The Historical Encyclopedia of Costume

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An edition of the first part of the epic fantasy series THE LORD OF THE RINGS, in which a young hobbit is entrusted with making a dangerous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power. From the author of THE TWO TOWERS and THE RETURN OF THE KING.

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Discusses the characters, careers, and influence on history of each English king and queen from the early Saxons to Elizabeth II.

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In 1939 in the small rural community of Augusta Falls, Georgia, twelve-year-old Joseph Vaughan learns of the brutal assault and murder of a young girl. It is the first in a series of killings that will plague the community over the next decade. Determined to protect the town from the evil in their midst, Joseph…

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Proust’s monumental work has been described as the masterwork of masterworks; its place in the history of world literature was assured long ago. Yet since Scott Moncrieff’s original translation, there has been no brand-new rendering of the French original into English. Now, Penguin is proud to present a superb new translation of this seminal work…

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Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine surveys the rise of medicine in the West from classical times to the present. Covering both the social and scientific history of medicine, this lavishly illustrated volume traces the chronology of key developments and events, while at…

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What was it really like to live in a castle during the Middle Ages? This book gives the answer. Sent to his uncle’s castle for a year to learn ten-year-old Toby keeps a journal of everything that happens there from such great events as a boar hunt and a tournament to more everyday activities like…

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Cassie Barrett, a world-renowned anthropologist, wakes up in a graveyard and doesn’t know who she is. Taken in for a few days by William Flying Horse, a Native American police officer, she waits for her life to re-appear. When Hollywood heartthrob Alex Rivers shows up to claim her as his wife, she is stunned but…

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Jacob Hunt is a teenage boy with Asperger’s Syndrome. He’s hopeless at reading social cues and like many kids with AS, Jacob has a special focus on one subject – in his case, forensic analysis. He’s always showing up at crime scenes and telling the cops what to do…and he’s usually right. But then a…

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