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A History of Delusions

The Glass King, a Substitute Husband, and a Walking Corpse

by Victoria Shepherd ...

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9 hours 31 min

The extraordinary ways the brain can misfire: Why would someone wake up and claim they’re Napoleon? Or why would they believe they have been turned into a wolf and demand to be fed raw meat?For centuries, people have dismissed delusions as a problem for the shrinks to sort out in distant asylums. But delusions are more than just bizarre case studies. They tell stories of collective anxieties and ... Read more

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The extraordinary ways the brain can misfire: Why would someone wake up and claim they’re Napoleon? Or why would they believe they have been turned into a wolf and demand to be fed raw meat?For centuries, people have dismissed delusions as a problem for the shrinks to sort out in distant asylums. But delusions are more than just bizarre case studies. They tell stories of collective anxieties and
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A History of Delusions

The Glass King, a Substitute Husband and a Walking Corpse

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A curious history of the strange, wonderful and sometimes terrifying worlds created by our minds.‘An utterly engrossing book.' ZOE WILLIAMSFor centuries we’ve dismissed delusions as something for doctors to sort out behind locked doors. But delusions are more than just bizarre quirks – they hold the key to collective anxieties and traumas.In this groundbreaking history, Victoria Shepherd uncovers ... Read more

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A curious history of the strange, wonderful and sometimes terrifying worlds created by our minds.‘An utterly engrossing book.' ZOE WILLIAMSFor centuries we’ve dismissed delusions as something for doctors to sort out behind locked doors. But delusions are more than just bizarre quirks – they hold the key to collective anxieties and traumas.In this groundbreaking history, Victoria Shepherd uncovers
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Stony Jack and the Lost Jewels of Cheapside

Treasure and Ghosts in the London Clay

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A thrilling history of mudlarkers, charlatans, experts and chancers – the underbelly of the Edwardian antiques trade.'What a story! And how skilfully told! A tale about treasure, as twisty and thrilling as any of the adventures of Indiana Jones.' Lucy WorsleyJune 1912. A pair of workmen deposit a heavy ball of clay in the antiques shop of George Fabian Lawrence, or ‘Stony Jack’ as he's better ... Read more

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A thrilling history of mudlarkers, charlatans, experts and chancers – the underbelly of the Edwardian antiques trade.'What a story! And how skilfully told! A tale about treasure, as twisty and thrilling as any of the adventures of Indiana Jones.' Lucy WorsleyJune 1912. A pair of workmen deposit a heavy ball of clay in the antiques shop of George Fabian Lawrence, or ‘Stony Jack’ as he's better
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The Bare Aether

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New York society is too stuffy for adventuress Sable Tavner. So when she leads an expedition to the northern aetherite mines, she makes sure to get her fill of physical pleasure. She takes it wherever she can get it: banging in broom closets, rutting in alleyways, riding men in remote inns, sneaking off into the woods for a bit of fun. But soon, her not-so-discrete encounters get the attention of ... Read more

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New York society is too stuffy for adventuress Sable Tavner. So when she leads an expedition to the northern aetherite mines, she makes sure to get her fill of physical pleasure. She takes it wherever she can get it: banging in broom closets, rutting in alleyways, riding men in remote inns, sneaking off into the woods for a bit of fun. But soon, her not-so-discrete encounters get the attention of
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The Hunters Club

The utterly compelling Victorian crime thriller of the year

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Series Book 3 - Oxford Mysteries
If you're not with them you're against them.Oxford, 1883. Young men are being found bound, gagged and hooded at the gates of their colleges in the small hours.Basil Rice, Jesus College fellow, is asked by the senior proctor to investigate. But matters of sexual purity are dangerous, as it lays Basil open to unwelcome scrutiny of his own private life.Meanwhile, the University Vice Chancellor's ... Read more

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If you're not with them you're against them.Oxford, 1883. Young men are being found bound, gagged and hooded at the gates of their colleges in the small hours.Basil Rice, Jesus College fellow, is asked by the senior proctor to investigate. But matters of sexual purity are dangerous, as it lays Basil open to unwelcome scrutiny of his own private life.Meanwhile, the University Vice Chancellor's
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Friends in Youth

Choosing Sides in the English Civil War

by Minoo Dinshaw ...

'An outstanding dual biography... Dinshaw’s book is profoundly entertaining, startling in its depth, and a necessary cautionary tale about the human cost of political division' Daily***Telegraph***Two old friends end up on opposite sides of the English Civil War, in this dazzling history from the acclaimed author of Outlandish KnightAt the Inns of Court, the intellectual, literary, and social ... Read more

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'An outstanding dual biography... Dinshaw’s book is profoundly entertaining, startling in its depth, and a necessary cautionary tale about the human cost of political division' Daily***Telegraph***Two old friends end up on opposite sides of the English Civil War, in this dazzling history from the acclaimed author of Outlandish KnightAt the Inns of Court, the intellectual, literary, and social
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Cleopatra

Histories, Dreams and Distortions

by Lucy Hughes-Hallett ...

