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Book SynopsisHow dangerous were fairies? In the late seventeenth century, they could still scare people to death. Little wonder, as they were thought to be descended from fallen angels, and to have the power to destroy the world itself. Such beliefs, along with some remarkably detailed sightings, lingered on well into the twentieth century. In literature and art fairies often retained this edge of danger. From the wild magic of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, through the dark glamour of Keats, to the improbably erotic poem `Goblin Market’ or the paintings inspired by opium dreams, the amoral otherness of the fairies ran side-by-side with the newly delicate or feminized creations of the Victorian world. In the past thirty years the enduring link between fairies and nature has been robustly exploited by eco-warriors and conservationists, from Ireland to Iceland. This book, now available in paperback, tells the story of the many fairy terrors that lay behind Titania or Tinkerbell.Trade Review'[An] engrossing new book.'-Seattle Times; 'Richard Sugg wants to disabuse you of any nonsense you may harbour about fairies being small, whimsical and affectionate . . . Sugg writes well, and amusingly, about the evolution of fairies from Terror to Tinkerbell.'-Toronto Star; 'Sugg's book is in itself a kind of bewitchment, shimmering and eloquent, written with a certain ironic awareness and in the spirit of surrender to unknowing.'-The Australian

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Book SynopsisPresents a study grounded in the transnational geography and political economy of the coca-leaf and coca-derived commodities market stretching from Peru and Bolivia into the United States.Trade Review"Suzanna Reiss presents a novel and compelling argument ... We Sell Drugs brings drugs into conversations where they did not participate before." -- Emily Dufton American StudiesTable of ContentsIllustrations Acronyms Introduction 1. "The Drug Arsenal of the Civilized World": WWII and the Origins of US-Led International Drug Control 2. "Resources for Freedom": American Drug Commodities in the Postwar World 3. Raw Materialism: Exporting Drug Control to the Andes 4. The Alchemy of Empire: Drugs and Development in the Americas 5. The Chemical Cold War: Drugs and Policing in the New World Order Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Works Cited Index

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Book SynopsisHelen Rappaport is an historian and Russianist with specialisms in the Victorians and revolutionary Russia. Her books include No Place for Ladies: The Untold Story of Women in the Crimean War, Ekaterinburg: The Last Days of the Romanovs, Beautiful For Ever: Madame Rachel of Bond Street Cosmetician, Con-Artist and Blackmailer, Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert and the Death that Changed the Monarchy; Four Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Romanov Grand Duchesses and Caught in the Revolution: Petrograd, 1917. A fluent Russian speaker, she has translated many classic Russian plays (including all of Chekhov's) and was historical consultant to Tom Stoppard's National Theatre trilogy The Coast of Utopia (2002). She is also a frequent contributor to television and radio documentaries, most recently Russia's Lost Princesses (BBC2, 2014). She lives in West Dorset.Trade ReviewA gripping, vivid, deeply researched chronicle of the Russian Revolution told through the eyes of a surprising, flamboyant cast of foreigners in Petrograd, superbly narrated by Helen Rappaport. -- Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of The RomanovsNext year's centenary will prompt a raft of books on the Russian Revolution. They will be hard pushed to better this highly original, exhaustively researched and superbly constructed account. -- Saul David * Daily Telegraph *This is narrative history at its very best, communicating the confusion, exhilaration, horror and despair of that momentous year * BBC History Magazine *Chronicles the events of 1917 through the eyes of foreigners resident in Petrograd — diplomats, journalists, merchants, factory owners, charity workers and simple Russophiles... a wonderful array of observations, most of them misguided, some downright bizarre. What makes this book so delightful and enlightening is the depth of incredulity it reveals... [A] wonderful book. -- Gerard DeGroot * The Times *Thoroughly-researched and absorbing... this book offers a compelling picture of life in Petrograd in this momentous and often terrible year... One gets a wonderful picture of the extraordinary and beautiful city... and a keen sense of the really grotesque inequality that has always existed there. -- Allan Massie * Scotsman *A past more dramatic than Chekhov, more tragic than Tolstoy and more romantic than Pasternak... Helen Rappaport collates a vast menagerie of eyewitnesses [from Petrograd 1917] into a cast of fascinating characters... bring[ing] an absorbing period of history closer to home. -- Guy Pewsey * Evening Standard *A vivid account of the city ‘taut as a wire’… highly readable and fluent… Rappaport has unearthed striking new material -- Spectator * Charlotte Hobson *Fascinating… A colourful account of expatriate life in the Russian capital in 1917. -- Peter Conradi * Sunday Times *

