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The Bible and the VictoriansThis book vividly recovers the lost world of the Victorians in which everyone        thought, spoke, and argued through scripture. Larsen presents lively individual case        studies of well known figures from different religious and sceptical traditions,        including Florence Nightingale, T. H. Huxley, C. H....

An entertaining and poignant tale about four friends thrown together by fate - Hollyoaks meets The Breakfast Club!...

Imperialism, Nationalism, and the Destruction of the Ottoman ArmeniansApproximately one million Armenian Christians were killed in 1915-16 under the auspices of the Ottoman government. For nearly a century this genocide has either been ignored or not recognized for what it was. In this book Donald Bloxham provides an explanation for why it happened...

An Alternative History of American Popular MusicHow the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll is an alternative history of American         music that, instead of recycling the familiar cliches of jazz and rock, looks at         what people were playing, hearing and dancing to over the course of the 20th         century, using a wealth of original...

This is the first book to cover a new and rapidly developing research field in physics. Confining light in small structures called microcavities produces new devices which exploit the quantum physics of light matter interactions....

Asconius' commentaries on Cicero's speeches are not only interesting in their own right but also provide a mine of information about the turbulent history of the late Roman Republic. This volume, designed for students, presents the original Latin text with a new translation and commentary....