'Brilliant and discursive' Antonia Fraser, Sunday Times'Hughes-Hallett's exemplary reappraisal … throws a searching light on two thousand years of male erotic fantasy' Joan Smith, New StatesmanWinner of the FAWCETT PRIZE and EMILY TOTH AWARDIn the 2,000 years since her death, Cleopatra has been recreated over and over again by poets, artists and filmmakers, each time in a form that... ... Read more

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'Brilliant and discursive' Antonia Fraser, Sunday Times'Hughes-Hallett's exemplary reappraisal … throws a searching light on two thousand years of male erotic fantasy' Joan Smith, New StatesmanWinner of the FAWCETT PRIZE and EMILY TOTH AWARDIn the 2,000 years since her death, Cleopatra has been recreated over and over again by poets, artists and filmmakers, each time in a form that...
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Eve Bites Back

An Alternative History of English Literature

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11 hours 32 min

Anna Beer investigates the lives and achievements of eight women writers, uncovering a startling and unconventional history of literatureWarned not to write—and certainly not to bite—these women put pen to paper anyway and wrote themselves into history.From the fourteenth century through to the present day, women who write have been understood as mad, undisciplined, or dangerous. Female writers ... Read more

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Anna Beer investigates the lives and achievements of eight women writers, uncovering a startling and unconventional history of literatureWarned not to write—and certainly not to bite—these women put pen to paper anyway and wrote themselves into history.From the fourteenth century through to the present day, women who write have been understood as mad, undisciplined, or dangerous. Female writers
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Sycorax

A Novel

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A captivating reimagining of the life lived by the powerful witch Sycorax before her banishment to the island in William Shakespeare's The Tempest.Born of the sun and moon, shaped by fire and malady, comes a young woman whose story has never been told...They call her Sycorax. Seer. Sage. Sorceress.Outcast by society and all alone in the world, Sycorax must find a way to understand her true nature. ... Read more

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A captivating reimagining of the life lived by the powerful witch Sycorax before her banishment to the island in William Shakespeare's The Tempest.Born of the sun and moon, shaped by fire and malady, comes a young woman whose story has never been told...They call her Sycorax. Seer. Sage. Sorceress.Outcast by society and all alone in the world, Sycorax must find a way to understand her true nature.
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All the Knowledge in the World

The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia

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Narrated by Tim Bentinck ...

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11 hours 53 min

From the “deliriously clever” (Boston Globe) Simon Garfield, New York Times bestselling author of Just My Type, comesthe wild and fascinating story of the encyclopedia, from Ancient Greece to the present day.New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice""A brilliant book about knowledge itself.” —Deirdre Mask, author of The Address Book**“Garfield’s witty history captures th... ... Read more

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From the “deliriously clever” (Boston Globe) Simon Garfield, New York Times bestselling author of Just My Type, comesthe wild and fascinating story of the encyclopedia, from Ancient Greece to the present day.New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice""A brilliant book about knowledge itself.” —Deirdre Mask, author of The Address Book**“Garfield’s witty history captures th...
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The Mad Emperor

Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Rome

by Harry Sidebottom ...

Narrated by Saul Reichlin ...

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12 hours 18 min

A Financial Times, BBC History, and Spectator Book of the YearOn 8 June 218 AD, a fourteen-year-old Syrian boy, egged on by his grandmother, led an army to battle in a Roman civil war. Against all expectations, he was victorious.Varius Avitus Bassianus, known to the modern world as Heliogabalus, was proclaimed emperor. The next four years were to be the strangest in the history of the empire ... Read more

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A Financial Times, BBC History, and Spectator Book of the YearOn 8 June 218 AD, a fourteen-year-old Syrian boy, egged on by his grandmother, led an army to battle in a Roman civil war. Against all expectations, he was victorious.Varius Avitus Bassianus, known to the modern world as Heliogabalus, was proclaimed emperor. The next four years were to be the strangest in the history of the empire
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Hype

How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists Are Taking Over the Internet—and Why We're Following

by Gabrielle Bluestone ...

Narrated by Eileen Stevens ...

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10 hours 2 min

From former Vice journalist and executive producer of hit Netflix documentary Fyre comes an eye-opening look at the con artists, grifters and snake oil salesmen of the digital age—and why we can’t stop falling for them.We live in an age where scams are the new normal. A charismatic entrepreneur sells thousands of tickets to a festival that never happened. Respected investors pour ... ... Read more

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From former Vice journalist and executive producer of hit Netflix documentary Fyre comes an eye-opening look at the con artists, grifters and snake oil salesmen of the digital age—and why we can’t stop falling for them.We live in an age where scams are the new normal. A charismatic entrepreneur sells thousands of tickets to a festival that never happened. Respected investors pour ...
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