Astronomy: from the beginning: A history of skywatching and early astronomers from cave paintings and stone circles to the Renais - Christopher Seddon

The incredible story of how we learned about the Universe, from the earliest prehistoric observations to the first telescopes. Early astronomy rank...

Since ancient times, humans have been engaged in a continual quest to find meaning in and make sense of sights and events in the night sky. Culture...

A fresh take on the history of architecture, using cultural timelines to reveal little-known connections between society, engineering, and design.

Reducere. DescriptionGerrard Dickson proposes here a series of alternative theories of astronomy, the place of the Earth and Sun in the universe, and the mat...

The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of the Silk Road represents a fundamental rethinking o...

Reducere. "Kings Dethroned" is a history of the evolution of astronomy from the Roman Empire to the early twentieth century. From Copernicus to Einstein, thi...

Battle of the Bulge - World War IIThe bloodiest battle in American history earned its name from the war correspondents who were covering the confli...

DescriptionArt, music, literature, and science in Vienna at the turn of the last century presented a series of wrenching dualities: reality and ill...

Reducere. At Lepanto, on the morning of October 7, 1571, two massive fleets joined battle at the rocks of Curzolari at the entrance to the Gulf of Patras, of...

A new, compact edition of David Hockney and Martin Gayford's brilliantly original book, with a revised final chapter and three entirely new Hockney...

Publisher: International Publishers Co Inc., U.S.Author(s): Phillip Sheldon FonerNumber of pages: 386Collection: A History of Cuba in Two VolumesPu...

Reducere. DescriptionDespite its Harry Potter-like title, The Book of the Cave of Treasures is actually a rich seam of Jewish and Christian apocryphal lore, ...

The Cosmos Explained pinpoints where you are in space and time, charting the life of our universe from the Big Bang to the future of our galaxy and...

Reducere. This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base f...

Reducere. Discover the remarkable history of the Trail of Tears...In the early 1800s, the Five Civilized Tribes-the Cherokee, Seminole, Chickasaw, Muscogee-C...

Spartacus and the Slave WarsSpartacus has passed into legend as an enduring symbol of righteousness in his noble battle for the freedom of man. Thi...

Reducere. DescriptionRichard the LionheartYou might have heard of King Richard-the Lionhearted, the "good king" in the tales of Robin Hood. But what do you r...

DescriptionAlexander the GreatAlexander the Great. A boy, groomed for greatness from the earliest age, who would put his stamp on the world for gen...

Reducere. DescriptionAge of EnlightenmentFrom its beginnings as a loosely definable group of philosophical ideas to the culmination of its revolutionary effe...

DescriptionThe SumeriansThe Sumerians settled in the area known as Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, around five thousand years...

Reducere. The Bible is overflowing with numbers and dates, but are they reliable and do they have anything to teach us? Can they be accepted as historically ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Industrial RevolutionThe Industrial Revolution which took place in Great Britain between the middle of the eighteenth century and th...

The acclaimed study of the birth of astronomy in three ancient societies One of the founding fathers of the study of ancient astronomy, Anthony Ave...

Reducere. Discover the remarkable history of the Battle of Tarawa..."It's hell out there" was how one Marine described the assault on Tarawa, the U.S. Navy's...

DescriptionMexican RevolutionOver a period of more than ten years, following the overthrow of the government in 1910, Mexico experienced a period o...

Reducere. DescriptionBattle of MidwayThe Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 had dealt a catastrophic blow to the United States Navy, but it ...

Reducere. Native American HistoryUntil surprisingly recently, most history books noted that America was discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus. The truth...

By telling the story of the arguments and divisions within the Conservative Party, The Worm in the Apple explains why Britain voted to leave in 201...

Reducere. History of Japan: From early history to the present dayIntroduction to Japan's historyAre you interested in the history of Japan?Would you like to ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jo Ellen BarnettA perfect balance of science, history, and sociology, Time's Pendulum traces the important developments in ...

Reducere. From the Origin of Humans to Today ... All in One Volume! Highlights. Low lights. The twists and turns of social, political, and cultural history g...

Reducere. Assyrian EmpireThe Assyrian Empire was the largest, most powerful, and longest-lasting in the ancient world. It included lands that comprise modern...

DescriptionProhibition in the United StatesFor thirteen years, from 1920 to 1933, the transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages were prohibite...

From the author of Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters comes an in-depth examination of sexual serial killers throughout human histo...

A designer of Japanese gardens contemplates wildness, humanity, beauty, the liquid state of the world.Publisher: Stone Bridge PressAuthor(s): Marc ...

Reducere. DescriptionIf you want to discover the captivating history of the Anglo-Saxons, then keep reading... There was a time before England was united. Th...

DescriptionSaddam HusseinFrom his humble beginnings as a farmhand working on tribal Iraqi land to becoming the president of Iraq for more than two ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Description☆☆☆ American Civil War ☆☆☆Beginning with the birth of the nation, slavery divided and caused conflict for the United States of America, ...

Reducere. What is algebra? For some, it is an abstract language of x's and y's. For mathematics majors and professional mathematicians, it is a world of axio...

Reducere. Making sense of our universe...It's an age-old practice that transcends cultures and generations. From our vantage point, the larger than life Maya...