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Book SynopsisGuy Crosby offers a lively tour of the history and science behind the art of cooking, with a focus on achieving a healthy daily diet. He traces the evolution of cooking from its earliest origins, recounting the innovations that have unraveled the mysteries of health and taste.Trade ReviewAs a foodie myself I was delighted to see all suspicions confirmed in Cook, Taste, Learn—that advances in the culinary arts are commonly empowered by curious scientists who also happen to be hungry. -- Neil deGrasse Tyson, American Museum of Natural HistoryCook, Taste, Learn entertains with a smorgasbord of curious facts, delightful explanations, and fun recipes. What is so special about olive oil? Why use one kind of potato for baking and another for boiling? How does one make scrambled eggs fluffy? Crosby’s history of cooking provides a riveting education for your inner chef. -- Richard Wrangham, author of Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us HumanCook, Taste, Learn elegantly intertwines history, chemistry, anthropology, and culinary science to create a captivating guided tour through the arc of human invention. The general scientific advancements feel just as vital to our enjoyment of good food as the evolution of cooking science. An accessible and inspiring contribution to the history of science! -- Ali Bouzari, author of Ingredient: Unveiling the Essential Elements of FoodCrosby is a longtime collaborator, my science expert-in-chief, who has answered every food science question I have ever had. . . . The genius of his Cook, Taste, Learn is that he pairs useful science with the history of cooking. This makes for a digestible work that [is] punctuated by useful deep dives into boiling in water versus cooking in oil, the science of gels, why terroir matters when cooking beans (the calcium content varies wildly), and how atomic theory changed the understanding of cooking. In Cook, Taste, Learn, you can have your cake and understand its chemistry too. -- Christopher Kimball * Milk Street Magazine *If you are chemist who is whizz in the lab but not so great in the kitchen, this might just be the perfect thing for you! * Chemistry World *A sprightly delight. * Nature *Reveals the possibilities for transforming cooking from a craft into the perfect blend of art and science. * Food Technology *If you’re interested in the science of food and cooking and its history, this is a great book to read. * Food Crumbles *A well-developed volume with a strong foundation in science. * Choice *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. The Evolution of Cooking (2 Million–12,000 Years Ago)2. The Dawn of Agriculture Revolutionizes Cooking (12,000 Years Ago–1499)3. Early Science Inspires Creativity in Cooking (1500–1799)4. The Art of Cooking Embraces the Science of Atoms (1800–1900)5. Modern Science Transforms the Art of Cooking (1901–Present)6. Cooking Science Catches Fire!7. The Good, the Bad, and the Future of Cooking ScienceBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisBy the 15th century BC the valley of Hwang Ho was dominated by a palace-based military caste which owed its supremacy to a monopoly of bronze-working techniques among a still mainly Stone Age population. To the Shang Dynasty, war was a means of legitimising the power of their new aristocracy. This fascinating volume by C. J. Peers covers the period of China''s history from the first documented civilisation to the establishment of an enduring unified empire, examining the history, organisation, uniform and weapons of ancient Chinese armies.Table of ContentsIntroduction · Chronology · The Shang Dynasty · The Western Chou · The Eastern Chou · The 4th and 3rd Centuries · The Ch'in Empire · Tactical & Strategic Doctrine · Ten Decisive Battles · The Plates

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Book SynopsisUnique overview of the origins, development and significance of Military Intelligence.

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Book SynopsisThe ash tree has long been an integral part of the British landscape, its familiar branches protruding from limestone scars and chalky cliff faces.But tragically ash dieback, a disease from mainland Europe, now poses a serious threat to the trees' survival. And their grave prognosis took on a personal resonance when, while writing this book, Lisa Samson was diagnosed with a brain tumour, forcing her to contemplate her own mortality while the trees' likely fate emerged.Taking us from the lowlands of Norfolk to the northernmost reaches of the British Isles, Epitaph for the Ash offers up a rallying cry to treasure these remarkable woodlands while we can, before it is too late.Trade Review‘Fascinating … Her pilgrimage to discover the present state of the ash in the UK, and the work that is being done to accommodate or counter ash dieback, is both a labour of love and an extraordinary achievement, especially given the heart-rending physical limitations Samson eventually endures as a result of life-saving surgery’ OBSERVER ‘Everywhere Lisa’s powerful affinity with the natural world is palpable… Samson is right to urge appreciation of what we have; her book will also help raise awareness of the need to protect our invaluable natural heritage for future generations’ Literary Review ‘Lisa Samson’s … quest to travel the length and breadth of the land takes us on a leafy green jewel of a journey into a kingdom that will change the way you look at the ash tribe forever’ BBC Wildlife

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Book SynopsisFormer Indian foreign secretary Jagat Singh Mehta critiques Nehru's ideological agnosticism during decolonization and the Cold War. He questions Nehru's views on China, the Soviet Union, and America, criticizing civil servants' blind faith in him. Mehta suggests Nehru's actions were less severe than perceived despite his intimidating presence.

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Book SynopsisA new history of the American Jewish relationship with Israel focused on its most urgent and sensitive issue: the question of Palestinian rights Trade Review“Overturning conventional understandings of American Jewry’s relations with Israel during the state’s formative decades, Geoffrey Levin depicts a long arc of American Jewish concern and protest over Israeli treatment of Palestinians. Meticulously researched and powerfully argued, Levin’s book provides essential background for the current state of Israel-diaspora relations.”—Derek Penslar, Harvard University“Intelligent, compelling, and riveting. Levin gives us, for the first time, a truly transnational history of the relationship between American Jews and Israel.”— Melani McAlister, George Washington University“Geoffrey Levin’s engrossing study powerfully dismantles conventional wisdom about the attitudes and activities of American Jewish communal leadership vis-à-vis Palestinian rights in the decades after 1948. The result is a book that should be read by all interested in the past and future of justice in Israel/Palestine.”—James Loeffler, author of Rooted Cosmopolitans

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Book SynopsisA beautifully illustrated survey of 500 years of exploration told through a series of biographical portraits of forty of the most outstanding men and women who discovered our world.Trade Review'Absorbing, factually tight, sensitive to its Eurocentricity, it gathers together a host of valuable essays' - Guardian'A genuine contribution to modern thinking about the nature of exploration … nigh-on perfect' - Bookdealer'Inspiring, entertaining, enlightening' - All About HistoryTable of ContentsGeneral Introduction • Oceans: Christopher Columbus; Vasco da Gama; Ferdinand Magellan; Louis-Antoine de Bougainville; James Cook • The Land: Hernando de Soto; Lewis and Clark; Thomas Baines; Richard Burton; Nain Singh; Nikolai Przhevalsky; Ney Elias; Francis Younghusband; Marc Aurel Stein • Rivers: Samuel de Champlain; James Bruce; Robert Mackenzie; Mungo Park; John Hanning Speke; David Livingstone; Henry Morton Stanley; Francis Garnier • Polar Ice: Fridtjof Nansen; Edward Wilson; Roald Amundsen; Wally Herbert • Deserts: Heinrich Barth; Charles Sturt; Gertrude Bell; Harry St John Philby; Ralph Bagnold; Wilfred Thesiger • Life on Earth: Alexander von Humboldt; Marianne North; Alfred Russel Wallace; Frank Kingdon-Ward. New Frontiers: ‘Gino’ Watkins; Yuri Gagarin; Jacques-Yves Cousteau; Andrew Eavis

