The Roman Colosseum: The Story of the World's Most Famous Stadium and Its Deadly Games, Paperback - Elizabeth Mann

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...

``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...

*Includes pictures. *Includes ancient accounts of gladiatorial games and other spectacles. *Explains how the Colosseum was designed and built, as w...

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

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

Reducere. Here's the story of the Great Pyramid and the people who built it. In the author's telling, the Old Kingdom comes alive: a nation of farmers living...

The story of the rise of the Inkas and the building of the great city of Machu Picchu is described in this book. The city is as astonishing as were...

Reducere. A swashbuckling tale of international intrigue, armed battles, and Swingin' Sixties radio pirates over a fifty-year history of the world's smallest...

Reducere. Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán is one of the highest-profile narco-terrorists the world has ever seen. Beginning work aged nine as a farmhand harvesting o...

Reducere. For everyone who didn't win the venture capital lottery, for everyone who wasn't born with a trust fund, for everyone who doesn't have rich relativ...

Reducere. Celebrate of the history and significance of both the Fender Telecaster and Stratocaster for the company's 75th anniversary in this combined editio...

Reducere. Before Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear, rescued by Captain Harry Colebourn on route to World War I, and later was befriended by the real-lif...

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

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. First discovered in 1930, the diamonds of Sierra Leone have funded one of the most savage rebel campaigns in modern history. These "blood diamonds"...

Reducere. A narrative history of how Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the Mona Lisa came to be the most famous in the world - and one of the most powerful cul...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Elizabeth MannIllustrator: Alan Witschonke This is the story of a people's struggle for absolute security in a violent and ...

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

Reducere. *Includes pictures depicting important people, places, and events. *Includes ancient accounts about the Library of Alexandria and its destruction. ...

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

Reducere. The Tyrannosaurus rex has long been hailed as the king of the dinosaurs, but what do scientists really know about this prehistoric creature? Inside...

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

Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher IncAuthor(s): Leslie McFarlaneNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 142 x 209 x 28Cover type: ...

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...

Reducere. DescriptionNow in paperback, the book that Newsweek calls "wonderful, witty, and wise, " vividly recounts a time 100 years ago when a racehorse thr...

Reducere. There's no team better suited to giving Artemis Fowl fans a fairy-level look at the LEP and the world beyond than Foaly, Commander Root, and Holly....

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

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...

Reducere. The world has entered a second nuclear age. For the first time since the end of the Cold War, the threat of nuclear annihilation is on the rise. Sh...

Discover newly revealed secrets, hidden for a century, about the fascinating origins of the most widely used tarot system in the world. With never-...

The raucous, stranger-than-fiction tale of Sealand - the tiny island nation off the Suffolk coast.Illustrations: 16 Illustrations, unspecified

DescriptionThe Statues of Central Park is the extraordinary photographic tribute to one of the world's most popular recreational destinations and p...

Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Alan TurnbullIllustration(s): 57 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimen...

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

Reducere. Unmasked documents the unlikely true story of a boy who was taunted and beaten relentlessly by bullies throughout his childhood. Kane only escaped ...

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...

This beautiful picture book follows the journey of a young gray wolf who garnered nationwide attention when he became the first wild wolf in Califo...