History of the World in 21 Women, Hardcover - Jenni Murray

In this follow-up to }A History Of Britain In 21 Women{, journalist and broadcaster Jenni Murray celebrates great women from around the world, incl...

The inimitable Jenni Murray celebrates great women from around the world - rescuing some from obscurity and shining a new light on familiar names

The story of Islam as never presented before

A treasure trove of human creativity from around the world. History of the World in 1000 Objects takes a fresh look at world history, viewing cultu...

One of France's most renowned interiors photographers presents a vibrant collection of images of some of the world's most luxurious estates brimmin...

Never has natural history been so fun Scientific accuracy and humor combine to tell the entire history of Earth in a comic book format. A paleontol...

DescriptionAn illustrated collection of stories about dogs that knew how to sit, stay, and witness history Most dog lovers know Fido and Laika, but...

A lavishly illustrated and compelling insight into the 100 animals that have had the greatest impact on humanity.Illustrations: Full Colour Throughout

Reducere. Journey through the history of the world, one day at a time!If you ever wondered what happened on your birthday 100 years ago, or on Christmas in t...

A stunningly illustrated book of extraordinary city maps, telling the story of human civilisation throughout history. From the walled city of ancie...

Discover the power of the book through fifty of the most influential texts ever written from around the world and throughout time. Books that truly...

A new perspective on the grand sweep of our planets story, from the prehistoric era to the early twenty-first century.

A code-cracking mission to decipher the hidden truths and histories of our greatest invention - the art of writing.Publisher: Pan MacmillanAuthor(s...

The phenomenally creative musician and filmmaker David Byrne presents new artwork that explores daily life in surprising ways, with unique reflecti...

An exquisite edition of The History of the World in 100 Animals by author and journalist Simon Barnes, adapted and abridged for younger readers, wi...

Discover the most impactful and incredible episodes from history, from the prehistoric era to the present day, told through the story of fifty of t...

Discover the power of the book through 50 of the most influential texts ever written - from around the world and throughout time. Books that truly ...

Discover the most impactful and incredible episodes from human history, from the prehistoric era to the present day, through the perspective of fif...

Reducere. A dazzling new history of the world through ten major empires.

Reducere. TRAGEDY AND HOPE shows the years 1895-1950 as a period of transition from the world dominated by Europe in the nineteenth century to the world of t...

A culinary exploration of Rome, which expands to take in global civilization.Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Andreas ViestadNumber of pages: 24...

Discover the most impactful and incredible episodes from history, from the prehistoric era to the present day, told through the story of fifty of t...

Highly topical - reveals the 100 (or so) most significant pandemics, plagues and epidemics in world history, from prehistory to Covid-19.Illustrati...

By their social and material context as markers of graves, dedications and public signs of honour, inscriptions offer a distinct perspective on the...

A dazzling new history of the world through ten major empires.

A thrilling compendium of our deepest fears and obsessions by the bestselling author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher.Publisher: Profile Books LtdAu...

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and GirouxAuthor(s): Silvia FerraraTranslator: Todd PortnowitzNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 216 x...

History is a rich, varied, and fascinating subject, so it's rare to find the whole lot in one book . . . until now. The History of the World in Bit...

A charming collection of 100 humorous limericks that take us back to before the beginning of time to present day.Publisher: Pavilion BooksAuthor(s)...

An Everyman's Library hardcover omnibus edition of two of the Booker Prize-winning author's earliest and most admired novels, neither of which has ...

Reducere. To survey the history of the Catholic Church is, in the words of Eamon Duffy, to be left with "a sense of the intractable complexity of the histori...

Reducere. DescriptionWhen Jennie Gilchrist fled from the Scottish Estate of Linnmore during the fiery violence of the infamous Highland Clearances, she plann...

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. In the tradition of Hidden Figures and The Girls of Atomic City, Code Girls is the amazing true story of the young American women who cracked Germa...

Reducere. ``Code Girls reveals a hidden army of female cryptographers, whose work played a crucial role in ending World War II.... Mundy has rescued a piece ...

Reducere. The Islamic Revolution of 1979 was an unmitigated disaster for the women of Iran. That fact is well known. What is less well-known and what Manda Z...

DescriptionThis book offers an innovative, comparative approach to the study of women's legal rights during a formative period of AngloAmerican his...

Reducere. Glamour, danger, liberation: in a Mad Men-era of commercial flight, Pan Am World Airways attracted the kind of young woman who wanted out, and want...

Description"An informative and celebratory resource." --Booklist In this beautiful and empowering book, Jennifer Jewell--host of public radio's awa...

Reducere. In 1932, Mittie Maude Lena Gordon spoke to a crowd of black Chicagoans at the old Jack Johnson boxing ring, rallying their support for emigration t...

The first full treatment of women and warfare in Classical Greece and Rome. Addresses the neglected subject of the role of women in war in the Clas...

Reducere. One of the worst cases of sex slavery happened during the most violent time in modern history....Japan during the Second World War. The Rape of Nan...

Reducere. Based on the author's online photography project, this stunning collection features portraits of 500 women from more than 50 countries, accompanied...

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...

A complete introduction to the heavens through the tales of these 21 key stars.

DescriptionLEARN LEADERSHIP QUALITIES FROM THE GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN AND BECOME A LEADER PEOPLE WANT TO FOLLOWWhere do you turn to learn leade...

The soldiers who occupied Germany after the Second World War were not only liberators: they also brought with them a new threat, as women throughou...

All 195 countries illustrated and explained in an instant

This volume will look into some macro factors that have an impact on gender conceptualizations in China. First, China is a highly-centralized state...

Women in World History brings together the most recent scholarship in women's and world history in a single volume covering the period from 1450 to...