Wonder Woman Unbound: The Curious History of the World's Most Famous Heroine, Paperback - Tim Hanley

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...

``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...

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. Description*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading In 1831, a 26-year old French foreign service offic...

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

DescriptionSicily grows the world's finest fruit Discover the orange and the thousands of tales told of it--the curiosities, techniques, traditions...

Reducere. Giant pandas have been causing a stir ever since their formal scientific discovery just over 140 years ago. Yet in spite of humankind's evident obs...

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

The Curious History of the Riddle investigates the fascinating origin and history of the riddle, from the very first riddle (the Riddle of the Sphi...

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. *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...

Reducere. DescriptionIn the early 1800's, on a Hebridean beach in Scotland, the sea exposed an ancient treasure cache: 93 chessmen carved from walrus ivory. ...

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

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

A very timely history of disease outbreaks, from the authors of Quackery: stories of outbreaks (and their patient zeros), plus chapters on the scie...

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

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. 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...

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 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.

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

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

A dramatic rags to riches' story: Emma, Lady Hamilton, rose from poverty to become a media celebrity, and her relationship with Admiral Nelson, and...

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...

A celebration of the alphabet, from its beginnings to its pre-eminence as the organizing principle for the world's knowledge.

A light-hearted, intimate but informative history of dating, from Jane Austen to TinderPublisher: Little, Brown Book GroupAuthor(s): Nichi HodgsonN...

A celebration of the alphabet, from its beginnings to its pre-eminence as the organizing principle for the world's knowledge.

Reducere. From a New York Times-bestselling historian comes the story of how the alphabet ordered our world.A Place for Everything is the first-ever history ...

A light-hearted, intimate and emphatically feminist history of dating, from Jane Austen to TinderPublisher: Little, Brown Book GroupAuthor(s): Nich...

Sean McIndoe of Down Goes Brown, one of hockey's favourite and funniest writers, takes aim at the game's most memorable moments--especially if they...

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...

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

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,...

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

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The Raphael Trail. The Secret History of One of the World's Most Precious Works of Art - Joanna Pitman

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...

DescriptionThe complete story of snow, this is the first book to fully examine snow as a historical, cultural, and scientific phenomenon. From "Win...

Reducere. Near the end of World War II, in an attempt to attack the United States mainland, Japan launched its fu-go campaign, deploying thousands of high-al...

From the creator of the worldwide bestsellers World of Flowers and Lost Ocean, a beautiful new coloring book that takes you on a captivating journe...

Reducere. Tracing more than two centuries of history, Shakespeare in Montana uncovers a vast array of different voices that capture the state's love affair w...

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

Reducere. The world's wildest collection of animal knowledge and lore Lions, and tigers, and bears . . . and dinosaurs, dragons, and monsters. Oh my For hund...

Reducere. A story of endurance and defiance in an age of prejudice and fear--featuring a courageous countess who defied the Nazis in a legendary horse race. ...

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...