Quartet: How Four Women Changed the Musical World 9780571366132, 9780571366101

The String Quartet, 1750-1797: Four Types of Musical Conversation 1840146826, 9781840146820

Looking at a wide variety of string quartets by composers such as Pleyel, Distler and Filtz, in addition to Haydn and Mo

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Women in White Coats: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine 9781488073922

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Four samurai: a quartet of Japanese army commanders in the Second World War

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Revolutions : How Women Changed the World on Two Wheels 9780593083611, 2020003218, 2020003219, 9780593083604

A history and celebration of women's cycling—beginning with its origins as a political statement, beloved pastime,

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The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World 9780674259997

The Mongols are universally known as conquerors, but they were more than that: influential thinkers, politicians, engine

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The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World 0674244214, 9780674244214

An epic history of the Mongols as we have never seen them―not just conquerors but also city builders, diplomats, and sup

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Holy Places: How Pilgrimage Changed the World 9781800817456, 9781800817432

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Stan Lee: How Marvel Changed The World 9781526771353, 9781526771346, 1526771357

Discover the astonishing history of modern American entertainment, seen through the eyes of a pop-culture icon who lived

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Box Boats: How Container Ships Changed the World 9780823291090

Fifty years ago—on April 26, 1956—the freighter Ideal X steamed from Berth 26 in Port Newark, New Jersey. Flying the fla

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Pride Parades: How a Parade Changed the World 9781479817788

On June 28, 1970, two thousand gay and lesbian activists in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago paraded down the streets

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