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Book SynopsisThe second volume of The Cambridge History of Communism explores the rise of Communist states and movements after World War II. Leading experts analyze archival sources from formerly Communist states to re-examine the limits to Moscow''s control of its satellites; the de-Stalinization of 1956; Communist reform movements; the rise and fall of the Sino-Soviet alliance; the growth of Communism in Asia, Africa and Latin America; and the effects of the Sino-Soviet split on world Communism. Chapters explore the cultures of Communism in the United States, Western Europe and China, and the conflicts engendered by nationalism and the continued need for support from Moscow. With the danger of a new Cold War developing between former and current Communist states and the West, this account of the roots, development and dissolution of the socialist bloc is essential reading.Table of ContentsIntroduction Norman Naimark, Silvio Pons and Sophie Quinn-Judge; Part I. Expansion and Conflict: 1. World War II, Soviet power and international communism Evan Mawdsley; 2. Anti-fascist resistance movements in Europe and Asia during the Second World War Alfred Rieber; 3. The Sovietization of East Central Europe, 1945–1989 Norman Naimark; 4. The Chinese Communist Revolution and the world Chen Jian; 5. Nikita Khrushchev and de-Stalinization in the Soviet Union 1953–1964 Joerg Baberowski; 6. The changing pattern of Soviet-East European relations, 1953–1968 Mark Kramer; 7. Reform undercurrents and the Prague Springs Pavel Kolar; 8. The socialist modernization of China between Soviet model and national specificity, 1949–1960s Thomas Bernstein; 9. The Chinese cultural revolution Andy Walder; 10. The rise and fall of the Sino-Soviet Alliance, 1949–1989 Sergey Radchenko; 11. Mao Zedong as a historical personality Daniel Leese 12. Cold War anti-communism and the impact on the West Federico Romero; Part II. Becoming Global, Becoming National: 13. Communism, de-colonization, and the Third World Andreas Hilger; 14. The Socialist camp and the challenge of economic modernization in the Third World Sara Lorenzini; 15. The Cuban Revolution: the first decade Piero Gleijeses; 16. Latin American communism Victor Figueroa Clark; 17. The history of the Vietnamese Communist Party (1941–1975) Sophie Quinn-Judge; 18. Korean communism: from Soviet occupation to Kim family regime Charles Armstrong; 19. Indonesian communism: the perils of the parliamentary path John Roosa; 20. Communism in India Hari Vasudevan; 21. Comparing African experiences of communism Allison Drew; 22. Communism in the Arab World and Iran Johan Franzén; 23. Yugoslav communism and the Yugoslav State Ivo Banac; 24. Italian communism Giovanni Gozzini; 25. The French Communist Party Marc Lazar; 26. American communism Phillip Deery; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe third volume of The Cambridge History of Communism spans the period from the 1960s to the present, documenting the last two decades of the global Cold War and the collapse of Soviet socialism. An international team of scholars analyze the rise of China as a global power continuing to proclaim its Maoist allegiance, and the transformation of the geopolitics and political economy of Cold War conflict in an era of increasing economic interpenetration. Beneath the surface, profound political, social, economic and cultural changes were occurring in the socialist and former socialist countries, resulting in the collapse and transformations of the existing socialist order and the changing parameters of world Marxism. This volume draws on innovative research to bring together history from above and below, including social, cultural, gender, and transnational history to transcend the old separation between Communist studies and the broader field of contemporary history.Table of ContentsIntroduction Juliane Fürst, Silvio Pons and Mark Selden; 1. The Global 1968 and international communism Robert Gildea; 2. The Vietnam War as a world event Sophie Quinn-Judge and Marilyn Young; 3. The Soviet Union and the global Cold War Artemy Kalinovsky; 4. Marxist revolutions and regimes in Latin America and Africa in the 1970s Piero Gleijeses; 5. The aging pioneer: late Soviet Socialist society, its challenges and challengers Juliane Fürst and Stephen Bittner; 6. Communist propaganda and media in the era of the Cold War Stephen Lovell; 7. The zones of late Socialist literature Polly Jones; 8. Visualizing the Socialist public sphere Reuben Fowkes; 9. The decline of Soviet-type economies André Steiner; 10. Reform Communism Silvio Pons and Michele Di Donato; 11. Cambodia: detonator of communism's implosion Ben Kiernan; 12. Make some get rich first. State consumerism and private enterprise in the creation of postsocialist China Karl Gerth; 13. Gorbachev's reforms and the Soviet crisis Mark Kramer; 14. Communism and religion Stephen A. Smith; 15. Human rights and communism Mark Bradley; 16. Feminism, communism, and global Socialism, 1968–1995: encounters and entanglements Celia Donert; 17. The communist and post-socialist gender order in China and Russia Marko Dumancic; 18. Communism and environment Douglas Weiner; 19. Europe's '1989' in global context James Mark and Tobias Rupprecht; 20. The collapse of the Soviet Union Vladislav Zubok; 21. Thirty years after: the end of European communism in historical perspective Charles Maier; 22. Communism and nationalism in the Soviet Union and Russia Nikolai Mitrokhin; 23. China's human development after Socialism Carl Riskin; 24. China's post-Socialist transformation and global resurgence: political economy and geopolitics Mark Selden and Ho fung Hung; 25. Legacies of communism. Comparative remarks Jan Behrends; 26. Cultural memories of communism Jan Plamper; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis omnibus edition of Dick Leonard's British Premiers trilogy, surveys the lives and careers of all the fifty-three Prime Ministers between Sir Robert Walpole (1721-42) and David Cameron (2010- ), bringing to life the political achievements and also the personal idiosyncrasies of Britain's rulers over nearly three centuries.Trade ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction The Road to the Prime Ministership PART I: THE 18TH CENTURY 1. Robert Walpole, first Earl of Orford 'all these men have their price' 2. Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington 'George II's favourite nonentity' 3. Henry Pelham Pragmatic Heir to Walpole 4. Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle Mighty Panjamdrum, Feeble Premier 5. William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire 'I have no motive but the King's service' 6. John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute the King's 'dearest friend' 7. George Grenville Able Premier, Undermined by his Own Prolixity 8. Charles Wentworth-Watson, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham the Conscience of the Whigs 9. William Pitt, the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham 'I am sure that I can save this country, and that nobody else can' 10. Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton Well-intentioned Dilettante 11. Frederick North, Styled Lord North Outstanding Parliamentarian, Pity about the Colonies... 12. William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne Intellectual in Politics 13. William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland Twice a Figurehead 14 . William Pitt, the Younger Peacetime Prodigy, Less Successful in War PART II: THE 19TH CENTURY 15. Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth - Better than his Reputation? 16. William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville - Not Quite 'All the Talents' 17. Spencer Perceval - Struck Down in his Prime 18. Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool - Keeping the Show on the Road 19. George Canning - In the Footsteps of Pitt 20. Frederick John Robinson, Viscount Goderich, 1st Earl of Ripon - Inadequate Stopgap 21. Arthur Wesley (Wellesley), 1st Duke of Wellington - Military Hero, Political Misfit? 22. Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey - In the Footsteps of Fox 23. William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne - Mentor to a Young Monarch 24. Sir Robert Peel - Arch Pragmatist or Tory Traitor? 25. Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell - From Whig to Liberal 26. Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby - 'The Brilliant Chief, Irregularly Great' 27. George Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen - Failure or Scapegoat? 28. Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston - Master Diplomat or Playground Bully? 29. Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield - Climbing 'the Greasy Pole' 30. William Ewart Gladstone - From 'Stern Unbending Tory' to 'The People's William' 31. Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury - Skilful Opponent of Reform 32. Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery - Seeking 'the Palm without the Dust' PART III: THE 20TH AND 21ST CENTURIES 33. Arthur James Balfour - Bob's your Uncle 34. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman - 'A Good, Honest Scotchman' 35. Henry Herbert Asquith - Not Quite in the Gladstone Mould 36. David Lloyd George, - 'A Dynamic Force' 37. Andrew Bonar Law - Tory Puritan 38. Stanley Baldwin- 'A Man of the Most Utter Insignificance'? 39. James Ramsay MacDonald - An 'Aristocrat among Plain Men'? 40. Neville Chamberlain - A Family Affair 41. Winston Churchill - His Finest Hour 42. Clement Attlee - Quiet Revolutionary 43. Sir Anthony Eden - Self-Destruction of a Prince Charming 44. Harold Macmillan - Idealist into Manipulator 45. Sir Alec Douglas-Home - Right Man, Wrong Century? 46. Harold Wilson - Master - or Victim - of the Short Term 47. Edward Heath - Cheerleader for Europe 48. James Callaghan - Labour's Conservative 49. Margaret Thatcher - Grocer's Daughter to Iron Lady 50. John Major - 'Thatcherism with a Human Face' 51. Tony Blair - Fallen Idol 52. Gordon Brown - Dominant Chancellor, Uncertain Premier 53. David Cameron - 'Blair's Heir'? Appendix

