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Few books have had the global impact of Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century. An overnight bestseller, Piketty's assessment that inherited wealth will always grow faster, on average, t..
In a book that is both deeply personal and highly political, Melani Anae recalls the radical activism of Auckland's Polynesian Panthers - the movement modelled on the US Black Panther Party 'but witho..
In the era of public choice and free markets, does the New Zealand state still have the best interests of its individual citizens at heart? Since 1984, as Margaret Wilson argues, the shift to a neo-li..
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2014 was the hottest year since record keeping began back in 1880. July 2015 was recently confirmed as the globe's hottest month ever recorded, both on land and in the oceans. This December a major in..
Two Hundred and Fifty Ways to Start an Essay about Captain Cook, No. 29:
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A young ceramicist's journey from apprentice potter to celebrated craftsman
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Two days after the Winter Solstice in 2019 Kerri and her partner M moved to a small, remote railway cottage in the heart of Ireland. They were looking for a home, somewhere to stay put. What followed ..
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Help your students read their way to better English with this new edition of the world's best graded readers - now with a new range of World Stories, fully revised Factfiles, more audio, and new tests..
Try your hand at a beautiful, classic and modern style of writing! A basic, how-to book for beginners featuring 5 popular fonts or hands, Italic, Uncial, Foundational, Gothic, and Casual Pointed Pen, ..
When it comes to fighting anxiety, you have more control than you think: the power is at the end of your fork.
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"One of the most detailed, nuanced portraits of Jackie to date." -The Washington Post
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Now in its fifth edition, Camping around Australia has become the go-to guidebook for all recreational campers.
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A timely meditation on the nature of conflict from world renowned spiritual thinker J. Krishnamurti.
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From the expert who understands both sides of one of the world's most complex, controversial topics, a modern-day Guide for the Perplexed-a primer on Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Eliza Fricker gets it. Her compelling, hard-hitting and irreverently humorous illustrations follow a family through the early days of school avoidance, the process of accessing support and the challen..
The world is encountering multiple crises - climate, droughts, floods, energy, food, and pandemics, to name a few. We have a problem, this is the solution.Capitalism and Crises is about how capitalism..
In this magisterial study, Timothy Mitchell rethinks the history of energy, bringing into his grasp environmental politics, the struggle for democracy, and the place of the Middle East in the modern ..
Discover the power of one-card tarot readings and say goodbye to complicated, confusing, time-consuming spreads forever. A tarot practice is a great source for advice, insight, and spiritual connectio..
This practical, thought-provoking journal will guide you in discovering a well-suited and fulfilling career path.
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Caribbean Art presents and discusses the diverse, fascinating and highly accomplished work of Caribbean artists, whether indigenous or from the diaspora, popular or 'high' culture, rural or urban base..
Carnivorous plants are a unique group, possessing modified leaves to trap, kill and consume small creatures. As a result they are often depicted as killers in films and literature, yet others regard t..
'Before biography was fashionable, Antonia Fraser made the past popular' Guardian
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A transformative portrait of our fractured and racially unequal societies, from one of America's most celebrated storytellers
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Step aside cat ladies, it's time to put the men in the spotlight - when it comes to the felines in our lives, men are just as OBSESSED as women. Celebrating the unique bond between cat and dad, this c..
Explore the magical qualities of our feline friends through history, folklore, and myths with Cat Magick. Follow along with practicing witch Reika Moonsong as she instructs you on how to attract and i..
Catapults have traditionally been used for propelling arrows, darts, and stones, but this unique desktop game with a cat lover's twist allows you to launch three cats into the air and see if you can l..
Finally, there's a headwear solution for fashionable felines - and a practical use for accumulated shed hair. Cats in Hats contains step-by-step instructions for constructing stylish hats out of exces..
Spontaneous combustion and exhumation, drug mules and devil worshippers, a gruesome killing
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Long blonde hair, an iconic red lip, and effortless style-all signatures of fashion icon Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. Carolyn used fashion as her medium. She hadn't found her voice yet in front of the ca..
A contemporary look at Cecil Beaton's portraits of the Royal Family and how they helped create the public face of the House of Windsor.
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With the beautifully illustrated beginner's guide Celtic Mysticism, access the history of Celtic traditions by engaging in the mystical practices, key concepts, figures, and legends.
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How the world's best actors communicate with gravitas - and how you can, too.
'The theatre stars' voice guru' Daily Mail
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What can we learn about the Roman empire from an amphora made in 200 BC? How can a simple, unadorned cup made in 1945 tell us so much about history? And what will an artwork comprising a vast collecti..
The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster by New York Times-bestselling author Adam Higginbotham, based on fascinating new archival research and in..
"The Chambers Dictionary is the most useful and diverting single-colume word-hoard available." Telegraph First published in 1872, The Chambers Dictionary contains more words, phrases and meanings than..
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Everything you wanted to know about climate change but were too afraid to ask!
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The death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022 was a moment of profound shock and grief for the nation. She had been a steadfast presence for seventy years but now, suddenly, the future of the mona..
The bestselling and authoritative biography of Prince Charles - now updated with two new chapters - by Catherine Mayer, royal expert and correspondent
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