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The Perfect Heresy
Stephen O'Shea

Profile Books Ltd, 2001

Informal and Friendly
"The Perfect Heresy: The Life and Death of the Cathars" covers a brutal but interesting chapter in the wider history of Crusading that covered a few centuries of European history. While focusing on the main period of the Albigensian Crusade, (launched into action by ...
  
  











  



  
Concise Art of Seduction
Robert Greene

Profile Books Ltd, 2003

masterpiece!
Believe what you will, but seduction is a traumatic artform. It is in every way the same as war! You must be crafty, charismatic, and patient. Above all, you have to recognize the certain aspects of a person's character and be able to apply the laws taught in this ...
  
  











  



  
The Colosseum (Wonders of the World)
Keith Hopkins, Mary Beard

Profile Books Ltd, 2005

wonderful little book
All the reviews here so far were written on the tourist side, not the scholar's. The great merit of this book, in my view, is that it fits both audiences in a very nice manner. Scholars would of course expect a more exhaustive treatment, but it's striking that there ...
  
  











  



  
100 Things to Do Before You Die (Plus a Few to Do Afterwards)
"New Scientist"

Profile Books Ltd, 2004

Projects to dream on
Since this booklet was issued by the British weekly "New Scientist" magazine, many of the suggestions concerning things to do before you die have the flavor of science projects. It's also a great little book to consult if you're planning an off-the-beaten-track ...
  
  











  



  
Tiger That Isn't
Andrew Dilnot

Profile Books Ltd, 2008
  
  











  



  
Art of Seduction
Robert Greene

Profile Books Ltd, 2004

Reality Check!
This book is absolutely fascinating! The historic relations to the content is helpful and provides even more insight throughout the chapters. The book wastes NO time with puffy sentences or grand introductions.... instead the author's every sentence has substance, ...
  
  











  



  
We-think: The Power of Mass Creativity
Charles Leadbeater

Profile Books Ltd, 2008
  
  











  



  
The Emerging Mind
Vilaynur Ramachandran, V. S. Ramachandran

Profile Books Ltd, 2003

Life is a matter of wires in the brain
The two main themes in this short but important book are that 1. by studying neurological syndromes, we acquire novel insights into the functions of the normal brain; 2. the functions of the brain are best understood from an evolutionary vantage point. V. ...
  
  











  



  
The Invention of Peace and the Reinvention of War
Michael Howard

Profile Books Ltd, 2002
  
  











  



  
The Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History Since 1900
David Edgerton

Profile Books Ltd, 2008
  
  











  



  
The Lives of Animals
J.M. Coetzee

Profile Books Ltd, 2000
  
  











  



  
Get Out of My Life: But First Take Me and Alex into Town
Tony Wolf, Suzanne Franks

Profile Books Ltd, 2008
  
  











  



  
Democracy
Paul Ginsborg

Profile Books Ltd, 2008
  
  











  



  
The (Mis)behaviour of Markets
Benoit B. Mandelbrot, Richard L. Hudson

Profile Books Ltd, 2005
  
  











  



  
The Struggle for Europe
William I. Hitchcock

Profile Books Ltd, 2004

A Very Readable History of Modern Europe
Hitchcock's The Struggle for Europe achieves exactly what it sets out to do: provide a clear and easy-to-read synopsis of the events of the last 60 years of European History. The book opens with a detailed analysis of the postwar period with Britain totally broke, ...
  
  











  



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