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Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases

Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases


Paul A. Offit



*Starred Review* Maurice Hilleman's name isn't well known, and according to infectious disease exper...
The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years

The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years


Sonia Shah



This fascinating, mordant pop-sci account tells us why malaria is one of the world™s greatest...
Evangelicalism in Modern Britain: A History from the 1730s to the 1980s

Evangelicalism in Modern Britain: A History from the 1730s to the 1980s


David W. Bebbington



'... an invaluable history ... this volume will stimulate debate and provide a point of reference fo...
The Routledge History of Slavery

The Routledge History of Slavery


Trevor Burnard, Gad Heuman



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Into the Vietnamese Kitchen: Treasured Foodways, Modern Flavors

Into the Vietnamese Kitchen: Treasured Foodways, Modern Flavors


Andrea Nguyen, Bruce Cost, Leigh Beisch



Vietnam-born Nguyen writes passionately and knowledgeably about the history and fundamentals of Viet...
The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism

The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism


Ross King



Listening to Layton is like sitting at a Left Bank cafe with a British friend who knows both the his...
True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society

True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society


Farhad Manjoo



In 2005, Stephen Colbert catapulted the word truthiness—the quality of an idea feeling true wi...
Meat: A Benign Extravagance

Meat: A Benign Extravagance


Simon Fairlie



Choice Reviews-The Western penchant for the overconsumption of meat has led to concerns about sustai...
Ancient Greek Religion

Ancient Greek Religion


Jon D. Mikalson



Praise for the first edition:"A brilliant general synthesis covering the Greek world over the period...
The Ongoing Moment

The Ongoing Moment


Geoff Dyer



Having already tackled jazz (But Beautiful) and D.H. Lawrence (Out of Sheer Rage), cultural critic D...
The Family That Couldn't Sleep: A Medical Mystery

The Family That Couldn't Sleep: A Medical Mystery


D.T. Max



In 1765, Venetian doctors were stumped by the death of a man who had suffered from insomnia for more...
How Carrots Won the Trojan War: Curious (but True) Stories of Common Vegetables

How Carrots Won the Trojan War: Curious (but True) Stories of Common Vegetables


Rebecca Rupp



“Rebecca Rupp has done us the favor of serving up a savory history of something many of us don...
Haiti's New Dictatorship: The Coup, the Earthquake and the UN Occupation

Haiti's New Dictatorship: The Coup, the Earthquake and the UN Occupation


Justin Podur



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A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea Ceremony

A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea Ceremony


Hector Garcia



"Everyone who is interested in Japan will find this book fascinating."—Larry Ellison, cofounde...
On Tender Hooks

On Tender Hooks


Lucy Blue, Colin Berry, Isabel Samaras, Justin Giarla, Shag, The Pizz



From painting homoerotic fantasies on vintage lunch boxes (The Lone Ranger and Tonto in flagrante) t...
Joe: The Coffee Book

Joe: The Coffee Book


Jonathan Rubinstein, Steve Pool



From Eater.com:Coffee nerds, rejoice: here's a book on coffee from New York coffee shop joe. Without...
COUNTY: Life, Death and Politics at Chicago's Public Hospital

COUNTY: Life, Death and Politics at Chicago's Public Hospital


David Ansell, Quentin Young



Chicago Tribune, July 20, 2011 " "County" is a landmark b...
Fighting to Serve: Behind the Scenes in the War to Repeal

Fighting to Serve: Behind the Scenes in the War to Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"


Alexander Nicholson



"[Nicholson] stood on the frontline of this battle and his dedicated and unflinching service to our ...
Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires: the History of Corpse Medicine from the Renaissance to the Victorians

Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires: the History of Corpse Medicine from the Renaissance to the Victorians


Richard Sugg



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The Sex Doll: A History

The Sex Doll: A History


Anthony Ferguson



A member of the Australian Horror Writers Association, Anthony Ferguson is a government project offi...