New York: An Illustrated History, Paperback

From tower clocks to time balls, this richly illustrated work chronicles the history of public clocks in New York City. It discusses the premiere c...

Reducere. A collection of three illustrated essays looking at the preservation of three historic houses--and the layered, messy process of reconstructing our...

DescriptionHow was Great Britain made? And what does it mean to be British? This brilliant and seminal book examines how a more cohesive British na...

Reducere. Travel activity book for children 6 to 12 years old, on New York City Find your way through the Central Park Maze. Unscramble the Manhattan neighbo...

DescriptionIn the glorious, boozy party after the first World War, a new being burst defiantly onto the world stage: the so-called flapper. Young, ...

Reducere. The definitive chronicle of the lives, experiences, and contributions of the Jewish men and women who helped shape the American frontier. What revi...

- 7, 000 copies sold (worldwide) of the first, hardback edition - New, compact size and affordable paperback edition - Ceramics is still wildly pop...

Reducere. DescriptionSolomon Northup was born a free man in New York State. At the age of 33 he was kidnapped in Washington D.C. and placed in an underground...

Reducere. Featured on the front page of the New York Times, Our Declaration is already regarded as a seminal work that reinterprets the promise of American d...

The New York Times bestselling, "hysterically funny and unsettlingly fascinating" (Jenny Lawson) guide to the secrets of Victorian womanhood. Have ...

Reducere. A fully illustrated oral history of the Magnetic Fields' 1999 triple album, 69 Love Songs - an album that was afforded ``classic`` status by many a...

DescriptionThis is a rich history of the Roman Empire told in a style that makes the book not only a resource for teachers but also a reader for si...

This 19th-century Catholic work provides an in-depth understanding of the Catholic Faith using the authoritative Council of Trent (1545 - 1563) cat...

Reducere. Four World War II infantrymen recover at an army hospital, and struggle to readjust to the home front, in this New York Times-bestselling novel. At...

Reducere. From sandy beaches to rocky cliffs, the place where the land meets the sea is an amazing habitat. While exploring at the shore or reading at home, ...

Reducere. A "riveting . . . sweeping epic" of one man driven by gold fever, by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of North and South (Richmond Times-Di...

A graphic novel-style history of baseball, providing an illustrated look at the major games, players, and rule changes that shaped the sport. This ...

Reducere. An illustrated history of American innovators -- some well known, some unknown, and all fascinating -- by the author of the bestselling The America...

Cece loves science In this STEM-themed picture book, Cece asks one of life's most pressing questions: Do dogs eat vegetables? Cece and her best fri...

Reducere. During the 1920s and 1930s, in cities from Beijing to Bombay, Tokyo to Berlin, Johannesburg to New York, the Modern Girl made her sometimes flashy,...

DescriptionOn July 20, 1969, over 500 million people around the world watched on television as Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on t...

DescriptionFor fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Big Nate comes the first book in a side-splitting illustrated series from comedian and film star Cr...

Reducere. The 160-year history of the saxophone comes to brilliant life in Michael Segell's wonderfully researched, beautifully told The Devil's Horn. Beginn...

Reducere. "How to Invent Everything is such a cool book. It's essential reading for anyone who needs to duplicate an industrial civilization quickly." --Rand...