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  • The Crossing Place

    A Journey among the Armenians

    Ebook edition of Philip Marsden’s classic travel book, published to coincide with the centenary of the Armenian massacres.After centuries of prominence as a world power, Armenia has withstood every attempt during the 20th century to destroy it. With a name redolent both of dim antiquity and of a modern world and its tensions, the Armenians founded a civilization and underwent a diaspora that ... Leer más

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  • Under a Metal Sky

    A Journey Through Minerals, Greed and Wonder

    Discover the wonders and perils of the earth’s precious metals—what they have offered us as humans, and how they’ve forever changed our relationship with the world around usThe ground beneath our feet is full of riches: the ocher that allowed prehistoric humans to paint on cave walls; the tin that drove the early Industrial Revolution; radium, the source of Marie Curie’s wonder; and lithium, the ... Leer más

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  • Rising Ground

    A Search for the Spirit of Place

    The travel writer and Cornwall native explores his home on a journey by foot to Land's End in this "fascinating and hauntingly evocative" memoir ( Literary Review).A Guardian, Financial Times, Observer, and Scotsman Book of the YearIn 2010, Philip Marsden moved with his family to a rundown farmhouse in Cornwall, England. From the moment he arrived, Marsden was fascinated by the landscape and the . ... Leer más

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  • Sotto un cielo di metallo

    Un viaggio tra i minerali, l'avidità umana e le meraviglie del nostro pianeta

    Sotto un cielo di metallo è la storia di come nei secoli i metalli ci abbiano plasmato mentre noi li plasmavamo, asservendoli ai nostri bisogni, venerandoli come divinità, sfruttandoli fino all'esaurimento: rendendoli la cosa più preziosa che potessimo desiderare. Tutto inizia quasi per caso, con il primo umano che scopre una pietruzza luccicante. Oro, argento, rame, nichel, platino, aerolite: è ... Leer más

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  • The Roads to Rome

    A History of Imperial Expansion

    Inspired by original research and filled with color and drama, this is an exploration of two thousand years of history as seen through one the greatest imperial networks ever built."All roads lead to Rome” is a medieval proverb, but it's also true: today's European roads still follow the networks of the ancient empire—and these ancient roads continue to grip our modern imaginations as a physical ... Leer más

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    The True Story of a Secret Resistance Network in Nazi Germany—and the Spy Who Betrayed Them

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