The Bagel: The Surprising History of a Modest Bread 9780300142327, 0300142323

Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words 9780593299579, 9780593299586

An enlightening linguistic journey through a thousand years of feminist language—and what we can learn from the vivid vo

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Mother Tongue : The Surprising History of Women's Words 9780593299579, 9780593299586

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Royal Prayer : A Surprising History 9781441166326, 9780826423030

Why did Bonnie Prince Charlie turn down the throne of America? How were Napoleon and Wellington related? Was the Tay Bri

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Bread Winner: An Intimate History of the Victorian Economy 9780300252095

The forgotten story of how ordinary families managed financially in the Victorian era—and struggled to survive despite i

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The Surprising Science of Meetings

⧫ One of the ten Leadership books to watch in 2019 —The Washington Post ⧫ One of the top business books everybody will b

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A Modest Certainty 9780761858980, 9780761858973

The central problem of philosophy is the problem of certainty. What does it mean to be sure? Are there ideas beyond the

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False Economy: A Surprising Economic History of the World 978-1-101-04689-0, 1101046899

A "provocative ... persuasive" (The New York Times) book that examines countries' economic destinies. In

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Bread Therapy: The Mindful Art of Baking Bread 9780358519034, 9780358519041

“I want you to experience the wonder of transforming flour, water, and salt into flavorful, crusty loaves.” As the world

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A Modest Proposal to solve the Palestine-Israel Conflict 9781911072263

In this important short book, Karl Sabbagh, a British-Palestinian writer, proposes a solution to the 100-year-old Palest

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Alcatraz: The Surprising History of America's Most Notorious Prison (History Books)

The federal prison on Alcatraz Island in the chilly waters of California’s San Francisco Bay housed some of America’s mo

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