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The Oxford Very Short Introduction (VSI) series is a great way to explore a new topic.
Wicked Autumn is a British village mystery in the tradition of Agatha Christie, but with a contemporary setting.
This is a beautiful book that showcases the lives of dogs living in France: modern city dogs walking by the Seine in Paris, working dogs herding goats on a rocky mountainside, and well-mannered dogs living in regal surroundings.
This beautiful atlas showcases fifty islands across the world that have the status of being isolated and remote, each with a unique history.
Set in Iceland in the early 1800s, Burial Rites tells the tale of a murderess sentenced to death.
The Book of Madness and Cures is a beautifully-written novel about a female doctor's journey through 16th century Europe and northern Africa.
The Digital Library hosts a stunning collection of 15 rare propaganda Chinese papercuts from the Cultural Revolution. The original papercuts were discovered in a closet at the Center for Chinese Studies!
In this eye-opening guide to professional food preparation, you'll braid fish fillets, sculpt dough cornucopias, and turn watermelons into shoes.
Harry Keeler was a prolific writer of strange books that some consider so bad they're good.
Roman Murder Mystery by Derek Parker tells the true story of a murder case that was the talk of Rome in the late 17th century.