Bugged: How Insects Changed History, Paperback

Reducere. Whether they came from Sioux Falls or the Bronx, over half a million Jews entered the U.S. armed forces during the Second World War. Uprooted from ...

An action-packed account of one of the most crucial battles of WW2. The WW2 invasion known as D-Day was the largest military endeavour in history. ...

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 ...

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 ...

Reducere. No right seems more fundamental to American life than freedom of speech. Yet well into the twentieth century that freedom was still an unfulfilled ...

London's East Enders are known for being a tough, humorous and lively lot. The old East End communities were gone forever. Told by the residents th...

Signs of Civilisation provides an account of the rich cultural history of punctuation.

Reducere. How Sex Changed is a fascinating social, cultural, and medical history of transsexuality in the United States. Joanne Meyerowitz tells a powerful h...

Like many aspects of the nation's history, its elections have had their share of behind the scenes activity and drama. This work is an examination ...

Helps the reader understand the progression of mathematical thought, and the very foundations of technologies. This book includes landmark discover...

Reducere. On January 3, 1961, nuclear reactor SL-1 exploded in rural Idaho, spreading radioactive contamination over thousands of acres and killing three men...

Reducere. There have been countless badass women who have changed the world for the better, yet most people have never even heard of them. Women throughout h...

The extraordinary story of how the human brain evolved... and is still evolving.Publisher: John Murray PressAuthor(s): Joseph JebelliNumber of page...

Reducere. ``An extraordinary history...Deeply researched, elegantly written...a towering achievement that will not be soon forgotten.``--Brent Staples, New Y...

An essential primer on twenty-four of the most significant revolutions from the 17th century to the present day, narrated by leading historians fro...

Malaria is spread by infected mosquitoes. Millions of people are infected by malaria each year. Read this book to learn more about the history of t...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: William RyanAuthor: Walter PitmanOver the millennia, the legend of a great deluge has endured in the biblical story of Noah...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Michael T. KeeneThe Erie Canal delivered people to important places for important reasons, like Susan Cady Stanton and Lucr...

Reducere. The author of the runaway bestseller How the Irish Saved Civilization has done it again. In The Gifts of the Jews Thomas Cahill takes us on another...

Reducere. 1. Introduction2. e-History: Not Quite History, Not Quite The Past3. The Crowd-Sourced Past4. Nostalgia On-Demand5. The Viral Past6. The Visual Pas...

Reducere. The world is full of many great black men and women who changed the course of history. Because of their contributions, they are rightfully consider...

A broad introduction to the role of insects as human food.Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Gina Louise HunterIllustration(s): 60 illustrations, ...

Reducere. In 1982, Walt Disney Productions was in serious trouble. Its films were no longer drawing audiences into theaters. In the era of "Star Wars" and "R...

December 1862 drove the United States toward a breaking point. The Battle of Fredericksburg shattered Union forces and Northern confidence. As Abra...

Reducere. The Catskills ( Cat Creek in Dutch), America s original frontier, northwest of New York City, with its seven hundred thousand acres of forest land ...

Reducere. This eye-opening journey through centuries of medical care on the battlefield is a fascinating read. The research is impressive, the writing style ...

Reducere. Presidential Courage is a brilliantly readable and inspiring saga about crucial times in American history when a courageous President dramatically ...

The incredible story of how the village of Lesmahagow has influenced the world in a variety of fields, from industry to espionage, throughout history.

In this follow-up to the bestselling Histories of Nations, leading historians from around the globe revisit the great revolutions of modern history...

Reducere. Advance Praise""Fascinating and well researched.... Dr. Swift is the first to concentrate on this unusual subject with such a wealth of sympathetic...

Reducere. "An utterly absorbing account of one of history's most momentous battles" (Forbes) that not only changed the Civil War but the future of all sea po...

Reducere. Working with thousands of previously unreleased documents and drawing on more than one thousand interviews, with many witnesses speaking out for th...