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Dirt

Dirt

A Social History as Seen Through the Uses and Abuses of Dirt

By
Terence McLaughlin
Terence McLaughlin
227 pages

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490 books

Social History

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Paradox of Plenty
The Age of Edison
Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures
Voices from Chernobyl
A History of Private Life: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium

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113 books

Technology

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Life on the Screen
Morality by Design: Technology’s Challenge to Human Values
Never Use Futura
One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw
Fabric of Civilization
Permanent Record

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51 books

History World

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Historicizing Fear
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
Salt: A World History
Empires of the Word
Libraries in the Ancient World
Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World

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14 books

Agriculture

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The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture
Weeds: How Vagabond Plants Gatecrashed Civilisation and Changed the Way We Think About Nature
Under the Henfluence: Inside the World of Backyard Chickens and the People Who Love Them
The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History
Empire of Cotton: A Global History
Uncommon Grounds