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The Origins of All Things
This book invites the reader to take a unique journey through the history of the Solar System, the Earth, its evolving biodiversity and ecosystems, and the current state of the …
State of Africa
The revised and fully updated edition of the seminal, sweeping history of post-colonial Africa.
Promenades on Paper
An illustrated exploration of the largely unpublished collection of eighteenth-century French drawings, albums, and sketchbooks at the Bibliothèque nationale de FrancePromenades on …
Critical Rhythm
This book shows how rhythm constitutes an untapped resource for understanding poetry. Intervening in recent debates over formalism, historicism, and poetics, the authors show how …
The Fortunes of Africa: A 5000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor
A sweeping history the fortune seekers, adventurers, despots, and thieves who have ruthlessly endeavored to extract gold, diamonds, and other treasures from Africa and its people. …
The Fate of Africa
First published in 2005, The Fate of Africa was hailed by reviewers as "A masterpiece....The nonfiction book of the year" ( The New York Post ) "a magnificent achievement" ( …
Beauty and the Beast: A Story about Trust (Tales to Grow By)
Tales to Grow By will be the perfect companion in the exciting path of becoming, little by little, responsible and happy grownups.Fairy tales are stories that have been passed down …
The Handbook of Therapeutic Care for Children
This innovative book brings together a wide range of therapeutic approaches, techniques and models to outline recent developments in the practice of supporting children in …
Dairy Queens
In a lively narrative that spans more than two centuries, Meredith Martin tells the story of a royal and aristocratic building type that has been largely forgotten today: the …
Born in Africa
"A lucid summary of the current scientific thinking on the origins of humanity. . . Meredith manages to assemble a cogent and compelling narrative from the occasionally messy …
Fischer's Choice
Martin Meredith documents the remarkable life of Bram Fischer in his biography Fischer's Choice. Fischer was born into an aristocratic Afrikaans family but became one of South …
Dead At Last, At Last No More Air
Foreword by Diana Damian Martin Werner Schwab’s final work, also known as a theatre-extinction comedy, is a brutal, irreverent and bizarrely comical piece about what happens when …