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Book SynopsisHistory and Systems of Psychology provides an engaging introduction to the rich story of psychology''s past. Retaining its trademark clarity and accessibility, the Eighth Edition also features expanded coverage of non-western traditions in psychology as well as added coverage of nineteenth-century advances in philosophy and science. The emergence of applications of psychology in clinical, educational, neuroscientific, and social settings are further emphasized within the twenty-first-century landscape of psychology as a cognitive and a positive science. Assuming little prerequisite knowledge, the authors discuss the people, places, and concepts that have shaped psychology''s story, and show that we remain fascinated and perplexed by the same enduring questions that confronted our ancestors namely, our wonder at our subjectivity and consciousness of self. The Eighth Edition is supported by rich online resources including a manual, test bank, and lecture slides for instructors, and studTrade Review'This new edition carries on with the same quality as previous editions. The text is written at a level that works well for undergraduate students. The book starts with the ancient Greeks and Romans instead of focusing purely on the schools of thought that arose from the late nineteenth century and onward. I highly recommend the book for anyone interested in how the ideas central to psychology have been considered and developed over time.' Tom Reiner, Troy University, AlabamaTable of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgments; Timeline; Part I. Psychology's Historical Foundations: 1. Psychology in search of a paradigm; 2. Psychology in the ancient and classical East; 3. Psychological foundations in ancient Greece; 4. Classical Rome to the early Middle Ages; 5. Reawakening of intellectual life in the Middle Ages; 6. The Renaissance; 7. Emergence of modern science; 8. Sensationalism and positivism: the French tradition; 9. Mental passivity: the British tradition; 10. Mental activity: the German tradition; 11. Romanticism and existentialism; 12. Physiological and evolutionary precursors; 13. Founding of modern psychology; Part II. Systems of Psychology: 14. American functionalism; 15. Gestalt psychology; 16. Psychoanalysis; 17. Behaviorism; 18. Humanistic psychology; 19. Cognitive psychology; 20. Contemporary psychology; Glossary; Name index; Subject index.

