Vast Expanses: A History of the Oceans, Hardcover - Helen M. Rozwadowski

DescriptionMuch of human experience can be distilled to saltwater: tears, sweat, and an enduring connection to the sea. In Vast Expanses, Helen M. ...

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...

Seashells have been the most coveted and collected of nature's creations since the dawn of humanity. They were money before coins, jewelry before g...

Journey to the wave-battered coast of the Pacific Northwest to meet some of the engineers and scientists working to harness the punishing force of ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Verlyn TarltonIllustrator: Norma Andriani Eka PutriEditor: Candace WestSwift Walker's speedy legs take him on a journey acr...

DescriptionFor 700 years, Geoffrey Chaucer has spoken to scholars and amateurs alike. How does his work speak to us in the twenty-first century? Wi...

Helen Fry provides a significant reassessment of MI9, the branch of military intelligence that helped Allied fighters escape from behind enemy line...

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 major new history of the Port of London.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Peter StoneIllustration(s): 16 black and white illustrationsNu...

Reducere. What do you know about Southeast Asia? Would you like to know more?Southeast Asia has a long and complicated history. The many threads of its histo...

Reducere. What do you know about Southeast Asia? Would you like to know more?Southeast Asia has a long and complicated history. The many threads of its histo...

Reducere. The 4.4-billion-year history of the oceans and their role in Earth's climate systemIt has often been said that we know more about the moon than we ...

Reducere. Because they were situated near the Mason-Dixon line, Shepherdstown residents witnessed the realities of the Civil War firsthand. Marching armies, ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Helene a. GuerberThe Story of the Romans is a short and concise history that tracks Ancient Rome from its founding to just ...

A brilliantly topical and delightfully funny picture book from internationally bestselling author M.G. Leonard, that shows children what happens to...

A brilliantly topical and delightfully funny picture book from internationally bestselling author M.G. Leonard, that shows children what happens to...

DescriptionThough little known outside her native country, Helene Schjerfbeck (1862-1946) is one of Finland's best-loved artists, and has influence...

Reducere. A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY: A CHRONOLOGICAL ACCOUNT OF ITS PLACE ON THE WORLD STAGE.Native American History is a breakthrough ref...

Description"The sea is as near as we come to another world." --Anne Stevenson This book celebrates oceans, coasts and shorelines the world over. Br...

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Mongol Conquests, then keep reading...The Mongols were also known to be both merciful as wel...

Reducere. Humans have no idea what lurks in the shadows.Mortals don't expect to see supernaturals. Their minds rarely consider the possibility, even when it'...

The New Knighthood: A History of the Order of the Temple - Malcolm Barber

Reducere. World Oceans: A Reference Handbook opens with an overview of the history of human knowledge and understanding of the oceans and cryosphere, along w...

Reducere. Anxiety. Addiction. Depression.We associate these words with the challenges of modern life. Rarely do we consider how these conditions shaped past ...

The watery habitats of the world are home to a more varied and concentrated array of animal life than anywhere on dry land. This guide contains an ...

Reducere. DescriptionBrewing came to the Upper Peninsula in the 1600s, when French fur traders substituted pine needles for hops in batches of spruce beer. P...

Reducere. A pioneer in the field of deep-sea diving, George F. Bond helped develop the theory of saturation diving and the techniques and dive tables used by...

A lyrical portrait of texture, light and the passage of time at the Suzhou gardens, from the author of The Intimacy of MakingIn the classical garde...

Reducere. Unlike other conventional histories, the unifying thread of A History of the Philippines is the struggle of the peoples themselves against various ...

Approaching the unfolding climate catastrophe conceptually through its dissolution of the categories of "man-made" and "natural" disasters, A Histo...

Throughout 1943, the German army, heirs to a military tradition that demanded and perfected relentless offensive operations, succumbed to the reali...

Reinforce students' geographical understanding throughout their course; clear topic summaries with sample questions and answers help students impro...