The Unnatural History of the Sea

DescriptionViktor Wynd, master of the contemporary Wunderkabinett, is back with a collection of artifacts and curiosities that are more bizarre and...

An investigation into the evolution of the seven-day week and how our attachment to its rhythms influences how we livePublisher: Yale University Pr...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Christopher KempIllustration(s): 12 color plates, 21 halftonesNumber of pages: 232Publication ...

Reducere. Throughout the chronicle of Britain's history, one factor above all others has determined the fate of kings, the security of trade, and the integri...

This definitive account reveals how the political and social progress of Britain has been inextricably intertwined with the strength - and weakness...

Royal scandal, set against the background of the Jacobean court, involving love, bribery, poison, treachery and black magic - 'a hugely enjoyable b...

It seems like a regular field trip to a natural history museum--until Zack gets locked inside for the night and discovers what really goes on in th...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom the beginning of history to the present, a sweep of the world's oceans and seas and how they have shaped the course of civilization...

Reducere. Connecting Europe, Asia, and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea has been for millennia the place where religions, economies, and political systems met, ...

A special two volume set on the Russian navy at war in the early 20th century Vladimir Semenoff's account of the famous naval Battle of Tsushima is...

True-life stories of seafarers facing danger and death in the 19th and early 20th centuriesIllustrations: 34 Illustrations, black and white

DescriptionLisbon's charm is legendary, but its vibrant 2, 000-year history is not widely known, from its Roman legacy to its centuries under Moori...

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 ...

A three-thousand-year history of the Yellow River and the legacy of interactions between humans and the natural landscape From Neolithic times to t...

Reducere. A microscopic and intense view of the sometimes invisible and ignored parts of the world we inhabit. Peering into cities and our place within them,...

Reducere. DescriptionFor more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history. Familiar subjects of lighthouses...

Description"The Southern Ocean is a wild and elusive place, an ocean like no other. With its waters lying between the Antarctic continent and the s...

Reducere. In this social and ecological account of the Chicago River, Libby Hill tells the story of how a sluggish waterway emptying into Lake Michigan becam...

Reducere. In 1990 David Kaufman decided to explore Peachtree Creek from its headwaters to its confluence with the Chattahoochee River. For thirteen years he ...

Reducere. For centuries, dating back to the time of the Native Americans, the fertile soils and the bountiful bays and salt marshes of the Delmarva Peninsula...

Reducere. In spring 1918, Lieutenant Colin Mabry, a British soldier working with MI8 after suffering injuries on the front, receives a message by carrier pig...

Reducere. For more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history. Familiar subjects of lighthouses, shipwreck...

Reducere. Hailed as "a feast" (Washington Post) and "a modern-day bestiary" (The New Yorker), Stephen Asma's On Monsters is a wide-ranging cultural and conce...

Presents a thorough chronology and atlas of naval warfare from the Age of Galleys to The Nuclear Age.

Reducere. Based on accounts by C.R. Robinson, who unintentionally caused the Colorado River to escape, and H.T. Cory, who, with the resources of the Southern...

Reducere. DescriptionThis lively and dramatic book brings roaring to life the grand sweep of 5, 000 years of history in the cradle of civilization. A wonderf...

Publisher: Legend Press LtdAuthor(s): Torill KornfeldtTranslator: Fiona GrahamNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 147 x 223 x 25C...

Reducere. DescriptionThe impact on history of the Sea Peoples and ancient Hebrew/Phoenician seafaring explorers cannot be over-emphasized. If you can never s...

True-life stories of seafarers facing danger and death in the 19th and early 20th centuries

Shipwrecks and the Bounty of the Sea is a work of social history examining community relationships, law, and seafaring over the long early modern p...

DescriptionThe arduous development of a dedicated naval air arm for Germany's resurgent military was fraught with the kind of fierce interservice r...

True-life stories of seafarers facing danger and death in the 19th and early 20th centuriesIllustrations: 24 Illustrations, black and white

True-life stories of seafarers facing danger and death in the 19th and early 20th centuries

Reducere. What lurks beneath the waves, and onboard the most mysterious of ships?Get ready to experience the lore and lure of the sea with these myths, legen...

Reducere. What lurks beneath the waves, and onboard the most mysterious of ships?Get ready to experience the lore and lure of the sea with these myths, legen...

DescriptionOften romanticized in print and on the silver screen, real-life pirates were a brutal menace that plagued the high seas. In this book, A...

DescriptionFew images are as evocative as the silhouette of the Arab dhow as, under full sail, it tacks to windward on glittering waters of Red Sea...

Publisher: Penguin Putnam IncAuthor(s): Daniel StoneNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 161 x 239 x 34Cover type: HardbackRedesco...

An interdisciplinary book highlighting the relationship between the Red Sea region's colonial history and its present instability. Colonial Chaos e...

Both volumes of Alfred Thayer Mahan's superbly detailed commentary of French naval prowess during the years of the French Revolution and the subseq...

"We returned to our loved ones, but we were never the same again. Most were markedly changed. Young boys had become mature older men, aged beyond t...

Reducere. Historic Homes and Inns of Carmel-by-the-Sea showcases the creativity, talent, and originality of the town s residents, designers, and builders ove...

The story of the worst ship disasters in history, of ships sunk in the Baltic between January and May 1945Illustrations: 150 Illustrations, black a...

Mapping Doggerland documents the methodology and results of an innovative project to investigate a large area of the Southern North Sea, submerged ...