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Book SynopsisEuropean unity is a dream that has appealed to the imagination since the Middle Ages. Its motives have varied from a longing for peace to a deep-rooted abhorrence of diversity, as well as a yearning to maintain Europe's colonial dominance. This book offers a multifaceted history that takes in account the European imagination in a global context.Trade Review“Its critical meta-narrative stressing the dark sides and shortcomings attending the imaginings of European unity appears both timely and empirically sound. … this book without doubt not only sets new accents for European studies but also qualifies as an introductory textbook for students.” (Florian Greiner, European History Quarterly, Vol. 48 (1), 2018)“A strikingly rich and nuanced picture of the political and intellectual historical pedigree of European integration … .” (R. Lesaffer, American Historical Review, February, 2017)“It brilliantly shows that, beyond irenic discourses which present Europe as a land of freedom, tolerance, and diversity, there is another reality and another history of violence, exclusion, and obsession with uniformity” (Carl Bouchard, Peace & Change, Vol. 42 (1), January, 2017)“Historians have rarely offered such a well-balanced and well informed history of (Anti-)Europeanism … .” (Peter Pichler, History, Vol. 102 (349), January, 2017)“It is learned, impressively so, without being boring for even a single page, and it is subversive since it shows the dark sides of the noble quest for peace – an inbuilt tendency of the integration project to suppress diversity and to dominate. The current circumstance of Europe gives it a particularly sharp edge”. (J. H. H. Weiler, European Journal of International Law, Vol. 28 (1), 2017)“The period of time covered is, certainly, wide and multifaceted, and the nine chapters that make up the book are densely filled with historical details and information. … Imagining European Unity since 1000 AC encourages a reflection on the lessons from the past, illuminating the understanding of the present.” (Marta Postigo Asenjo, Global Intellectual History, Vol. 1 (2), 2017)“Pasture’s complex analysis works against the historiographic grain for studies on Europeans search for unity. … Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper division undergraduates and above.” (P. G. Wallace, Choice, December, 2015)Table of Contents1. 'Peace for our time': The European Quest for Peace 2. Peace in Christendom? 3. Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Evaporating Dream of a Perpetual Peace 4. Peace during the Concert 5. Between Empire, Market and Nation 6. The Long War 7. Hope and Deception 8. Pacification by Division 9. Epilogue: The EC's Colonial Empire

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Book SynopsisFeatured in Stylist''s guide to 2019''s best non-fiction booksThe true story of the fierce band of women who battled Washington - and Hanoi - to bring their husbands home from the jungles of Vietnam.On 12 February, 1973, one hundred and sixteen men who, just six years earlier, had been high flying Navy and Air Force pilots, shuffled, limped, or were carried off a huge military transport plane at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. These American servicemen had endured years of brutal torture, kept shackled and starving in solitary confinement, in rat-infested, mosquito-laden prisons, the worst of which was The Hanoi Hilton.Months later, the first Vietnam POWs to return home would learn that their rescuers were their wives, a group of women that included Jane Denton, Sybil Stockdale, Louise Mulligan, Andrea Rander, Phyllis Galanti, and Helene Knapp. These women, who formed The National League of Families, would never have called themselves Trade ReviewLee [has] uncovered an amazing forgotten history . . . stirring detail . . . thanks to Lee's impressive research, their [the wives'] voices can be heard by those who embraced titles like Hidden Figures (2016) and The Glass Universe (2016). Book clubs should line up for this one; it begs for discussion * Booklist *Inspirational work . . . In this beautifully told history, Lee unearths the contributions of everyday women who not only saved their husbands but influenced military culture * Publishers Weekly *This unputdownable story of strength and determination is a must-read * Library Journal *Exhilarating and inspiring * Washington Post *

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Book SynopsisBeacon Lights of History is a 14-volume set first published in 1902. This collection of John Lords lectures spans 6,000 years of European and American history. The first 12 volumes are all Lords work; the 13th was completed from his notes and the 14th is follow-ups by other authors.

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Book SynopsisBeacon Lights of History is a 14-volume set first published in 1902. This collection of John Lords lectures spans 6,000 years of European and American history. The first 12 volumes are all Lords work; the 13th was completed from his notes and the 14th is follow-ups by other authors.

