more meaningful conversations in Spanish? Do you want to feel comfortable in a variety of situations? Using authentic conversations between native speakers as a basis, this...

Contes" Il était une fois un roi et une reine? ", " il était une fois une petite fille de village? " Il suffit de cette clé magique pour que s?ouvre ŕ nous le monde oů paraissent...

Help a team of animal workers tackle some big projects, whether it's building a school, making an adventure playground, or laying a road. Discover over 170 detailed stickers to bring each busy...

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Enjoy hours of fun and escapism at a great price with the No.1 bestselling Cavalier King Charles Spaniel colouring book designed with grown-ups and teenagers in mind. Our innovative, completely...

Dragons Love Tacos and its companion, Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel, go together like tacos and salsa, and this gifty boxed set makes purchasing both books a snap. Perfect for the holidays,...