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Crime drama and the realistic cadaver
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The shock of cardiac arrest when you’re young and fit
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Why even plastic surgery can’t hide you from facial recognition
Once upon a time, plastic surgery allowed a few notorious criminals to evade the law. But today, sophisticated facial-recognition technology has turned dreams of anonymity to dust.
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How not to play
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The sporting calendar: containing an account of the plates, matches, and sweepstakes, run for in Great Britain, and Ireland, &c. in the year 1774. With a true Abstract of all the Matches, &c. made at present to be run at Newmarket, from the Craven Meeting, 1775, to 1779; and all other Matches, &c. to be run at the different Places in England. By Thomas Fawconer. Vol. VI.
Fawconer, Thomas.Date: 1775?]- Books
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The sporting calendar: containing an account of the plates, matches, and sweepstakes that have been run for in Great Britain, Ireland, and Jamaica. In the year 1773. With a true Abstract of all the Matches, &c. made at present, to be run at Newmarket, from the Craven Meeting 1773, to 1778; together with many other Matches, and Sweepstakes, &c. at other Places. By Thomas Fawconer. Vol. V.
Fawconer, Thomas.Date: 1774?]- Books
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The sporting kalendar. Containing A distinct Account of what Plates and Matches have been run for in 1751, An Article for making a Newmarket Match, A Description of a Post and Handy-Cap Match, A Table shewing what Weight Horses are to carry for the Give and Take Plates; and of what Matches have been Run for at Newmarket, from October the 1st, 1718, to October 1751, &c. By John Pond.
Pond, John.Date: [1751]- Books
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The sporting calendar: containing an account of the plates, matches, and sweepstakes, run for in Great Britain, Ireland, France, &c. in the year, 1776. With a True Abstract of all Matches, &c. made at present to be run at Newmarket, from the Craven Meeting, 1777, to 1781. And Many other Matches, &c. to be run at different Places in England. By Thomas Fawconer, At the Temple-Exchange Coffee-House, Fleet-Street; Successor to the late Heber. Vol. Viii.
Fawconer, Thomas.Date: 1777?]- Books
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The tricks of the town laid open: or, a companion for country gentlemen: being the substance of seventeen letters from a gentleman in London to his friend in the country, to dissuade him from coming to town. Wherein is contain'd, The Humorous Frauds, Tricks, and Cheats of Tennis-Courts, Bowling-Greens, Play-Houses, Gaming-Houses, Bawdy-Houses, Cock-Matches, Horse-Races, Foot-Matches, &c. With the Characters of a Beau, Gamester, Bully, Setter, Spunger, and a Sot. Also, General Reflections on the Manners and Humours of the Town, with a Description of the present State of it.
Gentleman at London, active 1746.Date: MDCCXLVII. [1747]