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Book SynopsisThousands of men, women and children swept to sudden death. Millions of dollars worth of property destroyed. Scenes of suffering and desolation that beggar description. Heroic efforts to save human life. The world shocked by the appalling news. Such is the thrilling story of the Galveston flood, and in this volume it is told with wonderful power and effect. This volume is a complete and authentic account of the great calamity told by the survivors.Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionFirst News of the Great Calamity: Galveston Almost Totally Destroyed by Wind and Waves: Thousands Swept to Instant DeathThe Tale of Destruction Grows: A Night of Horrors: Sufferings of the Survivors: Relief Measures by the National GovernmentIncidents of the Awful Hurricane: Unparalleled Atrocities by Lawless Hordes: Earnest Appeals for HelpThe Cry of Distress in the Wrecked City: Negro Vandals Shot Down: Progress of the Relief Work: Strict Military RulesVivid Pictures of Suffering in Every Street and House: The Gulf City a Ghastly Mass of Ruins: The Sea Giving Up its Dead: Supplies Pouring in from Every QuarterTwo Survivors Give Harrowing Details of the Awful Disaster: Hundreds Eager to Get out of Galveston: Cleaning up the WreckageNot a House in Galveston Escaped Damage: Young and Old, Rich and Poor, Hurried to a Watery Grave: Citizens With Guns Guarding the Living and the DeadFears of Pestilence: Searching Parties Clearing away the Ruins and Cremating the Dead: Distracted Crowds Waiting to Leave the City: Wonderful EscapesStory of a Brave Hero: A Vast Army of Helpless Victims: Scenes that Shock the Beholders: Our Nation Rises to the OccasionDetails of the Overwhelming Tragedy: The Whole City Caught in the Death Trap: Personal Experiences of Those Who Escaped: First Reports More than ConfirmedGalveston Calamity: One of the Greatest Known to History: Many Thousands Maimed and Wounded: Few Heeded the Threatening Hurricane: The Doomed City Turned to ChaosThrilling Narratives by Eye-witnesses: Path of the Storms Fury Through Galveston: Massive Heaps of Rubbish: Huge Buildings Swept into the GulfRefugees Continue the Terrible Story: Rigid Military Patrol: The City in Darkness at Night: Hungry and Ragged ThrongsDead Babes Floating in the Water: Sharp Crack of Soldiers Rifles: Tears Mingle With the Flood: Doctors and Nurses for the Sick and DyingFamily in a Tree-top All Night: Rescue of the Perishing: Railroad Trains Hurrying Forward With Relief: Pathetic Scenes in the Desolate CityStartling Havoc Made by the Angry Storm: Vessels Far Out on the Prairie: Urgent Call for Millions of Dollars: Tangled Wires and Mountains of WreckageGovernor Sayres Revises His Estimate of Those Lost and Makes it 12,000: A Multitude of the Destitute: Abundant Supplies and Vast Work of DistributionAn Island of Desolation: Crumbling Walls: Faces White With Agony: Tales of Dismay and Death: Curious SightsThousands Died in Their Efforts to Save Others: Houses and Humans Beings Floating on the Tide: An Army of Orphans: Greatest Catastrophe in our HistoryThe Storms Murderous Fury: People Stunned by the Staggering Blow: Heroic Measures to Avert Pestilence: Thrilling Story of the Ursuline ConventUnparalleled Bombardment of Waves: Wonderful Courage Shown by the Survivors: Letter from Clara BartonGalveston Storm Stories: Fierce Battles with Surging Waves: Vivid Accounts from Fortunate Survivors: A City of SorrowHeroic Incidents: Arrival of Relief Trains: Hospitals for the Injured: Loud Call for Skilled LaborOne Hero Rescues Over Two Hundred: Traveler Caught in the Rush of Water: Report of a Government Official: How the Great Storm StartedStorms of Great Violence Around Galveston: Wrecked Cities and Vast Destruction of Property: Appalling Sacrifice of LifeImprisoned by the StormNames of the Victims of the Great Galveston HorrorIndex.

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Book SynopsisA General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels by Robert Kerr is an 18 volume set that contains the complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land. In determining upon an era for the commencement of this work, Kerr was led, from a consideration of the accidental discovery of Iceland by the Norwegians in the ninth century, to adopt that period as the beginning of the series, both because the commencement of modern maritime discovery took place during the reign of a British sovereign, and because we derive the earliest written accounts of any of these discoveries from the pen of that excellent prince. It is true that the first accidental discovery of Iceland appears to have been made in 861, eleven years before the accession of Alfred to the throne; yet, as the actual colonization of that island did not take place till the year 878, the seventh of his glorious reign, we have been induced to distinguish the actual commencement of maritime discovery by the modern European nations as coinciding with his era.Table of ContentsPreface; General Plan of the Work; Discoveries in the time of Alfred, King of England, in the Ninth Century of the Christian Era; Original Discovery of Greenland by the Icelanders, in the Ninth Century; Early Discovery of Winland, or America, by the Icelanders, about the year 1001; Travels of two Mahometans into India and China, in the Ninth Century; Travels of Rabbi Benjamin from Spain to China, in the Twelfth Century; Travels of an Englishman in Tartary, in 1243; Sketch of the Revolutions in Tartary; Travels of John de Piano Carpini, in 1246; Travels of W. de Rubruquis, about 1253; Travels of Haitho, Prince of Armenia, in 1254; Travels of Marco Polo into China and the East; from A.D. 1260 to 1295; Travels of Oderic of Portenau, in 1318; Travels of Sir John Mandeville, in 1322; Itinerary of Pegoletti, between Asof and China, in 1355; Voyages of Nicolo and Antonio Zeno, in 1380; Travels of Schildtberger, in 1394; Travels of the Ambassadors of Shah Rokh, in 1419; Voyage and Shipwreck of Quirini, in 1431; Travels of Josaphat Barbaro, in 1436; Index.

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Book SynopsisA General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels by Robert Kerr is an 18 volume set that contains the complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land. In determining upon an era for the commencement of this work, Kerr was led, from a consideration of the accidental discovery of Iceland by the Norwegians in the ninth century, to adopt that period as the beginning of the series, both because the commencement of modern maritime discovery took place during the reign of a British sovereign, and because we derive the earliest written accounts of any of these discoveries from the pen of that excellent prince. It is true that the first accidental discovery of Iceland appears to have been made in 861, eleven years before the accession of Alfred to the throne; yet, as the actual colonization of that island did not take place till the year 878, the seventh of his glorious reign, we have been induced to distinguish the actual commencement of maritime discovery by the modern European nations as coinciding with his era.Table of ContentsPreface; PART I (Continued): Voyages and Travels of Discovery, from the Era of Alfred, King of England, in the Ninth Century, to the Era of Don Henry, Prince of Portugal, at the commencement of the Fifteenth Century -- Account of various early Pilgrimages from England to the Holy Land, between the years 1097, and 1107; Discovery of Madeira; Account of the Discovery and Conquest of the Canary Islands. PART II: General Voyages and Travels, chiefly of Discovery; from the era of Don Henry Prince of Portugal, in 1412, to that of George III. in 1760 -- BOOK I. History of the Discoveries of the Portuguese along the Coast of Africa, and of their Discovery of and Conquests in India, from 1412 to 1505; Summary of the Discoveries of the World, from their first original, to the year 1555, by Antonio Galvano; Journey of Ambrose Contarini, Ambassador from the Republic of Venice, to Uzun-Hassan King of Persia, in the years 1473, 4, 5, and 6 written by himself; Voyages of Discovery by the Portuguese along the Western Coast of Africa, during the life, and under the direction of Don Henry; Original Journals of the Voyages of Cada Mosto, and Pedro de Cintra, to the Coast of Africa the former in the years 1455 and 1406, and the latter soon afterwards; Continuation of the Portuguese Discoveries along the Coast of Africa, from the death of Don Henry in 1463, to the Discovery of the Cape of Good Hope in 1486; History of the Discovery and Conquest of India by the Portuguese, between the years 1497 and 1505, from the original Portuguese of Hernan Lopez de Castaneda; Letters from Lisbon in the beginning of the Sixteenth Century, respecting the then recent Discovery of the Route by Sea to India, and the Indian trade; Index.

