1492: The Year the World Began, Paperback - Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

Reducere. 1492: Not Simply the YearColumbus Sailed the Ocean Blue . . .In this extraordinary, sweeping history, Felipe Fern ndez-Armesto traces key elements ...

A vivid new book from an established and bestselling historian

Reducere. Demonstrating that Columbus's voyage was a new step in a centuries-old process of European expansion, Fernandez-Armesto provides a stimulating acco...

Reducere. In Near a Thousand Tables, acclaimed food historian Felipe Fernandez-Armesto tells the fascinating story of food as cultural as well as culinary hi...

Reducere. Erudite, wide-ranging, a work of dazzling scholarship written with extraordinary flair, Civilizations redefines the subject that has fascinated his...

An extraordinary journey through the history of human imagination, from the dawn of civilisation to the present day

Reducere. "A stimulating history of how the imagination interacted with its sibling psychological faculties--emotion, perception and reason--to shape the his...

Reducere. DescriptionHow the Magic Was BornOnce upon a time, the swampy flatlands of central Florida were home to oranges, cattle, and alligators. Then a man...

An extraordinary journey through the history of human imagination, from the dawn of civilisation to the present day

Professor Mark Woolhouse, advisor to the Scottish and UK governments, gives his account of the pandemic period, explains what was done wrongly and ...

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Reducere. From celebrated Yale professor Valerie Hansen, a groundbreaking work of history showing that bold explorations and daring trade missions connected ...

From ancient Mesopotamia to today, the epic story of how humans have used laws to forge civilizations.Publisher: Profile Books LtdAuthor(s): Fernan...

Reducere. My First Words Spanish: Mis primeras palabras en Espa ol - Bilingual children's books Spanish English, Spanish for ToddlersIf you are finding a boo...

Fleabag meets I Am Legend in this extraordinary novel of one woman's survival in the face of the end of the world. Who will she be now that she is ...

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Reducere. *A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice* From celebrated Yale professor Valerie Hansen, a "vivid" and "astonishingly comprehensive account [t...

WINNER OF THE PENDERYN MUSIC PRIZEA GUARDIAN MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2015FEATURING A NEW FOREWORD BY DAVID MITCHELLAward-winning, Sunday Times best...

When Columbus landed in 1492, the New World was far from being a vast expanse of empty wilderness: it was home to some seventy-five million people....

Reducere. First published in 1976, The Year the Lights Came On was Terry Kay's debut novel. Revolving around the electrification of rural northeast Georgia s...

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A pacy, twisting noir debut - the investigation into the brutal death of a women in a small Outback townPublisher: Quercus PublishingAuthor(s): Pet...

A pacy, twisting noir debut - the investigation into the brutal death of a women in a small Outback townPublisher: Quercus PublishingAuthor(s): Pet...

Classic creation stories from ancient cultures around the world, a beautifully illustrated anthology of comparative mythology.

Reducere. This work of comparative history explores the array of ceremonies that the English, the Spanish, the French, the Portuguese and the Dutch performed...

Reducere. Baseball lovers everywhere can identify with Joe Boyd, a die-hard Washington Senators fan who puts his soul in hock to help them wrest the pennant ...

Reducere. DescriptionErica Jong has never stopped writing poetry. It was her first love and it has provided inspiration for all her other books. In a dark ti...

This epic history compares the empires built by Spain and Britain in the Americas, from Columbus's arrival in the New World to the end of Spanish c...

Reducere. Winter counts--pictorial calendars by which Plains Indians kept track of their past--marked each year with a picture of a memorable event. The Lako...

The unforgettable debut thriller from Jason Rekulak with a twist you simply will not see coming... guaranteed to keep readers up at night.Publisher...

Two passengers. Two tickets. One chance to escape. The New York Times bestseller with an ending to shock!

Reducere. From the establishment of the first permanent English colony at Jamestown in 1607 to the fall of Richmond in 1865, the James River has been instrum...

Reducere. One of the most fascinating books on pre-Columbian and early colonial Peru was written by a Peruvian Indian named Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala. This...

Biblical Christianity is more than just another private religious view. It's more than just a personal relationship with God or a source of moral t...

Reducere. Delvis Fernández Levy has moved through a labyrinth of languages, cultures, values, and rich experiences. He has envisioned his whole life as a vir...

Reducere. DescriptionAt 21, Bel n left the U.S. and didn't look back. Alone, far off the beaten path in places like Syria and Tajikistan, she confronts viole...

Publisher: Skyhorse PublishingAuthor(s): Robert S McElvaineIllustration(s): 46 b&wNumber of pages: 480Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 160 x 237 x...

Reducere. From the late-fifteenth to the mid-eighteenth century, Spain was the most extensive empire the world had seen, stretching from Naples and the Nethe...

Publisher: AbramsAuthor(s): Leslea NewmanIllustration(s): Full-color illustrations; 3D, tear-out dreidelNumber of pages: 48Publication date: 2022Di...

A self-described "song-hunter, " the folklorist Alan Lomax traveled the Mississippi Delta in the 1930's and '40s, armed with primitive recording eq...