Metropolis. A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention, Paperback - Ben Wilson

Reducere. From the Sunday Times bestselling author, a dazzling, globe-spanning history of humankind's greatest invention: the city. 'Brilliant...enchanting' ...

Reducere. Metropolis este un demers admirabil si o lectura extrem de captivanta. - The New York Times Book Review In cei doua sute de mii de ani ai existente...

„Metropolis este un demers admirabil si o lectura extrem de captivanta." — The New York Times Book ReviewIn cei doua sute de mii de ani ai existent...

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

Reducere. In cei doua sute de mii de ani ai existentei noastre, nimic nu ne- a modelat mai profund decat orasul. Renumitul istoric Ben Wilson spune povestea ...

Metropolis. O istorie a celei mai mari inventii a omenirii - Ben Wilson

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

'Beautifully conceived and marvellously researched. I haven't read a better book on Berlin.' Gordon A. Craig

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Stephen PuleoBetween 1850 and 1900, Boston underwent a stunning metamorphosis from an insulated New England town into one o...

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...

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 maps themselves are things of beauty... a document of its time, of our time."--Sadie Stein, New York Times "One is invited to fathom the many ...

A globe-spanning narrative history of the 1850s - a time of electrifying change - seen through the eyes of the men and women who embraced the adven...

Publisher: Vehicule PressAuthor(s): Daniel SangerNumber of pages: 300Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 142 x 214 x 30Cover type: Paperback / softba...

Reducere. Pompeii was one of most advanced cities of its time; it had a complex water system, gymnasium, and an amphitheater. Despite it's advancements, ther...

Ground-breaking when first published in 1945, Black Metropolis remains a landmark study of race and urban life. Few studies since have been able to...

The extraordinary story of Singapore told by the expert correspondent for the Financial TimesPublisher: Little, Brown Book GroupAuthor(s): Jeevan V...

Description"This is a freaking great book and I highly recommend it...if you are passionate about the history of 'the world's greatest city, ' this...

Reducere. It s being heralded as a silent revolution, a state of the art global tracking device, and as significant of an invention as the Internet or even t...

Jeevan Vasagar is a superb and evocative writer, and Lion City is a compelling, illuminating and personal history that will be regarded as the defi...

Reducere. For visitors and recent arrivals, Atlanta Rising, will serve as the essential primer on the ins and outs of the South's capital city. For natives, ...

Publisher: Manning PublicationsAuthor(s): Ben WilsonNumber of pages: 300Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 187 x 235 x 39Cover type: Paperback / sof...

Reducere. Ben and Ann Wilson help couples navigate the painful journey through an affair toward reconciliation and a stronger marriage. They help couples out...

An insightful look at the history of plagues and pandemics told with fascinating archive art and photographyPublisher: Hachette Children's GroupAut...

Publisher: Unity Print and Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Andrew WilsonIllustration(s): 300+ original photographs, 5 IllustrationsNumber of pages: 132Pub...

Reducere. This book describes Allen Wilson's World War II service. The ROTC course he took while attending college, Officers' Candidate School at Fort Bennin...

Reducere. How does the funeral oration relate to democracy in ancient Greece? How did the death of an individual citizen-soldier become an occasion to praise...

Beastly London explores the complex and changing relationship between Londoners of all classes and their animal neighbours: from a mainly exploitat...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom the urban affairs correspondent of the New York Times--the story of a city through twenty-seven structures that define it. As New Y...

Reducere. DescriptionA lively portrait of Seneca: philosopher, dramatist, moralist, and eyewitness of Neronian Rome.About the AuthorEmily Wilson is Professor...

A fascinating cultural history of this most magical of islands Sicily has always acted as a gateway between Europe and the rest of the world. Fough...

Reducere. Tracing the shifting fortunes and changing character of New York City's economic elite over half a century, Sven Beckert brings to light a neglecte...

Reducere. Forgotten New York is your passport to more than 300 years of history, architecture, and memories hidden in plain sight.Houses dating to the first ...

The book that immerses the Cold War in the warm bath of nostalgia.

Reducere. A National Science Teachers Association, Best STEM BookHere is the story of Ben Franklin's first invention, his journey through the scientific meth...

A memoir of emotional power, exploring the permanent and indelible marks left by a childhood spent in Auschwitz. Translated from the Hebrew by Ralp...

Situated in an area roughly corresponding to present-day Iraq, Mesopotamia is one of the great, ancient civilizations, though it is still relativel...

Reducere. "The odds of the Foxes winning the Premier League at the start of the season were the same as the Yeti or the Loch Ness Monster being proven to exi...

Reducere. 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. The ethnically and geographically heterogeneous countries that comprise Latin America have each produced music in unique styles and genres - but ho...

DescriptionA sweeping global human history that describes the separate beginnings of the world's major cultural movements--Confucianism, Islam, Jud...

Reducere. The 75th Anniverary edition of Thea von Harbou's classic, the basis for van Harbou's screenplay for Fritz Lang's ground-breaking 1926 Science Ficti...