On Time: A History of Western Timekeeping, Paperback - Kenneth C. Mondschein

Western culture has been obsessed with regulating society by the precise, accurate measurement of time since the Middle Ages. In On Time, Ken Monds...

From Stonehenge to atomic clocks, this is how we've used science to work out the time across the centuriesPublisher: Oneworld PublicationsAuthor(s)...

This unconventional book takes a journey of discovery into the realm of time and timing methods. It highlights the fallacies of methods currently a...

Reducere. Hailed as "lucid and magisterial" by The Observer, this book is universally acclaimed as the outstanding one-volume work on the subject of Western ...

Reducere. The importance of Kandinsky's art and thought in the history of modern art combined with the completeness, careful scholarship, and crisp design of...

"The drums they roll, upon my soul, for that's the way we go, " runs the chorus in a Harrigan and Hart song from 1874. "Forty miles a day on beans ...

The definitive history of Western Music.Publisher: WW Norton & CoAuthor(s): Claude V. (late of Yale University) PaliscaNumber of pages: 1120Publica...

Reducere. "The drums they roll, upon my soul, for that's the way we go, " runs the chorus in a Harrigan and Hart song from 1874. "Forty miles a day on beans ...

DescriptionThe definitive survey, combining current scholarship with a vibrant narrative. Carefully informed by feedback from dozens of scholars, i...

Featuring quotations by Plato, Aristotle, Marcus Aurelius, Friedrich Nietzsche, Bertrand Russell, and many more, A History of Western Philosophy in...

A highly accessible introduction for anyone who wants to gain a new perspective on philosophy's biggest thoughts.Publisher: Quercus PublishingAutho...

Reducere. Kenneth C. Davis, author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller Don't Know Much About History, presents a collection of extraordinary stories,...

The First World War was one of the costliest conflicts in history, much of it fought over a narrow and bloody swathe of France and Flanders. At the...

Massive in scope, hugely detailed and meticulously researched. In this work the bestselling author of 'Children of Eden' takes his readership onto ...

Reducere. George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels and HBO's Game of Thrones series depict a medieval world at war. But how accurate are they? The ...

Reducere. Volume 1: Headgear, Clothing, and Footwear Volume 2: Weapons and Accouterments The definitive two-volume survey of military clothing and equipment ...

DescriptionPlato. Aristotle. Augustine. Hume. Kant. Hegel.

DescriptionOne can see farther when standing on the shoulders of giants. The great philosophers of antiquity are truly the intellectual giants brid...

Reducere. Which president broke the law to prevent enslaved people from being freed? Who said, "When the president does it, that means it's not illegal"? Why...

Reducere. DescriptionIf you want to discover the captivating history of the Middle Ages, then keep reading...One of the least understood periods of European ...

Reducere. The author is a former air A-4 Skyhawk pilot flying over North Vietnam in 1966, 1967, and 1968. The author was attached to Navy Attack Squadron VA-...

Reducere. Major General J. F. C. Fuller, a pioneer of mechanized warfare in Great Britain, was one of this century's most renowned military strategists and h...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): David RooneyNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 199 x 24Cover type: Paperback / soft...

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 ...

An accessible introduction to the history and themes of photographic portraiture.Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Phillip ProdgerIllustrati...

Reducere. Already a classic, this landmark study of early Western thought now appears in a new edition with expanded coverage of the Middle Ages. This landma...

Today the Asia-Pacific region stands on the verge of major change, with centuries of western dominated regional order being seriously challenged an...

A memoir by Morris Day of The Time centering around his lifelong relationship and association with Prince A vital, illuminating, and wildly enterta...

Reducere. First published in 1973, this is a radical interpretation, offering a unified explanation for the growth of Western Europe between 900 A. D. and 17...

Reducere. DescriptionDetroit's Streetcar Heritage is a photographic essay of the Detroit, Michigan, streetcar system. Replacement of slow moving horsecar ser...

Brexit Time: Leaving the EU - Why, How and When? - Kenneth A. Armstrong

Reducere. In the mountains of western North Carolina, the Civil War was fought on different terms than those found throughout most of the South. Though relat...

Terrific photos looking at a time of great change on the West of England's railways as we exit the HST 125 era.Publisher: Amberley PublishingAuthor...

Reducere. Now in paperback, this definitive history of Air Force One by the award-winning chief White House correspondent for U.S. News & World Report is a "...

Reducere. This book is a compilation of histories-both personal and general-including all Seabee units that served on Iwo but concentrating primarily on the ...