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  • All that she carried

    £12.99

    All that she carried

    A renowned historian traces the life of a single object handed down through three generations of Black women to craft a deeply layered and insightful testament to people who are left out of the archives

    £12.99
  • Antarctica

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    Antarctica

    This powerfully relevant work tells the history of Antarctica through 100 varied and fascinating objects drawn from collections around the world. Retracing the history of Antarctica through 100 varied and fascinating objects drawn from collections across the world, this book is published to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the first crossing into the Antarctic Circle by James Cook aboard Resolution, on 17th January, 1773.

    £25.00
  • Bicycle

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    Bicycle

    ‘Object Lessons’ is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. These days the bicycle often appears as an interloper in a world constructed for cars. An almost miraculous 19th-century contraption, the bicycle promises to transform our lives and the world we live in, yet its time seems always yet-to-come or long-gone-by. Jonathan Maskit takes us on an interdisciplinary ride to see what makes the bicycle a magical machine that could yet make the world a safer, greener, and more just place.

    £9.99
  • Winston Churchill

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    Winston Churchill

    A books which traces Churchill’s life in the news from cradle to grave, showing how tensions between tradition and novelty played into his constantly evolving media image.

    £14.99