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Book SynopsisA General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels by Robert Kerr is an 18 volume set that contains the complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land. In determining upon an era for the commencement of this work, Kerr was led, from a consideration of the accidental discovery of Iceland by the Norwegians in the ninth century, to adopt that period as the beginning of the series, both because the commencement of modern maritime discovery took place during the reign of a British sovereign, and because we derive the earliest written accounts of any of these discoveries from the pen of that excellent prince. It is true that the first accidental discovery of Iceland appears to have been made in 861, eleven years before the accession of Alfred to the throne; yet, as the actual colonization of that island did not take place till the year 878, the seventh of his glorious reign, we have been induced to distinguish the actual commencement of maritime discovery by the modern European nations as coinciding with his era.Table of ContentsPreface; PART II (Continued): BOOK II: HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA, AND OF SOME OF THE EARLY CONQUESTS IN THE NEW WORLD -- History of the discovery of America, by Christopher Columbus, written by his son Don Ferdinand Columbus, Introduction, Epochs of American discovery, Authors Preface; Account of the Discovery of America, by Christopher Columbus; The voyages of Americus Vespucius to the New World; Summary of the discoveries and settlements of the Spaniards in the West Indies, from the death of Columbus to the expedition of Hernando Cortes against Mexico, Introduction; History of the discovery and conquest of Mexico, written in the year 1568 by Captain Bernal Diaz del Castillo, one of the conquerors; Index.

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Book SynopsisA General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels by Robert Kerr is an 18 volume set that contains the complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land. In determining upon an era for the commencement of this work, Kerr was led, from a consideration of the accidental discovery of Iceland by the Norwegians in the ninth century, to adopt that period as the beginning of the series, both because the commencement of modern maritime discovery took place during the reign of a British sovereign, and because we derive the earliest written accounts of any of these discoveries from the pen of that excellent prince. It is true that the first accidental discovery of Iceland appears to have been made in 861, eleven years before the accession of Alfred to the throne; yet, as the actual colonization of that island did not take place till the year 878, the seventh of his glorious reign, we have been induced to distinguish the actual commencement of maritime discovery by the modern European nations as coinciding with his era.Table of ContentsPreface; Part II (Continued); BOOK II. HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA, AND OF SOME OF THE EARLY CONQUESTS IN THE NEW WORLD -- History of the discovery and conquest of Mexico, continued; History of the discovery and conquest of Peru, by Francisco Pizarro; written by Augustino Zarate, treasurer of that kingdom, a few years after the conquest; Continuation of the early history of Peru, after the death of Francisco Pizarro, to the defeat of Gonzalo Pizarro, and the re-establishment of tranquillity in the country; written by Augustino Zarate; Index.

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Book SynopsisA General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels by Robert Kerr is an 18 volume set that contains the complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land. In determining upon an era for the commencement of this work, Kerr was led, from a consideration of the accidental discovery of Iceland by the Norwegians in the ninth century, to adopt that period as the beginning of the series, both because the commencement of modern maritime discovery took place during the reign of a British sovereign, and because we derive the earliest written accounts of any of these discoveries from the pen of that excellent prince. It is true that the first accidental discovery of Iceland appears to have been made in 861, eleven years before the accession of Alfred to the throne; yet, as the actual colonization of that island did not take place till the year 878, the seventh of his glorious reign, we have been induced to distinguish the actual commencement of maritime discovery by the modern European nations as coinciding with his era.Table of ContentsPreface; PART II (Continued); HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA, AND OF SOME OF THE EARLY CONQUESTS IN THE NEW WORLD -- Continuation of the early history of Peru, after the death of Francisco Pizarro to the defeat of Gonzalo Pizarro, and the reestablishment of tranquillity in the country; written by Augustino Zarate; Continuation of the early history of Peru, from the restoration of tranquillity by Gasca in 1549, to the death of the Inca Tupac Amaru; extracted from Garcilasso de la Vega; History of the Discovery and Conquest of Chili; Discovery of Florida, and Account of several ineffectual Attempts to Conquer and Settle that Country by the Spaniards; Index.

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Book SynopsisOutlines of Jewish History from B.C. 586 to C.E. 1885 traces Jewish history from Biblical times to 1885. This book presents a fair and impartial narrative that makes Jewish history interesting to the reader.

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Book SynopsisAthletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing and jumping. This book presents recent articles on athletics and issues related to athletes.

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Book SynopsisThis book is an overview of the war in Afghanistan; strategy, military operations and issues for Congress. As the 111th Congress convenes and the Obama administration assumes office, the war in Afghanistan has entered its eighth year. With a deteriorating security situation and no comprehensive political outcome yet in sight, most observers view the war in Afghanistan as open-ended. By early 2009, a growing number of members of Congress, Administration officials, and outside experts had concluded that the effort - often called "America''s other war" -- required greater national attention. This book defines "unity of command" and describes how the United States has tried to adhere to this principle since 1914. The evolution of the command structure in Afghanistan since 2001 is also explored. The current command structure in Afghanistan is also analysed. This is an edited, excerpted and augmented edition of a Congressional Research Service and U.S. Government publication.

