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After Work

A History of the Home and the Fight for Free Time

By: Helen Hester,Nick Srnicek

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After Work

A History of the Home and the Fight for Free Time

By: Helen Hester,Nick Srnicek

Does it ever feel like you have no free time? You come home after work and instead of finding a space of rest and relaxation, you're confronted by a pile of new tasks to complete - cooking, cleaning, looking after the kids, and so on. In this ground-breaking book, Helen Hester and Nick Srnicek lay out how unpaid work in our homes has come to take up an ever-increasing portion of our lives - how the vacuum of free time has been taken up by vacuuming. Examining the history of the home over the past century - from running water to white goods to smart homes - they show how repeated efforts to reduce the burden of this work have faced a variety of barriers, challenges, and reversals. Charting the trajectory of our domestic spaces over the past century, Hester and Srnicek consider new possibilities for the future, uncovering the abandoned ideas of anti-housework visionaries and sketching out a path towards real free time for all, where everyone is at liberty to pursue their passions, or do nothing at all. It will require rethinking our living arrangements, our expectations and our cities.

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304

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Verso Books

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1786633108

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9781786633101

Harlequin Historical May 2015 - Box Set 2 of 2

An Anthology

By: Lauri Robinson,Sarah Mallory,Helen Dickson

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Harlequin Historical May 2015 - Box Set 2 of 2

An Anthology

By: Lauri Robinson,Sarah Mallory,Helen Dickson

Harlequin® Historical brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! This Historical box set includes A Fortune for the Outlaw's Daughter by Lauri Robinson, A Lady for Lord Randall by Sarah Mallory and Lucy Lane and the Lieutenant by Helen Dickson. Look for 6 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Historical!

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537

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Harlequin

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146039111X

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9781460391112

Reunited at the King's Court

By: Helen Dickson

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Reunited at the King's Court

By: Helen Dickson

Kept apart by duty… Reunited by love? Arlette Dryden has never forgotten William Latham, the Royalist soldier who accompanied her to safety while the Battle of Worcester raged. Or how her heart broke when he left. Now it’s the exiled king’s return parade, and stunned Arlette locks eyes with her charismatic cavalier again. She’s still irresistibly drawn to him, but as both have convenient betrothals beckoning, can their long-held passion conquer all?

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246

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Harlequin

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1488063710

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9781488063718

Destitute On His Doorstep

By: Helen Dickson

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Destitute On His Doorstep

By: Helen Dickson

Destitute and desperate, Jane Lucas knows there is one place where she can find refuge—her childhood home. Landing on the doorstep, Jane is confronted with a new lord of the manor! Devilish Colonel Francis Russell is known for his fierce reputation in battle. The civil war may be ended but, by stepping over the threshold, Jane fears she's crossing enemy lines. She will use every weapon in her arsenal to claim the home that's rightfully hers, starting with her bewitching charm…but then she goes and falls under the colonel's spell!

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261

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Harlequin

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1426884958

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9781426884955

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After Work

After Work

Harlequin Historical May 2015 - Box Set 2 of 2

Harlequin Historical May 2015 - Box Set 2 of 2

Reunited at the King's Court

Reunited at the King's Court

Destitute On His Doorstep

Destitute On His Doorstep

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