Schadenfreude: why we feel better when bad things happen to other people

In Schadenfreude, historian of emotions Tiffany Watt Smith offers expert insight and advice. Ranging across thinkers from Nietzsche to Homer Simpson, investigating the latest scientific research, and collecting some outrageous confessions on the way - she reveals how everyone, babies, nuns, your most trusted friends, are enjoying your misfortunes. But rather than an emotional glitch, she argues…

Timelines: the events that shaped history

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Ed. 1

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9780500022573

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255 p. ; ill. ; 17 cm

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909 HAY t

History's worst decisions and inventions: famous mistakes and the people behi…

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Ed. 1

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9781802420746

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414 p. ; ill. ; 25 cm

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909 WEI h

Tracing your Scottish family history

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9780007897735

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300 ADO t

The rise of life

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-

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9780002194396

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500 REA r

Greatest sporting moments: inspiring stories of outstanding physical achievement

Extreme machines, packed with power. Showcasing the world's most desirable cars including the Bugatti Veyron and LaFerrari, this book is a must for fast car enthusiasts all over! Packed with facts, stats and technical specs for each car, find out all you need to know about these show-stopping machines. With stunning images of each car, this is the only fast car book you'll need!

Indonesia out of exile: how Pramoedya's buru quartet killed a dictatorship

In 1981, a new company, Hasta Mitra, founded by three men just released from over a decade in prison, published a novel written in a prison camp by Pramoedya Ananta Toer. The novel was This Earth of Mankind. It told the story of the early gestation of the Indonesian national awakening. The dictatorship eventually banned it after several months of tactical struggle by the three men, Pramoedya hi…

Bloodlines : Fighting Phantoms

from the back cover: In late 1970, Lieutenant Verner "Hershey" Donovan sits aboard the USS Constellation aircraft carrier, waiting to fly his F-4 Phantom II over the skies of Vietnam. He's the lead roll for the next hop and eager to help the U.S. troops already on the ground. Then suddenly, the call comes in - a Marine Recon unit has taken heavy fire and requires air support. Within moments, D…

Greetings from Jakarta : postcards of a capital, 1900-1950

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9789793780887

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959.822 MER j

Salt: a world history

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Ed. 1

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9780142001615

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496 p. ; 20 cm

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940 KUR s