Basque History Of The World, Paperback - Mark Kurlansky

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...

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...

Reducere. In this groundbreaking and now famous work, Mark Booth embarks on an enthralling tour of our world's secret histories. Starting from a dangerous pr...

Reducere. Announcing the paperback edition of World Without Fish, the uniquely illustrated narrative nonfiction account--for kids--of what is happening to th...

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

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

Reducere. In this timely, highly original, and controversial narrative, New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky discusses nonviolence as a distinct ...

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

When Peter Minuit bought Manhattan for $24 in 1626 he showed his shrewdness by also buying the oyster beds off tiny, nearby Oyster Island, renamed ...

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...

Reducere. Few reptiles command more respect than the mighty boas and pythons. Prized for their size, relative docility, and spectacular coloration and patter...

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...

Reducere. The author of the comparable food histories }Cod{ and }Salt{ turns his attention to the much-mythologised and expansively various substance profoun...

Reducere. 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 ...

Paper is one of the simplest and most essential pieces of human technology. For the past two millennia, the ability to produce it in ever more effi...

Reducere. The most authoritative reference guide to every cetacean species and subspecies in the worldHandbook of Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Worl...

The author of }A People's History Of The Russian Revolution{ presents a tour de force of radical history comparable to Howard Zinn's }A People's Hi...

Men dominate history because they write it. This book offers a reappraisal which aims to re-establish women's importance at the centre of the world...

Publisher: Arcturus Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Alex WoolfNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2015Dimensions: 234 x 278 x 27Cover type: Paperback / ...

This global history as the Chinese would write it gives brilliant and unconventional insights for understanding China's role in the world, especial...

The Oxford Illustrated History of the World is the story of humanity itself, from earliest times to the present day, and the changes-good and bad-w...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Christopher Lascelles'A clearly written, remarkably comprehensive guide to the greatest story on Earth - man's journey from...

DescriptionThe completely updated edition of J. M. Roberts and Odd Arne Westad's widely acclaimed, landmark bestseller The Penguin History of the W...

Why do oil and diamonds lead to economic disaster more often than boom? Why doesn't Africa grow cocaine? Why might believing in God be good for you...

DescriptionOf the more than one hundred books that H. G. Wells published in his lifetime, this is one of the most ambitious. Spanning the origins o...

Reissued with a major new chapter on the 2008 financial crisis. A history of the world through the lens of money, indicating the financial stories ...

"Mark Miller's absurdist adventure, The Librarian at the End of the World is a satirical romp across America. Tracked by the NSA, Ramdas Bingaman a...

E. H. Gombrich's Little History of the World, though written in 1935, has become one of the treasures of historical writing since its first publica...

E. H. Gombrich's bestselling history of the world for young readers tells the story of mankind from the Stone Age to the atomic bomb, focusing not ...

DescriptionBased on The New York Times Best-Selling series, this timeline of world history gives a fresh take on global events, from King Tut to Ma...

Reducere. From the hard-ridden half-pipe of a suburban driveway to teens doing boardslides down stairway handrails in Rio de Janeiro, from the bright-light g...

DescriptionFew events in the history of the world have aroused the passions of the decent, the fair, the peaceful, and the just as much as the brut...

Reducere. Reveals an ancient race of Little People, the catalyst for the emergence of the first known civilizations - Traces the common roots of key words an...

DescriptionThere is an old adage that says, "Truth is stranger than fiction." This is the way it was told in the fascinating stories about the famo...

Reducere. DescriptionIn a time of rapid climate change and species extinction, what role have the world's religions played in ameliorating--or causing--the c...

Reducere. Men dominate history because men write history. There have been many heroes, but no heroines. This is the book that overturns that -phallusy of his...

Topping the US comic charts and written by Mark Waid, who has also penned }Amazing Spider-Man{ and }Captain America{. Collecting: }Champions{ 1-6.

Reducere. "We sai1ed for America, and there made certain preparations. This took but little time. Two members of my family elected to go with me. Also a carb...

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...