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The Decline and Fall of the Ottoman Empire
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Like Charles II, the sick man of Europe was 'an unconscionable time dying.' Time and time again from the seventeenth century observers predicted the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, yet it outlived all its rivals. As late as 1910 it straddled three continents. Unlike the Romanovs, Hohenzollerns or (...)
The Complete Poems and Plays of T. S. Eliot
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Poet, dramatist, critic and editor, T. S. Eliot was one of the defining figures of twentieth-century poetry. This edition of The Complete Poems and Plays, published for the first time in paperback, includes all of his verse and work for the stage, from Prufrock and Other Observations (1917) to Four (...)
Marshal Pétain
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Marshal Philippe Pétain was, in the words of historian Andrew Roberts, the most controversial Frenchman of the twentieth century. A truly distinguished soldier who rose from humble origins, he commanded French forces at Verdun in 1916 and became a national hero. But though by 1940 he had become (...)
33 Revolutions Per Minute
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Why 33? Partly because that's the number of rotations performed by a vinyl album in one minute, and partly because it takes a lot of songs to tell a story which spans seven decades and five continents to capture the colour and variety of this shape-shifting genre. This is not a list book, rather (...)
Pilgrimage
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In a fascinating work of history, Jonathan Sumption brings alive the traditions of pilgrimage prevalent in Europe from the beginning of Christianity to the end of the fifteenth century. Vividly describing such major destinations as Jerusalem, Rome, Santiago de Compostela and Canterbury, he (...)
The Children of Lovers
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'The Children of Lovers are Orphans.' ProverbBestselling novelist, author of Lord of the Flies, William Golding was a famously acute observer of children. What was it like to be his daughter?In this frank and engaging family memoir, Judy Golding recalls growing up with a brilliant, loving, (...)
Retromania
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We live in a pop age gone loco for retro and crazy for commemoration. Band re-formations and reunion tours, expanded reissues of classic albums and outtake-crammed box sets, remakes and sequels, tribute albums and mash-ups . . . But what happens when we run out of past? Are we heading toward a (...)
Estudio de los efectos de la post inyección sobre el proceso de combustión y la formaformación de hollín en motores diesel
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Las estrategias de post inyección han sido parte activa de las soluciones utilizadas en la reducción de las emisiones contaminantes de los motores diesel en la última década. Multitud de autores han estudiado sus efectos a lo largo de estos últimos años.
The Battle of Aughrim 1691
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Obras reunidas IV
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Este volumen reúne los textos que Margo Glantz ha escrito a lo largo de medio siglo sobre la narrativa mexicana del siglo XX y constituye un certero acercamiento a algunos de los autores mexicanos más significativos de dicha época. A lo largo de cuatro capítulos la autora explora desde los autores (...)