Big History

Reducere. Big Moose Lake in the Adirondacks transports the reader back in time to the days when steamboats, buckboards, and gas lighting were common. Jane an...

Reducere. The Rio Grande makes a large bend into Mexico and forms the "boot heel" of Texas that is the Big Bend. Big Bend National Park nestles inside this m...

David Christian, creator of Big History ('My favourite course of all time' Bill Gates), brings us the epic story of the universe and our place in i...

Reducere. The S.S. United States book is the first comprehensive work on the vessel in decades. This volume includes many rarely seen photographs from the li...

In 1871, Jacob and Isaac Kaufmann created a classic Pittsburgh institution. The business grew from a small store on the South Side to a mammoth clo...

In Virginia City and its Comstock Lode, miners worked one of the richest deposits of gold and silver ever found. Many places claim that title, but ...

God created all that is. Therefore, all that is, is His. Adam and Eve wanted to be their own; Rebellion in their hearts was sown.With easily rememb...

Reducere. This book contains all the puzzles from two of our popular books combined: Dot-to-Dot Landmarks for Adults & Dot-to-Dot Beautiful Landmarks, for mu...

Reducere. DescriptionHave you ever wondered where the 15, 30, 40 scoring system comes from?With fun facts from its beginnings in the 1800s, this book compile...

Reducere. Colonel Henry Knox forms an expedition to transport sixty tons of brass and iron weaponry from Fort Ticonderoga (where they had been left behind by...

Reducere. The Battle of the Rosebud may well be the largest Indian battle ever fought in the American West. The monumental clash on June 17, 1876, along Rose...

Reducere. The widely acclaimed study of what's gone wrong in American higher education.What do we know about the history, origin, design, and purpose of the ...

Reducere. BLOOPER: BALL SQUIRTS THROUGH BILLY BUCKNER'S LEGS. BLUNDER: BILLY BUCKNER'S MANAGER LEFT HIM IN THE GAME. Baseball bloopers are fun; they're funny...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Big Duck and Eastern Long Island's Duck Farming Industry traces the fascinating and largely unknown history of the "Long Island Duck...

In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War: The definitive Civil War classic as Sam wanted it revised complete with his edits, new pe...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: David C. KrakauerEditor: John Lewis GaddisEditor: Kenneth PomeranzWhat is history anyway? Most people would say it's what h...

Reducere. DescriptionThe summer of 64--the height of the Cold War You will gain a new respect (or frightening concern) for the military component of our fore...

This book will take the story of astronomy on from where Allan Chapman left it in Stargazers, and bring it almost up to date, with the developments...

DescriptionHow our understanding of calculus has evolved over more than three centuries, how this has shaped the way it is taught in the classroom,...

Reducere. For nearly a century, movies have been made in Montana. The state played itself in Cattle Queen of Montana, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Winter in th...

Reducere. Travel back in time with the latest instalment in the bestselling Big Ideas series, in a brand new portable format.The Little Book of History chart...

How old is the universe? How are humans related to a sponge? Where did most of the world's water come from? How much would a complete T Rex skeleto...

The dramatic story of five key turning points in a thousand years of Western music - discoveries that changed the course of history.

Reducere. The definitive history of writing and producing the"Big Book" of Alcoholics Anonymous, told through extensive access to the group's archives. Alcoh...

Reducere. The definitive story of the medium that defines our timesThe Big Screen tells the enthralling story of the movies: their rise and spread, their rem...

Reducere. In Shining Big Sea Water, historian Norman K. Risjord offers a grand tour of Lake Superior's remarkable history, taking readers through the centuri...

A big book of coloring fun, packed with cowboys, desperados, prospectors, and pioneers Saddle up and take a trip back to the days of the Wild West ...

Reducere. Temple's Tigerbelles: An Illustrated History Of The Women Who Outran the World is a celebration of a unique rags to riches story unlike any other.T...

