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"What is poetry? If music is sound organized in a particular way, poetry is a way of organizing language. It is language made special so that it will be remembered and valued. It does not always work--over the centuries countless thousands of poems have been forgotten. This little history is about some that have not. John Carey tells the stories behind the world's greatest poems, from the oldest surviving one written nearly four thousand years ago...
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"Human beings have always made music. Music can move us and tell stories of faith, struggle, or love. It is common to all cultures across the world. But how has it changed over the millennia? Robert Philip explores the extraordinary history of music in all its forms, from our earliest ancestors to today’s mass-produced songs. This is a truly global story. Looking to Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, and beyond, Philip reveals how musicians have...
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Why did our ancestors make art? What did art mean to them and what does their art mean for us today? Why is art even important at all? Charlotte Mullins brings art to life by focusing on those who made it, from teenage prodigies to nonagenarians. This little history introduces us to overlooked artists, busts a few art history myths, and celebrates global networks of art, from Japan and India to South America and the Middle East. Mullins shows us the...
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This Little History tells the riveting stories of some of the great archaeologists and their discoveries around the globe: ancient Egyptian tombs, Mayan ruins, the first colonial settlements at Jamestown, mysterious Stonehenge, the incredibly preserved Pompeii, and many, many more. In forty brief, exciting chapters, the book recounts archaeology's development from its eighteenth-century origins to its twenty-first-century technological advances, including...
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Kent has been the Gateway to Britain since prehistoric man first set foot on our soil, and its people have repelled invaders like Julius Ceasar, the Vikings and William I, while welcoming migrants from countries such as France, Poland, Austria and The Netherlands. In turn, men from Kent played a part in invading and conquering such faraway places as Canada, Australia and the USA, and have left their stamp on the world at large.
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There is nothing 'little' about the history of Essex! However, this small volume condenses that fascinating, rich history into a collection of stories and facts that will make you marvel at the events our county has witnessed.
Discover the development of ship building at Harwich, the silk and woollen industries in central Essex, the fortunes of Chelmsford and Colchester and the rise of seaside resorts at Southend and Clacton. Take a journey through...
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Desde las primeras palabras de un niño hasta el peculiar dialecto moderno de los mensajes de texto, "El pequeño libro del lenguaje" abarca una amplia gama de temas, revelando las complejidades y peculiaridades del lenguaje. De forma animada, Crystal arroja luz sobre el desarrollo de estilos lingüísticos únicos, los orígenes de acentos oscuros y la búsqueda de la primera palabra escrita. Habla de la difícil situación de las lenguas en peligro,...
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Esta Breve historia de la arqueología nos narra los asombrosos descubrimientos de los mayores arqueólogos del mundo: tumbas egipcias, ruinas mayas, las primeras colonias europeas en Norteamérica, los misterios de Stonehenge, los sobrecogedores eventos de Pompeya y muchos otros. A lo largo de cuarenta breves capítulos, Brian Fagan cuenta la evolución de la arqueología desde sus orígenes en el siglo XVIII hasta sus mayores avances tecnológicos...
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¿Cuáles son las causas de la pobreza? ¿Son inevitables las crisis cíclicas en una economía de mercado? ¿Es beneficiosa la intervención del Estado en la economía o, por el contrario, es fuente de problemas? Aunque las respuestas a estas preguntas básicas nos conciernen a todos, el vocabulario económico puede ser un obstáculo para muchos. Breve historia de la Economía, escrito de forma amena y accesible, está pensado para todos aquellos...
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Throughout its existence, Glasgow has been a city of great complexity. From its tentative origins, under the watchful eye of St Mungo, Glasgow grew from the serene 'Dear Green Place' into a bustling trading hub that boomed during the Industrial Revolution and growth of the British Empire. At its peak, Glasgow was a place of unlimited opportunity and wealth creation throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Flip that coin, though, and the city's streets...
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