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Book SynopsisA spellbinding literary journey of murder, mayhem, blackmail and infamy. A Hungarian Countess allegedly bathes in the blood of her victims; a pair of female pirates outfight the rest of the crew; a Roman Empress has several senators and members of her family killed so that she can fulfil her sexual desires. These are just four of the thirty-six Wicked Women of Yore who ‘star’ in these pages. This book explores how women such as Ilsa Koch, the bestial Nazi concentration camp commander, Bonnie (of Bonnie and Clyde), ‘Princess Caraboo’ and Queen Isabella, the ‘She-Wolf of France,’ murdered, conned and blackmailed their way into history and infamy. The author also imagines the conversations they might have had, as he describes the scenes of their crimes. D. Lawrence-Young has written over twenty historical novels. In this companion volume to his Villains of Yore, this book will open your eyes to the fact that the fairer sex was not always so fair in the past. From now on you will look at women, young and old, beautiful and ugly, in a completely new and different light.

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Book SynopsisOffers an account of how Nike became the world's largest sports and fitness company. This book provides a glimpse into the first 33 years of Nike - from its humble beginnings to its modern guise as a global giant.

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Book SynopsisIn 1542 William Ramsden bought his wifes family home at Longley and so began a long association between the Ramsdens and Huddersfield which lasted until Sir John Frecheville Ramsden sold his greatly increased Huddersfield estate to the Corporation in 1920. This collection of essays is published to commemorate the centenary of that event. Seven local historians examine different aspects of the Ramsden familys relationship with the town and its inhabitants, especially in the nineteenth century. The book incorporates new research and gives fresh insights into the events which led to Huddersfield becoming the town that bought itself a century ago.Table of ContentsPrelims; Longley Hall: the Huddersfield Seat of the Ramsdens; The Ramsdens and the Public Realm in Huddersfield, 1671-1920; The Ramsden Estate Dispute of 1850-1867; Religion and Philanthropy; Architectural patronage in early-Victorian Huddersfield: the Ramsdens, William Wallen and J. P. Pritchett; Buying Huddersfield for the People; A Ramsden Family Perspective; Bibliography.

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Book Synopsis"Nordic Explorations: Film Before 1930" includes twenty previously unpublished essays written for the 1999 retrospective of Nordic cinema at la Giornate del Cinema Muto in Italy. It brings together leading research on early cinema in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, and includes essays on some of the major figures in Nordic cinema including Dreyer, Christensen, Sjostrom and Stiller. Much current research in Nordic film before 1930 is also represented in this anthology with studies of the Norwegian travel genre, Nordic animated film, the relation of Nordic cinema to German and Russian film, the development of educational cinema and industrial film, as well as studies of individual films, filmmakers and national styles, and the relation of the medium to other forms of popular entertainment.The essays make a timely contribution to the more general study of cinema, afford authoritative and stimulating insight into research in the field and challenge many assumptions regarding Nordic cinema before 1930.Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Denmark A Small Danish Player in a Big Market: A/S Filmfabriken Danmark's Output in Russia, 1913-1917, by Jan Nielsen; Nordisk Films Kompagni and the First World War, by Thomas C. Christensen; Red Satan: Carl Theodor Dreyer and the Bolshevik Threat, by Casper Tybjerg; Benjamin Christensen in Germany: The Critical Reception of His Films in the 1910s and 1920s, by Ib Monty; Palladium and the Silent Films with 'Long and Short', by Marguerite Engberg; A la recherche des films perdus: A Substantial Find of Early Danish Cinema, by Bo Berglund2. FinlandBorn Under the Sign of the Scarlet Flower: Pantheism in Finnish Silent Cinema, by Antti Alanen; Silents for a Silent People, by Peter von Bagh3. NorwaySisters of Cinema: Three Norwegian Actors and their German Film Company, 1917-1920, by Gunnar Iversen; Travel Films in Norway: The Persistence of the 'View' Aesthetic, by Bjorn Sorenssen; Caricatures, Cartoons and Advertisements: The Pioneers of Nordic Animated Film, by Gunnar Strom4. Sweden Exchange and Exhibition Practices: Notes on the Swedish Market in the Transitional Era, by Jan Olsson; Educational Cinema and Censorship in Sweden, 1911-1921, by Asa Jernudd; Seeing the World with Different Eyes, or Seeing Differently: Cinematographic Vision and Turn-of-the-Century Popular Entertainment, by John Fullerton; Towards Classical Narration? Georg af Klercker in Context, by Astrid Soderbergh Widding; 'A Dangerous Pledge': Victor Sjostrom's Unknown Masterpiece, Masterman, by Tom Gunning; Spearhead in a Blind Alley: Viking Eggeling's Diagonal Symphony, by Gosta Werner; Snow-White: The Aesthetic and Narrative Use of Snow in Swedish Silent Film, by Marina Dahlquist; Victor Goes West: Notes on the Critical Reception of Sjostrom's Hollywood Films, 1923-1930, by Bo Florin; Industrial Greta: Some Thoughts on an Industrial Film, by Mats Bjorkin

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Book SynopsisWhat role did Scotch whisky play in the development of the steam engine? Who first coined the word `alcohol’ ? Spirits and drink historians Anistatia Miller and Jared Brown know. They have been on a spirituous journey since they first launched their website Shaken Not Stirred: A Celebration of the Martini and the book by the same name. Fifteen years of travel around the world, a few worn out library cards, and thousands of pages of undiscovered research later, they have amassed their findings in the two-volume work, Spirituous Journey: A History of Drink, of which this is the first. Jared Brown is Master Distiller at Sipsmith Independent Spirits. He is publisher of Mixellany Books, specializing in drink-related subjects and co-author, with his wife Anistatia Miller, of a few dozen books. He is a regular contributor to the Guardian and Observer Food Monthly.

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