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Tobacco
A Cultural History of How an Exotic Plant Seduced Civilization
Av Iain Gately
Häftad, 2003
266 kr
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Tobacco
A Cultural History of How an Exotic Plant Seduced Civilization
Av Iain Gately
E-bok, 2007
164 kr
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"A rich, complex history . . . Deeply engaging and witty" (Los Angeles Times). Long before Columbus arrived in the New Word, tobacco was cultivated and enjoyed by the indigenous inhabitants of the Americas, who used it for medicinal, religious, and social purposes. But when Europeans began to …
Queen's Pirate
The Triumphant Life and Tragic End of Thomas Cavendish, Elizabethan Privateer
Av Iain Gately
Inbunden, 2026
310 kr
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In June 1593, a ghostly ship drifted into an Irish harbour. Only 16 crewmen remained alive, and the deck was littered with the dead.This was the melancholy homecoming of the ship Desire, one of a fleet of five that had left England two years before, fuelled by dreams of Spanish gold and the glory …
Drink
A Cultural History of Alcohol
Av Iain Gately
E-bok, 2008
98 kr
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A spirited look at the history of alcohol, from the dawn of civilization to the modern day Alcohol is a fundamental part of Western culture. We have been drinking as long as we have been human, and for better or worse, alcohol has shaped our civilization. Drink investigates the history of this …
Rush Hour
How 500 Million Commuters Survive the Daily Journey to Work
Av Iain Gately
E-bok, 2014
110 kr
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Each working day 500 million people across the planet experience the miracle and misery of commuting. Whether undertaken by car, bus, train or bicycle, the practice shapes our days and creates a time and a space for a surprisingly diverse range of activities. In RUSH HOUR, Iain Gately traces the …
Rush Hour
How 500 Million Commuters Survive the Daily Journey to Work
Av Iain Gately
Inbunden, 2014
207 kr
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Each working day 500 million people across the planet experience the miracle and misery of commuting. Whether undertaken by car, bus, train or bicycle, the practice shapes our days and creates a time and a space for a surprisingly diverse range of activities. In RUSH HOUR, Iain Gately traces the …
Secret Surfer
Av Iain Gately
E-bok, 2018
145 kr
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDS. Recovering from a hip replacement operation, and suffering from a mid-life crisis, Iain Gately sets out to catch a tube. This is no London underground train, but rather that evanescent space, beneath the lip of a breaking wave, that every …
