Man Who Deciphered Linear B. The Story of Michael Ventris, Paperback - Andrew Robinson

Tells the life story of Michael Ventris, interlaced with that of his decipherment of Linear B.

Writing is one of humanity's greatest inventions. Without it there would be no history and no civilization as we know it. But how, when and where d...

Reducere. All histories of Hollywood are wrong. Why? Two words: Colonel Selig. This early pioneer laid the foundation for the movie industry that we know tod...

Reducere. When the Irish nationalist Michael Collins signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty in December 1921, he observed to Lord Birkenhead that he may have signed h...

The Decipherment of Linear B - John Chadwick

Uses an interdisciplinary approach to throw light on the transmission process of Linear A to Linear B script, by combining structural and linguisti...

Reducere. In sumptuous and illuminating detail, Simon Winchester, bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman, brings to life the extraordinary story ...

Reducere. Andrew Hood, Award-winning Australian writer has released a breakout novel to rave reviews and hunger for the next book...The book follows the deat...

Reducere. It is Halloween and The Old Man is ready to decorate Rhyme along as The Old Man puts together creative display of Halloween decorations using old t...

Publisher: Jaydem BooksAuthor(s): Arthur R. ChandlerIllustration(s): 8 colour illustrations, 150 b&w illustrationsNumber of pages: 192Publication d...

From the author of the Sunday Times Number One Bestseller Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White HouseRupert Murdoch is one of the greatest deal-mak...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Michael WolffFrom the author of Fire and Fury, this irresistible account offers an exclusive glimpse into a man who wields ...

Reducere. Runner-up for the Whitbread Biography Award of 1987.This is the story of the man who saved Britain from invasion and gave it maritime supremacy.Jux...

The definitive biography of James Bond creator Ian Fleming - revised and updated. 'Excellent' DAILY MAIL 'Fast paced and perceptive' SUNDAY TELEGRA...

Bestselling Australian author Peter FitzSimons reveals the real James Cook in this new biography.

Reducere. A fearless young Swede whose efforts saved countless Hungarian Jews from certain death at the hands of Adolf Eichmann, Raoul Wallenberg was one of ...

Reducere. Mike May spent his life crashing through. Blinded at age three, he defied expectations by breaking world records in downhill speed skiing, joining ...

The amazing tale of a resourceful and unscrupulous early-19th-century American adventurer who forges his own kingdom in the wilds of Afghanistan.

DescriptionJody Houser (Stranger Things, Star Wars) is joined by veteran animation and Blizzard Entertainment comics writer Andrew R. Robinson (Ove...

Reducere. During his life time George Washington Carver was referred to as the black Leonardo da Vinci. His research into alternative crops to replace cotton...

Reducere. Nicodemus, a noted Doctor of Jewish Law, meets Jesus and is told some startling words that he cannot understand.He is told, "YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN...

Reducere. Winner of the Medical Journalists' Association's Tony Thistlethwaite AwardA Finalist for the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science BooksRecipient ...

The compelling biography of the man who wrote the best selling book Warrior, by his grandson Brough Scott.

Reducere. DescriptionAlan Turing: Enigma: The Incredible True Story of the Man Who Cracked The CodeIf you have ever used a computer, you owe that joy to Alan...

In this groundbreaking portrait of the man who birthed an undying cultural icon, David J. Skal "pulls back the curtain to reveal the author who dre...

Genius is highly individual and unique yet it shares a compelling quality. In this intriguing introduction Andrew Robinson uses the life and work o...

Faith. Trust. Triumph.``I'm sorry, `` the doctor said. ``He is permanently and totally blind. There is nothing we can do for him.``George and Sarah...

Reducere. The Classic That Changed Our Perception of the AfterlifeIn 1975, Dannion Brinkley was struck and killed by lightning. When he awoke twenty-eight mi...

DescriptionAn empowering, inspiring--and accessible --nonfiction picture book about the eleven-year-old girl who actually named the newly discovere...

In his four decades as a KGB officer, Victor Cherkashin was a central player in the shadowy world of Cold War espionage. From his rigorous training...

Reducere. "Bill DeYoung's story of the construction of the original and second span of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, of the accident in 1980 that destroyed it,...

Michael Grosso delves into the biography of St. Joseph of Copertino, a Dominican priest known to levitate, to explore the many strange phenomena wh...