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Algorithms: From the ancients to the internet
The 4,000-year history of the mathematical operations that now govern our daily lives.
Louder! How the electric guitar conquered popular music
The origins and early years of making the guitar electric
Luigi Pirandello: Italian dramatist who brought chaos to the stage
The radical, convention-breaking plays of an architect of modern 20th century theatre
Mars: A history of the Red Planet
When might we send humans to one of our closest neighbours in our solar system?
A radiant light: The Indonesian poet Amir Hamzah
The romantic works and tragic life of a noble writer from Sumatra
Sailing by the stars: The pioneering voyages of David Lewis
One man's intrepid quest to revive ancient navigation
Inside the mind of crime writer Patricia Highsmith
A 20th century master of the psychological thriller
Ibn Sina: The Persian polymath
Best known for his Canon of Medicine, Avicenna helped shape modern science
The Panama Canal: The real story behind the engineering triumph
The Canal that joined up the Atlantic and Pacific oceans but how did it impact Panama?
Ida Pfeiffer: 19th Century globetrotter
The eccentric traveller and collector who circumnavigated the globe twice