Reducere. DescriptionUSA Today bestselling author Linda Needham invites you to the Christmas Wedding of Josie & Gideon, the fifth book in a series of romance...

Description'THE BIG SHOW IS AS CLOSE AS YOU'LL EVER GET TO FIGHTING YOUR LIFE FROM THE COCKPIT OF A SPITFIRE OR TYPHOON. PERHAPS MOST VISCERALLY EX...

Reducere. This New York Times bestseller "elegantly weaves evidence and insights...into a single, accessible historical narrative" (Bill Gates) and presents ...

Reducere. Lloyd Cassel Douglas (August 27, 1877 - February 13, 1951) born Doya C. Douglas, was an American minister and author who published popular novels a...

Reducere. DescriptionA twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the World War II tale, this is Fuller's classic tale of the friendship of five soldiers whose tour...

DescriptionA tender and playful glimpse into the childhood of the world's greatest musical genius."Wolferi's inspired musical antics spark the read...

With colour illustrations, pictures, and pull-out timelines, this history book brings the church throughout the ages to life Learn about the Early,...

In A Lie Too Big to Fail, longtime Kennedy researcher (of both JFK and RFK) Lisa Pease lays out, in meticulous detail, how witnesses with evidence ...

Reducere. William Goldman, who holds two Academy Awards for his screenwriting (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President's Men), and is author...

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 ...

The third week of February 1944 saw the turning point for the Allies in the battle for dominance in the air. This narrative of the 'Big Week' appli...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom mountain streams in the west to rolling prairies in the east, Montana's habitats and natural resources offer an abundance of culina...

Reducere. The big Horn Basin of northern Wyoming was one of the last frontiers in the continental United States. With settlers did not arrive until 1879, whe...

Reducere. IT'S TRUE: Jewish Girls Have Changed the WorldThis book celebrates the lives and extraordinary contributions of eighteen Jewish girls whose aspirat...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: M. D. WhalenHow much do you know about farts?Did you know it would take just nine farts from every person on earth to power...

Reducere. From mountain streams in the west to rolling prairies in the east, Montana's habitats and natural resources offer an abundance of culinary possibil...

It's the revolutionary world history study guide just for middle school students from the brains behind Brain Quest. Everything You Need to Ace Wor...

Reducere. J. W. Williams s classic survey of the big ranches of the Southwest reaches deep into the stories of key players in American ranching history. Colo...

Nicknamed the Big Red One, 1st Division had fought from North Africa to Sicily, earning a reputation as stalwart warriors on the front lines and ra...

Explaining the mechanics of tortureeven now a controversial topicthis history questions why so much effort has been put into causing painto fellow ...

Reducere. Big Sur is a river and a region on California's Central Coast. Extending for 75 miles along the Pacific shore, from south of Carmel to north of San...

Reducere. Dozens of towering ski jumps once dotted the landscape across the northeastern United States. Introduced by Norwegian immigrants in the late 1800s,...

Celebrate the Dude with an abiding look at the philosophy behind The Big Lebowski Is the Dude a bowling-loving stoner or a philosophical genius liv...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom the Big Bang to your birthday, and (almost) everything in between, this funny and informative book tells your story.You are one of ...

Reducere. In THE WORST HARD TIME, Timothy Egan put the environmental disaster of the Dust Bowl at the center of a rich history, told through characters he br...

Chapter by chapter the reader is taken gently from the basics of the big jets to the sophistication of the 'glass cockpit' in preparation for the p...

Reducere. In 1845, Benjamin Davis Wilson--the future first mayor of Los Angeles and the grandfather of Gen. George S. Patton--led a 20-man posse into the San...

From the truth about Handel's ugly ears to hippos running wild in Trafalgar Square, it's all in When Did Big Ben First Bong?, the ultimate trivia g...

Reducere. From pioneering superstars like Tris Speaker and Rogers Hornsby and Negro League standouts Smokey Joe Williams and Willie Well to present-day lumin...