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Sub-Categories of Society & Social Sciences
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Drift: The Hammersmith and City Line
Philippe Parreno
Art & design styles: Conceptual art; Films, movies & cinema; Literary essays; Society & culture: general; Cultural studies; Geography; Travel & holiday; Travel writing
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Takes us in Drift on a voyage through London - a journey without the typical purposes of a journey, an artistic, psychogeographical... [more]
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Mind The Child: The Victoria Line
Camila Batmanghelidjh, Kids Company
Literary essays; Society & culture: general; Urban communities; Age groups: children; Travel & holiday
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Presents the voices of some of London's children, in partnership with the charity's founder Camila Batmanghelidjh. This title... [more]
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Earthbound: The Bakerloo Line
Paul Morley
Music; Rock & Pop music; Literary essays; Short stories; Cultural studies; Travel & holiday; Travel writing
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Mixes memoir and manifesto to create something paradoxical: an obituary for pre-digital ways of experiencing art that's gleeful... [more]
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A History of Capitalism According to the Jubilee Line: The Jubilee Line...
John O'Farrell
Literary essays; Short stories; Politics & government; Economics; Humour; Travel & holiday
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A Tube train is stuck underground because the economy above has collapsed. How has this happened and how will the passengers... [more]
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Buttoned-Up: The East London Line
Gert Jonkers, Jop Van Bennekom
Literary essays; Fashion & society; Press & journalism; Clothing & footware manufacture; Fashion & style guides; Travel & holiday
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Tells the story of London style through the history of the button-down shirt - part of a series of twelve books tied to the... [more]
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The Blue Riband: The Piccadilly Line
Peter York
Architecture; Literary essays; Short stories; Cultural studies; Humour; Travel & holiday
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Charts the progress of the dream of grandeur and aspiration in London. Part of a series of twelve books tied to the twelve... [more]
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Waterloo-City, City-Waterloo: The Waterloo and City Line
Leanne Shapton
Literary essays; Society & culture: general; Travel & holiday
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Written by the author of Important Artifacts and Personal Property, this book creates an authorly and artistic response to... [more]
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What We Talk About When We Talk About The Tube: The District Line
John Lanchester
Literary essays; Society & culture: general; Transport: general interest; Trains & railways: general interest; Travel & holiday
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Takes us on a whirlwind tour of the Tube to show its secrets, just how much we take for granted about it, and what we're really... [more]
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The Revenge of History: The Battle for the Twenty-first Century
Seumas Milne
History; 21st century history: from c 2000 -; Politics & government; Political science & theory
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From 9/11 to the Arab Spring - the decade of living dangerously [more]
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Seasons in the Sun: The Battle for Britain, 1974-1979
Dominic Sandbrook
History; British & Irish history; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; History: specific events & topics; Politics & government
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The late 1970s were Britain's years of strife and the good life. They saw inflation, riots, the peak of trade union power... [more]
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A Good Parcel of English Soil: The Metropolitan Line
Richard Mabey
Literary essays; Short stories; Cultural studies; The environment; Conservation of wildlife & habitats; Travel & holiday
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Part of a series of twelve books tied to the twelve lines of the London Underground, this title looks at the relationship... [more]
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Operation Suicide: The True Story of the Cockleshell Heroes
Robert Lyman
History; European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; History: specific events & topics; Second World War; Special & elite forces; War & defence operations
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The first new account of the legendary Cockleshell Raid in over fifty years. [more]
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Deception: Spies, Lies and How Russia Dupes the West
Edward Lucas
History; International relations; Espionage & secret services
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The extraordinary triumphs, miscalculations, fatal errors and betrayals of spymasters - East and West [more]
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Mrs. Kennedy and Me
Clint Hill
Biography; Autobiography: arts & entertainment; Autobiography: historical, political & military; Memoirs; Political leaders & leadership
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Originally published: New York: Gallery Books, 2012. [more]
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The Mammoth Book of Combat: Reports from the Frontline
Jon E. Lewis
History; Military history; Battles & campaigns
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Over a hundred eyewitness accounts of the reality of combat from some of the finest writers of the last century and our own.... [more]
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The Politics of Washing: Real Life in Venice
Polly Coles
Society & culture: general; Travel & holiday; Travel writing
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This is the story of ordinary life in an extraordinary place. The beautiful city of Venice has been a fantasy land for people... [more]
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Early Aegean Warrior 5000-1450 BC
Andrea Salimbeti, Raffaele D'Amato
History; European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Warfare & defence
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The mainland and islands of Greece were settled by peoples moving from Asia Minor in c.5000 BC, while a further wave in c.5000... [more]
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The Boy Who Wouldn't Die
David Nyuol Vincent
Biography; Memoirs; Prose: non-fiction; Refugees & political asylum; Terrorism, armed struggle
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The inspiring true story of David Nyuol Vincent, a Sudanese refugee who survived famine, wars and 17 years in refugee camps... [more]
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Women in Western Political Thought
Susan Moller Okin
Social & political philosophy; Gender studies: women; Politics & government; Political science & theory
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An exploration of the functionalist view of women in Plato, Aristotle, Rousseau and John Stuart Mill, this work, originally... [more]
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Free Market Fairness
John Tomasi
Social & political philosophy; Political science & theory; Economics & Business; Political economy
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Can libertarians care about social justice? In this title, the author argues that they can and should. Unlike traditional... [more]
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Food: A Culinary History
Jean-Louis Flandrin, Massimo Montanari
Art & Architecture; History; Food & society; Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
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Exploring culinary evolution and eating habits in a cornucopia of cultures from ancient Mesopotamia to modern America and... [more]
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End of Power
Moises Naim
Political science & theory; International relations; Economics & Business
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Power is shifting--from large, stable armies to loose bands of insurgents, from corporate leviathans to nimble start-ups,... [more]
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Academic Writing and Grammar for Students
Alex Osmond
Writing & editing guides; Grammar & vocabulary; Prose: non-fiction; Study & learning skills: general; Educational material
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This clear and practical book on academic grammar shows students how to avoid common mistakes and how to quickly apply this... [more]
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Khatami's Iran: The Islamic Republic and the Turbulent Path to Reform
Ghoncheh Tazmini
History; Middle Eastern history; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Political leaders & leadership
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When Mohammed Khatami stormed to his 1997 election victory in a landslide result, the world waited anxiously for the reforms... [more]
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Waltzing Dixie
Paula Astridge
Fiction & Literature; Historical adventure; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Irregular or guerrilla forces & warfare
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Who knew that Australian convicts fought in the American Civil War? This is the real-life account of two extraordinary men... [more]
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