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ART [jsb_filter_by_tags count="15" show_more="10" sort_by="tag_list" tag_list="individual-artists-art-monographs,exhibition-catalogues-and-specific-collections,biography-general,renaissance-style,modernism,impressionism,post-impressionism,20th-century-c-1900-to-c-1999,later-20th-century-c-1950-to-c-1999,early-20th-century-c-1900-to-c-1950,19th-century-c-1800-to-c-1899,18th-century-c-1700-to-c-1799,italy,united-kingdom-great-britain,women-in-art,paintings-and-painting,sculpture,prints-and-printmaking,drawing-and-drawings,portraits-and-self-portraiture-in-art,architecture,nature-in-art,theory-of-art,social-and-cultural-history,literary-essays,illustration,baroque,romanticism,france,east-asia-far-east,russia,pop-art,art-financial-aspects,individual-designers-or-design-groups,individual-photographers,17th-century-c-1600-to-c-1699,16th-century-c-1500-to-c-1599,c-1000-ce-to-c-1500,paintings-and-painting-in-watercolours-or-pastels,united-states-of-america-usa,diaries-letters-and-journals,biography-arts-and-entertainment,asian-history,expressionism,ceramics-mosaic-and-glass-artworks"]
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POETRY [jsb_filter_by_tags count="15" show_more="10" sort_by="tag_list" tag_list="modern-and-contemporary-poetry-c-1900-onwards,20th-century-c-1900-to-c-1999,19th-century-c-1800-to-c-1899,classic-and-pre-20th-century-poetry,literary-essays,ancient-classical-and-medieval-texts,poetry-by-individual-poets,ireland,united-kingdom-great-britain,united-states-of-america-usa,diaries-letters-and-journals,italian,mysticism,musical-scores-lyrics-and-libretti,literature-history-and-criticism,coping-with-death-and-bereavement,narrative-theme-social-issues,german,gender-studies-women-and-girls,nature-and-the-natural-world-general-interest,individual-artists-art-monographs,social-discrimination-and-equal-treatment,popular-music,islamic-groups-sufis,japan,scotland,c-1000-ce-to-c-1500,first-world-war,russian,history-of-art,us-northeast-new-england,books-about-writers,christianity,social-and-cultural-history,traditional-stories-myths-and-fairy-tales,european-history-medieval-period-middle-ages,plays-playscripts,ancient-classical-greek,ancient-sagas-and-epics,celtic-religion-and-mythology,south-and-south-east-england,london-greater-london,books-about-books,prints-and-printmaking,middle-east"]
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REMARKABLES Intriguing, stunning, or otherwise remarkable books These include fine editions, foreign publications exceptional for their interest or production, special editions and some first-rate books from very small publishers. Due to limited print runs and rare editions, many remarkables are no longer readily available. See our Remarkables Archive list for what is no longer in print, but which we are happy to track down.
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Once upon a time, Lord Lundy was sent out to govern New South Wales. Now, says the great FM, he would be welcomed in our midst. A shrewd, anecdotal survey of emotion in history.
Soft: A Brief History of Sentimentality
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Sharp satire on late capitalist horrors takes us from the City to the Brazilian rainforest, by a writer undersung for his novels.
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While there's much here to entertain, this is also a serious analysis of the old phenomenon of attacks on democracy by those with a yen for big boots.
Big Caesars and Little Caesars: How They Rise and How They Fall – From Julius Caesar to Boris Johnson
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FM displays his inside knowledge of Westminster in this wickedly Waughian send-up of London PR agencies and their vainglory.
Making Nice
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Kiss Myself Goodbye: The Many Lives of Aunt Munca
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Those who enjoyed his memoir 'Cold Cream' will know to expect a vivid, fond and fascinating portrait of an unconventional woman.
Kiss Myself Goodbye: The Many Lives of Aunt Munca
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Cold Cream: My Early Life and Other Mistakes
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The Tears of the Rajas: Mutiny, Money and Marriage in India 1805-1905
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