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| 1001 Classical Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die
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Matthew Rye, ed. Steven Isserlis, preface.
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| Publisher: Universe. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9780789315830. Daedalus Item Code: 30492 |
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| From medieval madrigals to living composers like Steve Reich and Philip Glass, the finest classical music of all time is surveyed and discussed in this authoritative and entertaining guide. Sonatas, ... (Read More)
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| Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin
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Nicholas Ostler.
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| Publisher: Walker & Company. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9780802716798. Daedalus Item Code: 29725 |
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| The Latin language has been the one constant in the cultural history of the West over two millennia—the foundation of our education, the terminology of science and law, and until recent decades, the ... (Read More)
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| American Heritage Student Dictionary
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| Publisher: Houghton Mifflin. Format: laminated cover.
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| ISBN: 9780618256198. Daedalus Item Code: 31977 |
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| This edition of the old standby features more than 2000 color photographs and illustrations, and 3000 new definitions. Along with the terms, idioms, geographical locations, and basic biographical ... (Read More)
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| The Bedbug Book: The Complete Guide to Prevention and Extermination
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Ralph H. Maestre.
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| Publisher: Skyhorse. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9781616082994. Daedalus Item Code: 30831 |
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| Bedbugs were believed to have been eradicated by DDT and organophosphates in the 1950s, but they are now reaching epidemic levels; some cities have seen a 1000% increase in bedbug infestations within ... (Read More)
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| The Big Idea: How Breakthroughs of the Past Shape the Future
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Timothy Ferris, foreword.
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| Publisher: National Geographic. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781426208102. Daedalus Item Code: 30599 |
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| From the Pythagorean theorem to the double helix of DNA, from the discovery of microscopic life forms to Einstein's general theory of relativity, the big ideas of science and technology shape our ... (Read More)
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| Bon Mots, Wisecracks, and Gags: The Wit of Robert Benchley, Dorothy Parker, and the Algonquin Round Table
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Robert E. Drennan, ed. Heywood Hale Broun, intro.
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| Publisher: Skyhorse. Format: flexi-binding.
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| ISBN: 9781616087135. Daedalus Item Code: 31807 |
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| For more than a decade following World War I, the dining room of New York's Algonquin Hotel was a hub of letters and wit. Cocktails were swilled as the writers, humorists, actors, and critics of the ... (Read More)
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| Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors
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Bill Bryson.
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| Publisher: Broadway/QPB. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9781607511724. Daedalus Item Code: 11493 |
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| What is the difference between "immanent" and "imminent," or between "acute" and "chronic"? What is the singular form of "graffiti?" And what is the former name of "Moldova"? Here the author of the ... (Read More)
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| Buildings Without Architects: A Global Guide to Everyday Architecture
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John May.
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| Publisher: Rizzoli. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9780847833610. Daedalus Item Code: 20975 |
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| Illustrated with a gallery of color photos and with detailed drawings, cross-sections, and cutaway views throughout, this book is an outstanding guide to vernacular house styles all over the world. ... (Read More)
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| By Hook or By Crook: A Journey in Search of English
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David Crystal.
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| Publisher: Overlook. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781590200612. Daedalus Item Code: 93645 |
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| The author of The Stories of English and How Language Works, David Crystal has been described by London's Times Higher Education Supplement as a "latter-day Samuel Johnson." Here ... (Read More)
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| Chew on This: Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food
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Eric Schlosser & Charles Wilson.
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| Publisher: Houghton Mifflin. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9780618593941. Daedalus Item Code: 32096 |
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| Here the author of Fast Food Nation teams up with a former New Yorker staff writer to offer an entertaining behind-the-scenes look at the fast-food business, written for readers in one ... (Read More)
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