1968. The Year that Rocked the World, Paperback - Mark Kurlansky

The year 1968 encompasses the diverse realms of youth and music, politics and war, economics and the media. It was the year of sex and drugs and ro...

It was the year of sex and drugs and rock and roll; it was also the year of the Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy assassinations, the Prague Spr...

An erudite and affectionate history of the Basque people, a nation without a country, the origins of which go back to pre-Roman times, and whose ow...

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One year shaped the world we know today. This is the page-turning story of the pivotal changes which were forged in 1948.

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Drawing on interviews with stars and musicians, producers and photographers, stylists, writers and celebrity fans, this book chronicles the glam er...

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It's never too soon to start making a difference - be inpsired and empowered by this fun collection that shows girls really can rock the world!

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Mark Kurlansky's first global food history since the bestselling Cod and Salt; the fascinating cultural, economic, and culinary story of milk and a...

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Reducere. Timmy Overton of Austin and Jerry Ray James of Odessa were football stars who traded athletics for lives of crime. The original rebels without caus...

Description7 Books That Rocked the Church, by Daniel Crane, explores controversial books throughout history that the Christian church has famously ...

Reducere. Mark Kurlansky's first global food history since the bestselling Cod and Salt; the fascinating cultural, economic, and culinary story of milk and a...

Reducere. Timmy Overton of Austin and Jerry Ray James of Odessa were football stars who traded athletics for lives of crime. The original rebels without caus...

Publisher: Vintage PublishingAuthor(s): Robert Douglas-FairhurstNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 128 x 198 x 25Cover type: Pap...

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The conventional history of nations, even continents, is a history of warfare.

A new paperback edition of the bestselling biography of Radio Caroline

In The Importance of Not Being Ernest, acclaimed journalist and New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky focuses on the sprawling life and ...

Reducere. On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Michael Meyer recounts the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the end of the Cold ...

B format edition of Kurlansky's history of salt and its influence on the events of history and on the culinary traditions of nations around the wor...

The internationally bestselling author says if we can save the salmon, we can save the worldPublisher: Oneworld PublicationsAuthor(s): Mark Kurlans...

"This fun and inspiring collection of influential stories provides forty-six illustrated examples of strong, independent female role models, all of...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Ken CuthbertsonNumber of pages: 408Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 140 x 214 x 29Cover type: PaperbackRedescop...

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Although 1759 is not a date as well known in British history as 1215, 1588, or 1688, there is a strong case to be made that it is the most signific...

In his new global food history, the internationally bestselling author says if we can save the salmon, we can save the worldIllustrations: 8-page c...

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

Publisher: Monash University PublishingAuthor(s): Tony WellingtonNumber of pages: 416Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 154 x 232 x 36Cover type: Pa...

Reducere. DescriptionAcclaimed author Sandler examines the pinnacle events of 1919 and their relevance to significant issues in American life today.1919 was ...

A beautiful and up to date exploration of every urban train map past and present, accompanied by a text brimming with history, anecdotes, facts and...

The definitive visual history of the world under Covid-19, documented by the photographers of Agence France Presse.Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAu...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Essynce E. Moore6th grade was child's play. 7th grade was a taste of what was to come. But 8th grade, was the year that cha...

In 1957, America turned its back on its earlier self and jumped headlong into the nation it has become today. From Sputnik and the beginning of the...

Illustrated by award-winning Parisian artist Penelope Bagieu, humorous dialogue and uncommon true tales make Brazen an ideal book for anyone who lo...

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Mark Twain toured the British Empire in 1895, during which time he began concocting a travelogue about the experience that was published in 1897. T...