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The Book-Makers

A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives

by Adam Smyth ...

The five-hundred-year history of printed books, told through the people who created them.**“Smyth breathes both books-as-objects and their creators back into life.” —**Financial TimesAn Economist Book of the YearBooks have transformed humankind, yet we know little about the individuals who brought these fascinating objects into existence. Who were these renegade bo... ... Read more

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The five-hundred-year history of printed books, told through the people who created them.**“Smyth breathes both books-as-objects and their creators back into life.” —**Financial TimesAn Economist Book of the YearBooks have transformed humankind, yet we know little about the individuals who brought these fascinating objects into existence. Who were these renegade bo...
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Material Texts in Early Modern England

by Adam Smyth ...

What was a book in early modern England? By combining book history, bibliography and literary criticism, Material Texts in Early Modern England explores how sixteenth- and seventeenth-century books were stranger, richer things than scholars have imagined. Adam Smyth examines important aspects of bibliographical culture which have been under-examined by critics: the cutting up of books as a form of ... Read more

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What was a book in early modern England? By combining book history, bibliography and literary criticism, Material Texts in Early Modern England explores how sixteenth- and seventeenth-century books were stranger, richer things than scholars have imagined. Adam Smyth examines important aspects of bibliographical culture which have been under-examined by critics: the cutting up of books as a form of
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The Book-Makers

A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives

by Adam Smyth ...

Narrated by Adam Smyth ...

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12 hours 12 min

The five-hundred-year history of printed books, told through the people who created them.**“Smyth breathes both books-as-objects and their creators back into life.” —**Financial TimesAn Economist Book of the YearBooks have transformed humankind, yet we know little about the individuals who brought these fascinating objects into existence. Who were these renegade bo... ... Read more

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The five-hundred-year history of printed books, told through the people who created them.**“Smyth breathes both books-as-objects and their creators back into life.” —**Financial TimesAn Economist Book of the YearBooks have transformed humankind, yet we know little about the individuals who brought these fascinating objects into existence. Who were these renegade bo...
... Read more

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Book Parts

Edited by Dennis Duncan, Adam Smyth ...

What would an anatomy of the book look like? There is the main text, of course, the file that the author proudly submits to their publisher. But around this, hemming it in on the page or enclosing it at the front and back of the book, there are dozens of other texts — page numbers and running heads, copyright statements and errata lists — each possessed of particular conventions, each with their ... Read more

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What would an anatomy of the book look like? There is the main text, of course, the file that the author proudly submits to their publisher. But around this, hemming it in on the page or enclosing it at the front and back of the book, there are dozens of other texts — page numbers and running heads, copyright statements and errata lists — each possessed of particular conventions, each with their
... Read more
The Oxford Handbook of the History of the Book in Early Modern England

Edited by Adam Smyth ...

Series series Oxford Handbooks
The Oxford Handbook of the History of the Book in Early Modern England provides a rich, imaginative and also accessible guide to the latest research in one of the most exciting areas of early modern studies. Written by scholars working at the cutting-edge of the subject, from the UK and North America, the volume considers the production, reception, circulation, consumption, destruction, loss, ... Read more

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The Oxford Handbook of the History of the Book in Early Modern England provides a rich, imaginative and also accessible guide to the latest research in one of the most exciting areas of early modern studies. Written by scholars working at the cutting-edge of the subject, from the UK and North America, the volume considers the production, reception, circulation, consumption, destruction, loss,
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From a Low and Quiet Sea

by Donal Ryan ...

Narrated by Alana Kerr Collins, Gerard Doyle, Alan Smyth, Vikas Adam, Tim Gerard Reynolds, various narrators ...

Unabridged

5 hours 42 min

A new moving novel of three men, each searching for something they have lost.For Farouk, family is all. He has protected his wife and daughter as best he can from the war and hatred that has torn Syria apart. If they stay, they will lose their freedom, will become lesser persons. If they flee, they will lose all they have known of home, for some intangible dream of refuge in some faraway land ... Read more

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A new moving novel of three men, each searching for something they have lost.For Farouk, family is all. He has protected his wife and daughter as best he can from the war and hatred that has torn Syria apart. If they stay, they will lose their freedom, will become lesser persons. If they flee, they will lose all they have known of home, for some intangible dream of refuge in some faraway land
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War Time

First World War Perspectives on Temporality

Edited by Louis Halewood, Adam Luptak, Hanna Smyth ...

