A global memoir of a short century
The New Century
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Quiet revolution with worldwide appeal
Homage to Chiapas
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Eat raw, lean meat but avoid the llama milk
The Cambridge World History of Food
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Fertile images from a remote border
Burma - Shwedagon
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Kali fights her demon, an author her ghosts
Oh Terrifying Mother
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Return journey into the interior
Return to Nisa
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The most testing decision
Testing Women, Testing the Fetus
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Bitter genius of unloved son
George Melly on the definitive life of a nihilistic, unhappy clown I don't think anybody else need write another book on Groucho Marx after this one. It is as definitive as possible. Some may ask if...
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Lamenting a bygone discipline
Critical Condition
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Latest spin on earth's evolution
Deep Time
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from it's opening sentence, comes from a French novelist who began by writing opera libretti: " In the year 1866 the whole maritime...
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Laurie Taylor column
"The trickle of parents accompanying their offspring on open days has become a flood" THES December 8. Professor Lapping. What is it, Maureen? Didn't I tell you I was busy all day filling out my...
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Letter: Labour pains of working mums (1)
Do working mothers put in far more hours than men ("A crushing workload", Soapbox, THES, December 8)? How can you even ask that question? I read Susan Bassnett's article with a wry smile as my two...