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  • The Affinity of the Eye

    Writing Nikkei in Peru

    by Ignacio López-Calvo ...
    In The Affinity of the Eye: Writing Nikkei in Peru, Ignacio López-Calvo rises above the political emergence of the Fujimori phenomenon and uses politics and literature to provide one of the first comprehensive looks at how the Japanese assimilated and inserted themselves into Peruvian culture. Through contemporary writers’ testimonies, essays, fiction, and poetry, López-Calvo constructs an account ... Read more

    $41.09 USD

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  • The Message of the Sphinx

    A Quest for the Hidden Legacy of Mankind

    by Graham Hancock, Robert Bauval ...
    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Two Egypt experts posit a revolutionary theory: The Sphinx and other great Egyptian monuments are older than common history books tell us and are arranged in such a way as to send us a message from the silent past.Graham Hancock is featured in Ancient Apocalypse, a Netflix original docuseriesGuardian of the ancient mysteries, the keeper of secrets . . . For thousands of years ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Erotic Capital

    The Power of Attraction in the Boardroom and the Bedroom

    by Catherine Hakim ...
    In 2010, pioneering sociologist Catherine Hakim shocked the world with a provocative new theory: In addition to the three recognized personal assets (economic, cultural, and social capital), each individual has a fourth asset -- erotic capital -- that he or she can, and should, use to advance within society.In this bold and controversial book, Hakim explores the applications and significance of ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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  • The Ayatollah Begs to Differ

    The Paradox of Modern Iran

    by Hooman Majd ...
    A Los Angeles Times and Economist Best Book of the Year • An intimate look at the paradoxical country of Iran from a uniquely qualified journalist • With a new preface“Perhaps the best book yet written on the contradictions of contemporary Iran.” —Los Angeles TimesThe grandson of an eminent ayatollah and the son of an Iranian diplomat, Hooman Majd offers perspective on Iran's comp... ... Read more

    Was $8.99 USD Now $7.99 USD

  • The Fallen Leaves

    Betrayal, Innocence, and Redemption

    by Wilkie Collins ...
    A late Victorian novel exploring social injustice, morality, and personal suffering. ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Shamanism in Siberia

    by M. A. Czaplicka ...
    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

    $6.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Phantom Armies of the Night

    The Wild Hunt and the Ghostly Processions of the Undead

    by Claude Lecouteux ...
    An exploration of the many forms of the ancient myth of the Wild Hunt and its influence in pagan and early Christian Europe• Recounts the myriad variations of this legend, from the Cursed Huntsman and King Herla to phantom armies and vast processions of sinners and demons• Explains how this belief was an integral part of the pagan worldview and was thus employed by the church to spread Christian ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Chinese Fashion Industry

    An Ethnographic Approach

    by Jianhua Zhao ...
    Series series Dress, Body, Culture
    Less than three decades ago, when the Chinese bought cloth or clothes, they would have had to use a government-issued coupon. Today the Chinese fashion industry is one of the most dynamic in the world - it not only supplies fashions to the increasingly discerning domestic market, but also provides one-third of the clothing sold in the global market. How did this phenomenal transition come about? ... Read more

    $121.49 USD

  • Black Creek Pioneer Village

    Toronto's Living History Village

    by Helma Mika, Nick Mika, Gary Thompson ...
    Black Creek Pioneer Village: Toronto’s Living History Village is a recreation of a typical crossroads community found in Southern Ontario during the 1800s. Nestled on 56 acres of tranquility, the village is a step-back-in-time, a respite from the towering buildings and bustling traffic of the 21st century. Here, visitors discover the joys and daily realities of living in early Ontario. Here at the ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The End of the Chinese Dream

    Why Chinese People Fear the Future

    by Gerard Lemos ...
    Glossy television images of happy, industrious, and increasingly prosperous workers show a bright view of life in twenty-first-century China. But behind the officially approved story is a different reality. Preparing this book Gerard Lemos asked hundreds of Chinese men and women living in Chongqing, an industrial mega-city, about their wishes and fears. The lives they describe expose the myth of ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Moonlight At Midday

    by Sally Carrighar ...
    This is the real Alaska, the Alaska few outsiders know. It is the human scene, described in intimate and authentic detail. No one except a gift naturalist could have written this book, for Sally Carrighar has eyes that see, trained eyes that see what others pass by.Icebound Summer was the first book to come from her Alaskan experience, and now she brings her marvelous perceptiveness to a book that ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Hats

    by Professor Clair Hughes ...
    Although a hat may be designed for the purpose of practicality or aesthetics, it is part of a complex interplay of wider cultural meanings. Throughout history hats have played a significant role in expressing and revealing notions of class, gender, authority, fashion and etiquette. By examining the consumption and production of hats from the 18th century to the present day, this book explores ... Read more

    $28.39 USD