Claire Cock-Starkey is an author who worked with Ben Schott on his hugely successful Miscellanies and Almanacs. She has worked for BBC Radio 4 and written many other miscellanies and fact-filled books on history, libraries, words, books, and museums, including: Penguins, Pineapples and Pangolins (British Library, 2016), The Book Lovers” Miscellany (Bodleian Library Publishing, 2017). She is happiest perched in the British Library reading rooms surrounded by a pile of obscure and fascinating books, researching her next book.
6 كتب إلكترونية بواسطة Claire Cock-Starkey
Claire Cock-Starkey: Golden Age of the Garden
The relationship between England and its gardens might be described as a love affair; gardening is one of our national passions, rooted in history. The eighteenth century is often called the Golden A …
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Claire Cock-Starkey: Lore of the Land
Unearth the secrets of our natural world with The Lore of the Land, a richly illustrated compendium of folklore and wisdom from the land, skies, and seas. From thundering rivers to shady groves, …
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Peter Chrisp & Claire Cock-Starkey: Big Ideas. Das Buch der Rechtsgeschichte
Eine anschauliche Einführung in die Rechtsgeschichte Warum brauchen wir Gesetze? Welche Rechte werden vom Gesetz geschützt? Warum gibt es INTERPOL? Dieses innovative Nachschlagewerk führt mit informa …
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Claire Cock-Starkey: Lore of the Stars
Look up at the skies in wonder with this mystically illustrated treasury of folklore from above and beyond. Did you know that people used to read the future in the flight of birds? That the constel …
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Claire Cock-Starkey: Lore of the Deep
Discover the world beneath the waves with this magically illustrated treasury of folklore from the ocean deeps. Do you know the story of the ghost ship Mary Celeste? Or the myths behind seaquakes and …
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Claire Cock-Starkey: Seeing the Bigger Picture
<p>Ever wondered whether more people own a car in England than in France, or which country gives the most to charity? Have an interest in word affairs, with no time to trawl through periodicals …
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