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Performativizing Papyrocentricity #40

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Papyrocentric Performativity Presents:

• Humanist Hubris – The Wreck of Western Culture: Humanism Revisited, John Carroll (Scribe 2010)

• Paw is Less – The Plague Dogs, Richard Adams (Penguin 1977)

• I Like Bike – Fifty Bicycles That Changed the World, Alex Newson (Conran Octopus 2013)

• Morc is Less – The Weird Shadow Over Morecambe, Edmund Glasby (Linford 2013)

• Nekro-a-Kokoa – Comfort Corps: Cuddles, Calmatives and Cosy Cups of Cocoa in the Music of Korpse-Hump Kannibale, Dr Miriam B. Stimbers (University of Nebraska Press 2015)

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Performativizing Papyrocentricity #39

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Papyrocentric Performativity Presents:

• The Ogre by the Throat – Extreme Eiger: The Race to Climb the Direct Route up the North Face of the Eiger, Peter and Leni Gillman (Simon & Schuster 2015)

• Sing When You’re Winging – Butterflies and Moths in Britain and Europe, David Carter (Pan 1982)

• Soul Feud – The Soul of the Marionette: A Short Enquiry into Human Freedom, John Gray (Penguin 2015)

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Performativizing Papyrocentricity #38

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Papyrocentric Performativity Presents:

• Nature by Numbers – 30-Second Elements: The 50 Most Significant Elements, Each Explained in Half a Minute, ed. Eric Scerri (Icon 2013)

• Fresh Flesh – The Complete Illustrated Guide to Freshwater Fish & River Creatures, Daniel Gilpin and Dr Jenny Schmid-Araya (Hermes House 2011)

• The Reich Stoff – Rocket and Jet Aircraft of the Third Reich, Terry C. Treadwell (Spellmount 2011)

• Past Masters – Justice for All: The Truth about Metallica, Joel McIver (Omnibus Press, revised edition 2014)

• Ant on E – Burgess on Waugh

• M.O.R. of Babylon – Sleazy Listening: Frottage, Fladge and Frenzied Fornication in the Music of the Carpenters, Dr Miriam B. Stimbers (University of Nebraska Press 2015)

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Performativizing Papyrocentricity #37

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Papyrocentric Performativity Presents:

• Maths and Marmosets – The Great Mathematical Problems: Marvels and Mysteries of Mathematics, Ian Stewart (Profile Books 2013)

• Be Ear Now – Sonic Wonderland: A Scientific Odyssey of Sound, Trevor Cox (Vintage 2015)

• Exquisite Bulgarity – The Future of Architecture in 100 Buildings, Mark Kushner (Simon & Schuster 2015)

• Stellar Story – Discovering the Universe: The Story of Astronomy, Paul Murdin (Andre Deutsch 2014)

• Terms of Endrearment – She Literally Exploded: The Daily Telegraph Infuriating Phrasebook, Christopher Howse and Richard Preston (Constable 2007)

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Performativizing Papyrocentricity #36

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Papyrocentric Performativity Presents:

• Tormenting the Tongue – Georgian Dictionary and Phrasebook, Nicholas Awde and Thea Khitarishvili (Hippocrene Books 2011)

• Roc and Rawl – Rise of the Super Furry Animals, Ric Rawlins (The Friday Project 2015)

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Performativizing Papyrocentricity #35

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Papyrocentric Performativity Presents:

• Volc-Lore – Volcanoes: A Beginner’s Guide, Rosaly Lopes (Oneworld 2010)

• Stokes’ Strokes – Philosophy: 100 Essential Thinkers: The Ideas That Have Shaped Our World, Philip Stokes (Arcturus Publishing 2012)

• Art of Darkness – Doubled Slaughter: Barbarism, Brutalism and Bestial Bloodlust in the Music of Simon and Garfunkel, Dr Miriam B. Stimbers (Serpent’s Tail 2007)

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Performativizing Papyrocentricity #34

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Papyrocentric Performativity Presents:

• Roy des Fleurs – Scented Flora of the World: An Encyclopedia, Roy Genders (Robert Hale 1977)

• Art to Hart – Lives in Writing, David Lodge (Vintage Books 2015)

• Could Yew Kudzu? – Wicked Plants: The A-Z of Plants that Kill, Maim, Intoxicate and Otherwise Offend, Amy Stewart (Timber Press 2010)

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Performativizing Papyrocentricity #33

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Papyrocentric Performativity Presents:

• Wattir an Wirds – The Strange Adventures of Mr Andrew Hawthorn & Other Stories, John Buchan (Penguin Books 2009)

• Caveat Lector – Will This Do? The First Fifty Years of Auberon Waugh, Auberon Waugh (Century 1991)

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Performativizing Papyrocentricity #32

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Papyrocentric Performativity Presents:

• At the Margins of Mapness – Mapping the World: The Story of Cartography, Beau Riffenburgh (Carlton Books 2011, 2014)

• Vivid Viral – Flora: An Artistic Voyage through the World of Plants, Sandra Knapp (Natural History Museum 2014)

• Auto Motive – Dream Cars: The Hot 100, Sam Philip (BBC Books 2014)

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Performativizing Papyrocentricity #30

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Papyrocentric Performativity Presents:

• Ai Luv Yew – The Bonsai Bible: The Definitive Guide to Choosing and Growing Bonsai, Peter Chan (Hamlyn 2014)

• Starway to Heaven – Guide to the Pyramids of Egypt, Alberto Siliotti, preface by Zahi Hawass (White Star Publishers 2000)

• Escape and Essence – The Wooden Horse, Eric Williams (Pen & Sword 2013)

• Aspects of the Annihilator – Sub-Machine Gun: The development of sub-machine guns and their ammunition from World War I to the present day, Maxim Popenker and Anthony G. Williams (Crowood Press 2011)

• Northanger Abyss – Jane in Blood: Castration, Clitoridolatry and Communal Cannibalism in the Novels of Jane Austen, Dr Miriam B. Stimbers (University of Nebraska Press 2014)

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