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The enduring allure of jewellery
How precious ornaments have held us spellbound for centuries
Why sleep sometimes eludes us
Insomnia in science and the arts
The high-speed train race
Celebrating six decades of very fast railways
The diary: A life page by page
The centuries-old practice of keeping a personal journal
The only way is up: A history of mountaineering
Tracing our fascination with the high peaks
Music on the move
A short history of portable audio devices
The fight for women鈥檚 education
Empowering women through schooling
Feeding the world and the Green Revolution
Turning points in arable farming
Etiquette
Manners in the modern world and in the past
Supermarkets
How supermarkets came to dominate food retail
