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‘Discoveries’, Explorations and the Imperial Survey
India and the subcontinent stimulated the curiosity of the British who came to India as traders. Each aspect of life in India – its people, customs, geography, climate, fauna and…
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A Hog on Ice
From “mad as a wet hen” to “corn dodger” and “hobgoblin,” Charles Funk’s collections of curious words and expressions are a treasure trove of word origin. Where did expressions like…
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A New Religious America
Why Understanding America’s Religious Landscape Is the Most Important Challenge Facing Us TodayThe 1990s saw the U.S. Navy commission its first Muslim chaplain and open its first mosque.There are presently…
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A Paradise Built in Hell
“A landmark book that gives impassioned challenge to the social meaning of disasters” (The New York Times Book Review) from the author of Orwell’s Roses“Solnit argues that disasters are opportunities…
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A People’s History of the United States
“It’s a wonderful, splendid book—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the…