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Yearly Archives: 2014

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  • 21 May 2014
    Anne Innis Dagg

    Get the Facts on Giraffes

    Anne Innis Dagg, the author of Giraffe: Biology, Behaviour, and Conservation, reveals some of the exciting new research on giraffes in her latest book.

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  • 20 May 2014
    Pier Luigi Luisi, Fritjof Capra

    Into the Intro: The Systems View of Life

    Take a sneak peek at The Systems View of Life, the latest title from Fritjof Capra and Pier Luigi Luisi. In this excerpt from the book's introduction, the authors look at the origin of our connected world and how we understand it.

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  • 19 May 2014
    Peter Stockwell

    At Last, a Handbook of Stylistics

    Twenty-five years ago, one of the contributors to the new Cambridge Handbook of Stylistics started a conference paper by declaring that there could not be a handbook for the field of stylistics. Unlike other subjects, went the argument, stylistics at the time did not have a commonly agreed set of methods and principles. Drawing on […]

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  • 16 May 2014

    Canto Classics Photo Contest

    Get creative with Canto and send us your photos to win a 7” Kindle Fire HD! #cantoselfie To be in with a chance of winning a Kindle Fire HD or 2 Canto Classics titles of your choice, all you need to do is send in a photo of yourself reading your favourite title from the […]

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  • 15 May 2014
    Ioannis Ziogas

    Rise Like a Phoenix

    Ioannis Ziogas, the author of Ovid and Hesiod, compares Vergil's story of Dido to the Austrian singer Conchita Wurst's performance last week at the Eurovision song contest in a nuanced reading of classical myth and gender metamorphoses.

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  • 14 May 2014
    John L. Brooke

    Time, Nature, and Humanity

    John L. Brooke, the author of Climate Change and the Course of Global History, explains the reality of climate change and why changing course in the face of environmental disaster is proving a problem.

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  • 13 May 2014
    Harry Collins, Trevor Pinch

    Behind the Golems

    The authors of The Golem and The Golem at Large break down the unique format behind their groundbreaking series.

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  • 12 May 2014

    Into the Intro: The Punisher’s Brain

    Why do we punish, and why do we forgive? Take an exclusive look inside The Punisher's Brain to understand how our modern systems of punishment are linked to our evolutionary history.

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