Prisons and Prisoners
Lady Constance Bulwer-Lytton (1869-1923), granddaughter of writer Edward Bulwer Lytton, became a passionate and militant suffragette after visiting imprisoned activists in 1905. She was arrested twice in 1909, on one occasion for throwing stones a...
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Pelham, Complete
Pelham, Complete
Button Button
This well-organized guide is recommended by the Button Society as a book that every button collector and dealer should own. The standard book in the field, it gives information to identify the age, material, and desirability of any button that may...
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Vril, the Power of the Coming Race
Vril, the Power of the Coming Race
Vril: The Power Of The Coming Race
Vril: The Power of the Coming Race
Rienzi: The Last of the Roman Tribunes
Rienzi: The Last of the Roman Tribunes
The Haunted and the Haunters (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
Many of the earliest ghost stories and tales of hauntings, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern edi...
Vril, the Power of the Coming Race
Vril, the Power of the Coming Race
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Cotton
Whether we are out on the streets or between the sheets, cotton is our constant companion. But behind this ubiquitous fibre prized for its softness lies a darker story of exploitation and hardship. In this penetrating analysis, Adam Sneyd explores...
Glutton
'This book made me laugh and then order an unholy amount of takeaway.' GREG DAVIES 'One of my favourite comics has now written an annoyingly great book.' ROMESH RANGANATHAN 'Full of belly laughs and full bellies, this book is warm, honest and wond...
Glutton
Sister Perpetue is not to move. She is not to fall asleep. She is to sit, keeping guard over the patient's room. She has heard the stories of his hunger, which defy belief: that he has eaten all manner of creatures and objects. A child even, if th...
Glutton
One man with an insatiable hunger: a novel of desire and destruction in Revolutionary France, based on a true story, from the Desmond Elliott Prize-winning author of The Manningtree Witches. Sister Perpetue is not to move. She is not to fall aslee...
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Cython
Build software that combines Python's expressivity with the performance and control of C (and C++). It's possible with Cython, the compiler and hybrid programming language used by foundational packages such as NumPy, and prominent in projects incl...
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Cotton
This book explores the fascinating history and present-day practices associated with cotton. This is a story of commercial and cultural enterprise, of the ties and tensions between East and West, of technological and industrial revolution, social ...
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Cotton
Today's world textile and garment trade is valued at a staggering $425 billion. We are told that under the pressure of increasing globalisation, it is India and China that are the new world manufacturing powerhouses. However, this is not a new phe...
Cotton
This book brings together contributors from a wide range of disciplines to explore the importance of cotton as a major resource for US fashion businesses. It is rooted in a lengthy investigative research project that deployed undergraduate and gra...
