Higher and Colder: A History of Extreme Physiology and Exploration, Hardcover - Vanessa Heggie

During the long twentieth century, explorers went in unprecedented numbers to the hottest, coldest, and highest points on the globe. Taking us from...

A large-format, beautifully illustrated look at the natural history of birds There are some 10, 000 bird species in existence today, occupying ever...

Despite a long tradition of sophisticated, creative materials synthesis among quantum materials researchers, a sense of broader community has been ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Professor Kenneth (Brunel University London, UK) MorganNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dim...

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DescriptionFrom Galileo's telescope to the International Space Station--a photo-filled tour through the milestones of space exploration This eclect...

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Reducere. Explore the ancient world on a tour of the most beautiful, vibrant, and fascinating places people have called home. History Unboxed takes you outsi...

DescriptionFew images are as evocative as the silhouette of the Arab dhow as, under full sail, it tacks to windward on glittering waters of Red Sea...

We may love books, but do we know what lies behind them? In The Book, Keith Houston reveals that the paper, ink, thread, glue, and board from which...

This book critically investigates rating and ranking practices in Higher Education to show how they govern the academic population through the crea...

A fully illustrated history of space exploration, evaluating familiar events and figures in a new light with images from NASA and Smithsonian archi...

DescriptionAs new networks of railways, steamships, and telegraph communications brought distant places into unprecedented proximity, previously mi...

DescriptionTwo years before T E Lawrence received orders to travel to the Hejaz to liaise with the leader of the Arab Revolt, other British officer...

Reducere. THE NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER December, 1943: A badly damaged American bomber struggles to fly over wartime Germany. At the contr...

The history of British gardening is given through the stories of figures such as 'Capability' Brown, Vita Sackville-West, the Tradescants and Beth ...

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In this vital transnational study, Kimberly D. Hill critically analyzes the colonial history of central Africa through the perspective of two Afric...

DescriptionExplore one of the nation's greatest natural wonders and celebrate the 100th birthday of Grand Canyon National Park with this grand voya...

Description-Don't be a Tourist in New York is a true compendium of unique ideas and inspiring places that will wake up your inner explorer, tap int...

Reducere. A Higher Form of Killing opens with the first devastating battlefield use of lethal gas in World War I, and then investigates the stockpiling of bi...

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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Age of Discovery, then keep reading...The Age of Discovery began in the early part of the 15...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Charles DornAre colleges and universities in a period of unprecedented disruption? Is a bachelor's degree still worth the i...

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An entertaining and informative voyage through cultural fantasies of the North, from sea monsters and a mountain-sized magnet to racist mythmakingP...

Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction an...

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Reducere. In 1679, the French ship Le Griffon mysteriously vanished. Was it lost in a violent storm or robbed of its valuable cargo of furs and set ablaze? N...