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    Siren Feasts: A History of Food and Gastronomy in Greece

    Andrew Dalby

    Scholarly yet immensely readable, and with comprehensive illustration, Siren Feasts is the first serious social history of Greek food.

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    Empire of Pleasures

    Andrew Dalby

    Empire of Pleasures presents an analysis of the Romans’ desire for food and wine and how this quest for the luxurious is woven into the literature, art, language and culture.

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    Food in the Ancient World from A to Z

    Andrew Dalby

    This A-Z title explains and clarifies a subject that crops up in numerous classical sources, from plays to histories and beyond, exploring food and related concepts in the Greek and…

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    Dictionary of Languages: The Definitive Reference to More Than 400 Languages

    Andrew Dalby

    A guide to the world’s languages and language groups. It includes a selection of four hundred languages and language groups, arranged alphabetically, with descriptions of the genesis, development, and their…

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    Tastes of Byzantium: The Cuisine of a Legendary Empire

    Andrew Dalby

    First published in 2003 in Great Britian as by Prospect Books –Title page verso.

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    Siren Feasts: A History of Food and Gastronomy in Greece

    Andrew Dalby

    Scholarly yet immensely readable, and with comprehensive illustration, Siren Feasts is the first serious social history of Greek food.

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    Food in the Ancient World from A to Z

    Andrew Dalby

    Sensual yet pre-eminently functional, food is of intrinsic interest to us all. This exciting work by a leading authority explores food and related concepts in the Greek and Roman worlds.

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    The Treatise of Walter of Bibbesworth

    Andrew Dalby

    The Treatise of Walter of Bibbesworth is a didactic poem in Anglo-Norman which surveys a host of practical matters, ranging from childbirth and our passage through life, to estate management…

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    The Breakfast Book

    Andrew Dalby

    In this book, Andrew Dalby traces breakfast back to Neolithic times, and follows the trail of toast crumbs from the ancient Near East and classical Greece to modern Europe, the…

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    The Breakfast Book

    Andrew Dalby

    The most important meal of the day is also one of the most diverse. While we know that you drink tea with your eggs and bacon in Britain and hot…

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    310 Nights at Anchor (and Holding)

    Andrew Dalby

    310 Nights at Anchor (and holding) describes the life of a couple who sold their house and bought a sailing yacht to live at sea off the west coast of…

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    373 Days Afloat (and counting)

    Andrew Dalby

    373 Days Afloat (and counting) is the true story of an ordinary couple dissatisfied with the daily 9 to 5 routine who sold their house, bought a sailing yacht and…

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    Geoponika: Farm Work - A Modern Translation of the Roman and Byzantine Farming Handbook

    Andrew Dalby

    A classical text from the Byzantine Renaissance containing a collection of classical and post-classical agricultural works.

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    Dictionary of Languages: The Definitive Reference to More Than 400 Languages

    Andrew Dalby

    A guide to the world’s languages and language groups. It includes a selection of four hundred languages and language groups, arranged alphabetically, with descriptions of the genesis, development, and their…

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    Empire of Pleasures

    Andrew Dalby

    This text envelops the reader in a world devoted to the titillation and fulfilment of the senses, recapturing the Roman Empire as it was sensed and imagined by those who…

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

    Dalby projects that 2,500 languages will be lost over the course of this century, and makes the case for the vital importance of linguistic diversity. He presents a far-ranging history…

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    Rediscovering Homer: Inside the Origins of the Epic

    Andrew Dalby

    Follows the growth of the legend of Troy from its kernel of historical truth and retraces the succession of singers who re-created the story for generations of audiences. The author…

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    Eleftherios Venizelos: Greece

    Andrew Dalby

    The Greek Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos (1864-1936) was one of the stars of the Paris Peace Conference, impressing many of the Western delegates, already possessed of a romantic view of…

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    South East Asia

    Andrew Dalby

    Southeast Asia needs to be dealt with as a whole, because, although the one national delegation from the region (Siam) took a minor part, nationalist movements in several Southeast Asian…

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    Medical Abstracts and Indices

    Andrew Dalby

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    Train Rules and Train Dispatching

    Harry Andrews Dalby

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

    This work is in the "public…

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    Train Rules and Train Dispatching

    Harry Andrews Dalby

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

    This work is in the "public…

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    Gifts of the Gods: A History of Food in Greece

    Andrew Dalby,Rachel Dalby

    Gifts of the Gods: A History of Food in Greece is a comprehensive history of Greek food from prehistoric times to the 21st century. The book reveals the many links…

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    The Classical Cookbook

    Andrew Dalby,Sally Grainger

    Features a collection of recipes from every strata of classical civilization, all accessible to the contemporary cook. This book can prove that we can still enjoy Terrine of Asparagus, Sweet…

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    Cato: On Farming

    Andrew Cato

    Providing insights into classical Roman domestic economy, this lengthy Latin prose work by Cato the Elder is presented here in a modern translation by Andrew Dalby, author of Siren Feasts…

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    A Cultural History of Plants in the Early Modern Era

    Covering the period from 1400 to 1650, this volume looks at how Renaissance learning and exploration irrevocably changed both our botanical knowledge and human impact on plants.

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    Writing Reports for Court: An International Guide for Psychologists Who Work in the Criminal Jurisdiction

    Jack White,Andrew Day,Louisa Hackett,J. Thomas Dalby

    Provides essential support for psychologists when preparing a court report and giving evidence. This book offers guidance on the content and structure of reports, highlights the importance of assessments that…

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