Andrew Dalby

Bacchus: A Biography (Book)

Andrew Dalby

ISBN:9780892367429

This is the life story of the wine god Bacchus-seducer, magician, and merrymaker-as never told before. Tales of his bizarre birth from a womb fashioned in his father Zeus's thigh led to even stranger stories...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:166

USD $42.93

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Cheese: A Global History (Book)

Andrew Dalby

ISBN:9781861895233

If you ever wondered how cheese was invented and where, and when, and even why then Cheese is the book for you. Until now there has been no global history of cheese: here it is at last...more details
Format:Hardback  Pages:152

USD $18.49

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Dangerous Tastes: The Story of Spices (Book)

Andrew Dalby

ISBN:9780520236745

Spices and aromatics--the powerful, pleasurable, sensual ingredients used in foods, drinks, scented oils, perfumes, cosmetics, and drugs--have long been some of the most sought-after substances in the course of human history. In various forms...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:184

USD $43.83

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Dictionary of Languages: The Definitive Reference to More Than 400 Languages (Book)

Andrew Dalby

ISBN:9780231115698

Approximately how many languages compose the Bantu language group of central and southern Africa? What is the name of the language spoken in Hawaii by an estimated two thousand people...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:800

USD $51.66

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Dictionary of Languages: The Definitive Reference to More Than 400 Languages (Book)

Andrew Dalby

ISBN:9780231115681

Approximately how many languages compose the Bantu language group of central and southern Africa? What is the name of the language spoken in Hawaii by an estimated two thousand people...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:800

USD $124.39

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Eleftherios Venizelos: Greece: The Peace Conferences of 1919-23 and Their Aftermath (Book)

Andrew Dalby

ISBN:9781905791644

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Format:Hardback  Pages:216

USD $29.22

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Flavours of Byzantium (Book)

Andrew Dalby

ISBN:9781903018149

This is a study of the food that was eaten at the court of the Eastern Roman Empire at Constantinople in the Middle Ages. For centuries it has tempted and fascinated the West...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:200

USD $61.46

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Geoponica: Farm Work' or 'Agricultural Pursuits.' a Modern Translation from the Tenth-Century Greek (Book)

Andrew Dalby

ISBN:9781903018699

Geoponica is one of the most celebrated texts to come out of the Byzantine Renaissance, promoted by the 10th-century emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus. It is a compilation of many classical and post-classical agricultural works...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:368

USD $73.17

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Language in Danger: The Loss of Linguistic Diversity and the Threat to Our Future (Book)

Andrew Dalby

ISBN:9780231129008

Every two weeks the world loses another indigenous language. Evolving over hundreds or even thousands of years, distinct languages are highly complex and extremely adaptable...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:352

USD $58.54

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South East Asia. by Andrew Dalby (Book)

Andrew Dalby

ISBN:9781905791859

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Format:Hardback  Pages:194

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The Classical Cookbook: Revised Edition (Book)

Andrew Dalby

ISBN:9781606061107

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Format:Hardcover  Pages:160

USD $26.78

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The World and Wikipedia: How We Are Editing Reality (Book)

Andrew Dalby

ISBN:9780956205209

Take any article on Wikipedia. Who wrote it? Where did it come from? Now take a closer look at those unconvincing, badly written sentences in the middle...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:256

USD $35.31

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Venus: A Biography (Book)

Andrew Dalby

ISBN:9780892368242

The life story of the irresistibly beautiful love-goddess Venus--sensual, sexy, and seductive--as never told before....more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:158

USD $31.12

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The Classical Cookbook (Book)

Andrew Dalby;Sally Grainger

ISBN:9780892363940

The daily life of classical Greece and Rome, although separated from us by 2000 years, can be recreated in almost photographic detail. The Classical Cookbook is the first book of its kind...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:144

USD $40.93

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Bacchus (Book)

Dalby Andrew

ISBN:9780714122427

The first in a planned series, this is the biography of the strangely powerful wine-god Bacchus - seducer, magician and merrymaker. Sprung at birth from the thigh of Zeus...more details
Format:hardback  Pages:168

USD $19.46

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Dangerous Taste:Story of Spices (Book)

Dalby Andrew

ISBN:9780714127712

This text offers explores the way trade and the search for exotic spices are woven into human history. The author shows how each region became part of what is now a world-wide network of trade - with local consequences ranging from disaster to triumph....more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:212

USD $34.15

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Dangerous Tastes:The Story of Spices (Book)

Dalby Andrew

ISBN:9780714127200

This text offers a look at the way trade and the search for exotic spices are woven into human history. The author shows how each region became part of what is now a worldwide network of trade - with local consequences ranging from disaster to triumph....more details
Format:Hardback  

USD $58.54

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Dictionary of Languages (Book)

Dalby Andrew

ISBN:9780747576839

Did you know?In the Niger-Congo area of Africa, there are 124 major languages currenty in useThere have been an estimated 5,000 - 10,000 languages written and spoken throughout the world...more details
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USD $53.66

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Dictionary of Languages (Book)

Dalby Andrew

ISBN:9780747531173

A guide to over 400 languages of the world, both living and dead, covering their political, social and historical background. The text is highlighted by maps and charts of scripts and proverbs...more details
Format:Hardback  Pages:745

USD $80.97

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Dictionary of Languages (Book)

Dalby Andrew

ISBN:9780713678413

Covering the political, social and historical background of each language, Dictionary of Languages offers a unique insight into human culture and communication. Every language with official status is included...more details
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Flavours of Byzantinum (Book)

DalbyAndrew

ISBN:9781848851658

For centuries the food and culinary delights of the Byzantine empire -- centred on Constantinople -- have captivated the west, although it appeared that very little information had been passed down to us. Andrew Dalby's "Tastes of Byzantium" now reveals in astonishing detail...more details
Format:Paperback / softback  Pages:268

USD $36.05

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Language in Danger (Book)

Dalby Andrew

ISBN:9780140290646

Every two weeks a language dies. Of the estimated 5000 languages spoken worldwide, from Cherokee to Cornish, only half are likely to survive to the end of this century...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:352

USD $25.37

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Language in Danger: How Language Loss Threatens Our Future (Book)

Dalby Andrew

ISBN:9780713994438

Language extinction has been a feature of the 20th century - it is expected that a language will become extinct every two weeks of the the 21st century. Will languages continue to die out? If so...more details
Format:Hardback  Pages:352

USD $43.90

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The Story of Bacchus (Book)

Dalby Andrew

ISBN:9780714122557

Bacchus is best remembered for his gift to humanity of wine. With it he brought pleasure, but also savagery and death. Intriguing episodes drawn from an astonising range of sources...more details
Format:Paperback / softback  Pages:168

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Train Rules and Train Dispatching: A Practical Guide for Train Dispatchers, Enginemen, Trainmen and All Who Have to Do with the Movement of Trains (Book)

Harry Andrews Dalby

ISBN:9781141576227

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Format:Paperback  Pages:232

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Train Rules and Train Dispatching; A Practical Guide for Train Dispatchers, Enginemen, Trainmen and All Who Have to Do with the Movement of (Book)

Harry Andrews Dalby

ISBN:9780217375917

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1904 Original Publisher: Derr-Collard Subjects: Railroads Railroad trains Crafts...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:94

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Venus:A Biography (Book)

Dalby Andrew

ISBN:9780714122434

The fabulous story of the goddess Venus, also known by her Greek name Aphrodite, begins with her mysterious birth in the Aegean Sea. She emerges on the coast of Cyprus full-grown...more details
Format:Paperback / softback  Pages:160

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