Mona Lisa: The History of the World's Most Famous Painting, Paperback - Donald Sassoon

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Reducere. 2015 Amelia Bloomer Project List This close look at Wonder Woman's history portrays a complicated heroine who is more than just a female Superman w...

Reducere. Description*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading In 1831, a 26-year old French foreign service offic...

Reducere. Shrouds have long held a special place among the sacred relics of Christendom. In the Middle Ages, shrouds, like holy relics, were the prize posses...

Reducere. *Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingEven at a distance, the acrid stench of asphalt and sulfur singes the hairs of people...

Reducere. *Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingEven at a distance, the acrid stench of asphalt and sulfur singes the hairs of people...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes ancient descriptions of the oracle *Includes a bibliography for further reading "Not often nor regularly, but occasion...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Chronicles the discovery and theories over the mechanism's origins and capabilities *Includes footnotes, online resources and a...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Chronicles the discovery and theories over the mechanism's origins and capabilities *Includes footnotes, online resources and a...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Charles River Editors*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the companies *Includes a bibliography for furth...

Reducere. A vibrant and colorful history of Crayola crayons, from the company's origin story, the birth of the Crayola crayon, the evolution of the iconic cr...

Reducere. What secrets does the Giza Plateau really hold? Who is trying to unlock them... and what are their motives?The multitude of popular works that have...

A meticulously crafted, sparkling history of the legendary museum in Paris.

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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mistresses of Cliveden, an enthralling, sumptuous and surprising history of the Rothschild womenPub...

Reducere. Now in paperback The Roman Colosseum was the work of a brilliant and energetic civilization. The Roman Colosseum was the work of a cruel and brutal...

Reducere. The captivating story of the famed Savoy Hotel's founders, told through three generations--and one hundred years--of glamour and high society. For ...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mistresses of Cliveden, an enthralling, sumptuous and surprising history of the Rothschild womenPub...

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``Barbie and her creator, the sharp-elbowed gal who built the biggest toy company, have a story to tell.`` --Time Barbie and Ruth by Ruth Gerber is...

A richly informed guide to one of the world's greatest sporting events.

A meticulously crafted, sparkling history of the legendary museum in Paris.Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly PressAuthor(s): James (Author)...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jennifer Ashley TepperDo you wish you were in the audience during Barbra Streisand's final performance of Funny Girl on Bro...

Reducere. Sometimes the truth can be much scarier than fiction. And this collection is no exception. Uncover what fascinated and frightened some of our favor...

Sean McIndoe of Down Goes Brown, one of hockey's favourite and funniest writers, takes aim at the game's most memorable moments--especially if they...

Reducere. From Roman times until the Age of Exploration, the Silk Road carried goods and ideas across Central Asia between two major centers of civilization,...

Publisher: Mortons Media GroupAuthor(s): Brian SharpeNumber of pages: 162Publication date: 2019Dimensions: 172 x 247 x 20Cover type: HardbackRedesc...

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The Raphael Trail. The Secret History of One of the World's Most Precious Works of Art - Joanna Pitman

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June 23, 1993. A Princeton mathematician announces that he has unlocked, after thousands of unsuccessful attempts by others, the greatest mathemati...

Reducere. Tracing more than two centuries of history, Shakespeare in Montana uncovers a vast array of different voices that capture the state's love affair w...

Reducere. In the world of investing, the name Warren Buffett is synonymous with success and prosperity. Learn how Warren Buffett did it--and how you can too....

Reducere. Philip Orbanes, master of all things Monopoliana, traces the remarkable story of the world's most famous board game, from its origins as a collegia...

Now available in paperback, this is a groundbreaking narrative account of one of World War II's most exciting chase stories, the pursuit of the leg...

From the best-selling author of Skyscrapers comes the much-anticipated revised edition of her magnificent chronological tour of the world's most si...

Reducere. The expanse of western civilization was hindered by a mosquito bite. For centuries, malaria devastated the European explorers who defined the conto...

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Reducere. Tag along on this New York Times bestselling "witty, entertaining romp" (The New York Times Book Review) as Eric Winer travels the world, from Athe...

Reducere. "Quien es?"The answer to this incautious question - "Who is it?" - was a bullet to the heart.That bullet -- fired by Lincoln County Sheriff Patrick...

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DescriptionThe only high-quality yet affordable edition available of the classic alchemical manuscript Splendor Solis, described as "the most magni...