How an ancient Greek text on mathematics shaped 2000 years of art, philosophy and literature, as well as science and maths.
The Book of Wonders: The Many Lives of Euclid’s Elements
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£25.00
Edition:Hardback978000829990320/08/2020From a Bookshelf nearby
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Sicily: Island of Beauty and Conflict
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This book was in our summer catalogue but we include it (exceptionally) in the present one too because it is outstanding. As in her 'Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire' (200... read more
Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe
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It was the biggest seaborne landing in history; a difficult campaign, not least because of the heat. Its success was hard-won, and crucial to the course of the war.
Sicily ’43
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In this inspired recreation of her parents' hopes and lives, MW has created a vivid memoir of post-war childhood and adventure in Cairo, Italy and London.
Inventory of a Life Mislaid: An Unreliable Memoir
Hardback £16.99