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Among all the great discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century, few offer a more fascinating insight into Victorian society than the discovery of anaesthesia.

"Excellent...Tucker's chronicle of the world of 17th-century science in London and Paris is fascinating." -The Economist.

Essence and emblem of life—feared, revered, mythologized, and used in magic and medicine from earliest times—human blood is now the center of a huge, secretive, and often dangerous worldwide commer

Needless to say, moments like now, when the hurdles to becoming a respected author are at their lowest.

The growth of international law in the post-World War II era stemmed partly from the belief that universal norms would make life for the entire world's population safer, more equitable, and mo

Novelist and award-winning cookbook author Bharti Kirchner has written a sweeping family saga, a first-class fiction about forbidden love and family honor.

A gripping true story of child abuse, betrayal, and a mother's neglect. The fifth of Kate Skylark's co-written true child abuse stories.

Energy Management Principles: Applications, Benefits, Savings, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide to the fundamental principles and systematic processes of maintaining and improving energy eff

Life at the prestigious Q High School for Girls in Tokyo exists on a precise social axis: a world of insiders and outsiders, of haves and have-nots.

Since 1991, Dr. Lee Jampolsky's self-help classic *Healing the Addictive Mind* has given well over 100,000 people around the world the tools to create significant change in their lives.

Partly as a result of poor commanders and partly because the Romans had an innate and misguided belief in the invincibility of their legions, the first battles against the Cimbri were a series of d

Le facteur de pianos Peter Schuller revient avec sa femme et son fils de Londres où il s’est exilé pendant la Révolution.

Louise Leclerc est une mordue de musique, mais elle est aussi très timide.

Babylon, Floride, 1980 : chaleur et pom-pom girls, rumeurs et superstitions, serpents venimeux et morts brutales.

In ancient Egypt, women enjoyed a legal, social, and sexual independence unrivaled by their Greek or Roman counterparts—or, in fact, by most women until the late nineteenth century.