Series series Routledge Studies in First World War History
The International Society for First World War Studies’ ninth conference, ‘War Time’, drew together emerging and leading scholars to discuss, reflect upon, and consider the ways that time has been conceptualised both during the war itself and in subsequent scholarship. War Time: First World War Perspectives on Temporality, stemming from this 2016 conference, offers its readers a collection of the ... Read more

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The International Society for First World War Studies’ ninth conference, ‘War Time’, drew together emerging and leading scholars to discuss, reflect upon, and consider the ways that time has been conceptualised both during the war itself and in subsequent scholarship. War Time: First World War Perspectives on Temporality, stemming from this 2016 conference, offers its readers a collection of the
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A Short History of Greek Philosophy (Unabridged)

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by John Marshall ...

Narrated by Chance Smythe, Lisa Schilling, David Adams, Douglas Jones ...

Unabridged

5 hours 16 min

Have you ever pondered the nature of reality, the wellspring of knowledge, or the key to a good life? These are the very questions that ignited Greek philosophy millennia ago, and their echoes resonate even today. In this captivating audiobook, "A Short History of Greek Philosophy" by John Marshall, we embark on a journey through the minds of great thinkers like Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates. We ... Read more

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Have you ever pondered the nature of reality, the wellspring of knowledge, or the key to a good life? These are the very questions that ignited Greek philosophy millennia ago, and their echoes resonate even today. In this captivating audiobook, "A Short History of Greek Philosophy" by John Marshall, we embark on a journey through the minds of great thinkers like Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates. We
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A History of English Autobiography

Edited by Adam Smyth ...

A History of English Autobiography explores the genealogy of autobiographical writing in England from the medieval period to the digital era. Beginning with an extensive introduction that charts important theoretical contributions to the field, this History includes wide-ranging essays that illuminate the legacy of English autobiography. Organized thematically, these essays survey the multilayered ... Read more

$110.99 USD

A History of English Autobiography explores the genealogy of autobiographical writing in England from the medieval period to the digital era. Beginning with an extensive introduction that charts important theoretical contributions to the field, this History includes wide-ranging essays that illuminate the legacy of English autobiography. Organized thematically, these essays survey the multilayered
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The Missing Thread

A Women's History of the Ancient World

by Daisy Dunn ...

Narrated by Daisy Dunn, Jenny Funnell ...

Unabridged

17 hours 12 min

A dazzlingly ambitious history of the ancient world that places women at the center—from Cleopatra to Boudica, Sappho to Fulvia, and countless other artists, writers, leaders, and creators of historyAround four thousand years ago, the mysterious Minoans sculpted statues of topless women with snakes slithering on their arms. Over one thousand years later, Sappho wrote great poems of longing and ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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A dazzlingly ambitious history of the ancient world that places women at the center—from Cleopatra to Boudica, Sappho to Fulvia, and countless other artists, writers, leaders, and creators of historyAround four thousand years ago, the mysterious Minoans sculpted statues of topless women with snakes slithering on their arms. Over one thousand years later, Sappho wrote great poems of longing and
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Botticelli's Secret

The Lost Drawings and the Rediscovery of the Renaissance

by Joseph Luzzi ...

Narrated by Keith Szarabajka ...

Unabridged

6 hours 55 min

A true historical “detective story” full of insight about how we look at art―and the artists and eras that produced itSome five hundred years ago, Sandro Botticelli, a painter of humble origin, created work of unearthly beauty. An intimate associate of Florence’s unofficial rulers, the Medici, he was commissioned by a member of their family to execute a near-impossible project: to illustrate all ... Read more

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A true historical “detective story” full of insight about how we look at art―and the artists and eras that produced itSome five hundred years ago, Sandro Botticelli, a painter of humble origin, created work of unearthly beauty. An intimate associate of Florence’s unofficial rulers, the Medici, he was commissioned by a member of their family to execute a near-impossible project: to illustrate all
... Read more

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The Missing Thread

A Women's History of the Ancient World

by Daisy Dunn ...

**One of The Smithsonian’s 10 best history books of 2024One of BBC History Magazine's best books of 2024“Thoroughly researched and sprightly…. a complete history of the [Mediterranean world] with the women added back in, as they always should have been.”—The New York TimesA dazzlingly ambitious history of the ancient world that places women at the center—from Cleopatra to Boudica, Sappho to Fulvia ... Read more

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**One of The Smithsonian’s 10 best history books of 2024One of BBC History Magazine's best books of 2024“Thoroughly researched and sprightly…. a complete history of the [Mediterranean world] with the women added back in, as they always should have been.”—The New York TimesA dazzlingly ambitious history of the ancient world that places women at the center—from Cleopatra to Boudica, Sappho to Fulvia
... Read more

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