Stories
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Our endless quest for eternal youth
From poisonous 16th-century cosmetics to the latest “vampire facelift”, discover the fashions in unsavoury methods for improving our appearance.
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The shape of thought
Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s description of the moment in 1887 when he saw a brain cell for the first time never fails to move neuroscientist Richard Wingate to tears. Here he captures that enduring sense of wonder.
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The gym of cartoon men
In men, body dysmorphia can be expressed as ‘bigorexia’ – the belief that your body is too weak and thin – or anorexia. Andrew McMillan explores two sides of the same coin.
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Booze and bad behaviour
Our love of alcohol is like a party that’s lasted nine centuries. But there are signs that the demon drink is losing its appeal.
Catalogue
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The impact of electronic publishing : the future for publishers and librarians / David J. Brown, Richard Boulderstone.
Brown, David J. (David Joseph), 1952-Date: 2008- Books
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Proposals for publishing by subscription, geometrical tracts: ... By John Lawson, ...
Lawson, John, 1723-1779.Date: 1776]- Books
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Bookwomen : creating an empire in children's book publishing, 1919-1939 / Jacalyn Eddy.
Eddy, JacalynDate: [2006], ©2006- Books
Electronic scientific, technical, and medical journal publishing and its implications : report of a symposium / Committee on Electronic Scientific, Technical, and Medical Journal Publishing, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, Policy and Global Affairs Division, the National Academies.
Date: [2004], ©2004- Books
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Proposals for publishing a new and improved edition of Shakspeare illustrated. By Charlotte Lennox.
Lennox, Charlotte, approximately 1729-1804.Date: 1796?]