Silk: A History in Three Metamorphoses 0008451842, 9780008451844

The Metamorphoses of Fat: A History of Obesity 9780231535304

In The Metamorphoses of Fat, Georges Vigarello maps the evolution of Western ideas about fat and fat people from the Mid

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Silk - A World History [1 ed.] 9780063160279, 9780063160255

Throughout history, across cultures and countries, silk has reigned as the undeniable queen of fabrics, yet its origins

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The Silk Road: A New History 0195159314, 9780195159318

The Silk Road is as iconic in world history as the Colossus of Rhodes or the Suez Canal. But what was it, exactly? It co

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Metamorphoses : A Play 9780810121508, 9780810119802

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The Silk Road in world history 9780195161748, 9780199713721, 9780195338102

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Golden-Silk Smoke: A History of Tobacco in China, 1550–2010 9780520948563

From the long-stemmed pipe to snuff, the water pipe, hand-rolled cigarettes, and finally, manufactured cigarettes, the h

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Metamorphoses: Memoirs of a Life in Medicine 9780822385912

William G. Anlyan, a dedicated doctor and gifted administrator, was a leader in the transformation of Duke University Ho

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Golden-silk smoke: a history of tobacco in China, 1550-2010 9780520262775, 9780520948563

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Metamorphoses 9781603844970

Ovid's Metamorphoses translated by Stanley Lombardo

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Ovid's Metamorphoses: A New Translation 9780520394858, 9780520394865

Innovative and timely, this fresh translation revives the politics and power at play in classical mythology’s foremost s

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