The Cartoon History of the Universe III: From the Rise of Arabia to the Renaissance, Paperback - Larry Gonick

Larry Gonick's celebrated series The Cartoon History of the Universe is a unique fusion of world history and the comics medium, a work of serious s...

Here's a new installment of the phenomenal bestseller that Publishers Weekly selected as one of the twelve graphic books of all time. Spanning ages...

In this latest edition of the successful Cartoon Guide series, master cartoonist and former Harvard instructor Larry Gonick offers a complete and u...

If you think a negative charge is something that shows up on your credit card bill -- if you imagine that Ohm's Law dictates how long to meditate -...

Have you ever asked yourself: Are spliced genes the same as mended Levis?Watson and Crick? Aren't they a team of British detectives?Plant sex? Can ...

From the first eye contact to the therapist's couch, from the throes of ecstasy to the nitty-gritty of safer sex, from the world's sexiest animal t...

Reducere. This comprehensive activity book and curriculum guide about the Middle Ages contains comprehension questions and answers, maps and geography activi...

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...

Reducere. A thrillingly panoramic and incredibly timely account of the rise of Islam, from the acclaimed author of Rubicon and Persian Fire. The evolution of...

Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs create...

Reducere. America began to breathe easy at the close of the Cold War and loosened its grip on the fear of nuclear confrontation for the first time since Worl...

Popes continue to preach crusade, but the hope of a Christian empire comes to a bloody end at the walls of Constantinople. Aristotelian logic and G...

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Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Mexico, then keep reading...Before the modern country was born in 1821, the territory that today...

Structured around four interlocking themes-mobility, state development, commerce, and frontiers-this beautifully illustrated book brings new dimens...

Learning about art through the ages has never been as interesting or fun as in this humorous and very informative graphic novel. As two kids give t...

Reducere. The Rise and Decline of the Redneck Riviera traces the development of the Florida-Alabama coast as a tourist destination from the late 1920s and ea...

Reducere. Federica Francesconi writes the history of the Jewish merchants who lived and prospered in the northern Italian city of Modena, capital city of the...

During the half-millennium from the eleventh through the sixth centuries BC, the power and the glory of the imperial pharaohs of the New Kingdom cr...

Reducere. If you are curious about how the intriguing Toltec civilization started, how the people lived, and how their culture influenced later generations, ...

At the crossroads between Africa, Asia, and Europe, the South Arabian kingdoms were major commercial, military, and cultural players in world histo...

Long before Muhammed preached the religion of Islam, the inhabitants of his native Arabia had played an important role in world history as both mer...

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DescriptionThe Seleukid kingdom was the largest state in the world for a century and more between Alexander's death and the rise of Rome. It was ru...

Monumental cornerstone work on the Revolutionary/Napoleonic Army and its commanders. This is a thoroughly documented work of immense scholarship. I...

Reducere. A new account of the birth of the West through its birthplace--Renaissance Italy The period between 1492--resonant for a number of reasons--and 157...

Laughing Histories breaks new ground by exploring moments of laughter in early modern Europe, showing how laughter was inflected by gender and soci...

Learn even more about art through the ages in this humorous and informative graphic novel sequel. Two kids and their grandpa continue their adventu...

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. A fascinating history of the practice of surgery from one of the leading figures in the field, chronicling centuries of scientific breakthroughs by...

Reducere. Strap in for a rip-roaring ride through the history of the universe, starting with the Big Bang, and bringing us right up to present day. What was ...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, the story of the mammals, our own kind, from their earliest develop...

Narrated by dozens of activists and everyday individuals, this book documents the unprecedented events that led to the collapse of dictatorial regi...

Available in English for the first time, Julius von Schlosser's seminal work in the history of art and collecting was the first study to interpret ...

A Journey Through The Universe is a grand tour of the most amazing celestial objects and how they fit together to build the cosmos.Publisher: Hodde...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Steve BrusatteNumber of pages: 528Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 236 x 164 x 39Cover type: HardbackRedescoper...

The Cosmos Explained pinpoints where you are in space and time, charting the life of our universe from the Big Bang to the future of our galaxy and...

Reducere. My story finds me a somewhat frustrated genealogist, simply because of the meager success I experienced in my search for the origins of my family n...

A comprehensive introduction to the sprawling history of this enormous continent, from the dawn of human time in prehistoric Africa right through t...

Manetho's obscure reference to a race of invaders has been a constant source of debate and controversy. This book assesses the rise to power of the...

Reducere. John Riddle uncovers the obscure history of contraception and abortifacients from ancient Egypt to the seventeenth century with forays into Victori...

From the Big Bang to black holes and supernovas, this is the complete story of the universe unravelled into one concise narrative.Publisher: Orion ...