The Cambridge World History: Volume 2, A World with Agr...
The Cambridge World History: Volume 2, A World with Agricult...
The Cambridge World History: Volume 6, The Construction...
The Cambridge World History: Volume 6, The Construction of a...
The Global Experience Volume 1: Readings in World Histo...
The Global Experience Volume 1: Readings in World History to...
The Global Experience Volume 2: Readings in World Histo...
The Global Experience Volume 2: Readings in World History si...
Empires in World History: Power and the Politics of Dif...
Empires in World History: Power and the Politics of Differen...
How to Read World History in Art: From the Code of Hamm...
How to Read World History in Art: From the Code of Hammurabi...
Brick - A World History
Delphi - A History of the Center of the Ancient World
The oracle and sanctuary of the Greek god Apollo at Delphi were known as the omphalosthe center or navelof the ancient world for more than 1000 years. Individuals, city leaders, and kings came from all over the Mediterranean and beyond to consult Delphis oracular priestess; to set up monuments to the gods; and to take part in competitions. In this richly illustrated account, Mich...
History Year by Year
Join us on a journey through the ages, from the origins of our earliest African ancestors right up until the present day. History Year By Year will take you through history like never before; discover the events, cultures, inventions and ideas that have shaped the world in this innovative and visually impressive book that presents the who, where and what of history through our detaile...
Ednapedia - A History of Australia in a Hundred Objects
Dame Edna Everage, Australias most famous and funniest export, tells the history of her homeland in 100 objects. Its very rare that we see the emergence of a completely original idea in the world of books. Dame Edna Everages masterly history of Australian civilization is one such idea, and, possums, you will never think of historical writing in the same way again. From our dainty gu...
Between the World and Me - Notes on the First 150 Years in America
For Ta-Nehisi Coates, history has always been personal. At every stage of his life, hes sought in his explorations of history answers to the mysteries that surrounded him most urgently, why he, and other black people he knew, seemed to live in fear. What were they afraid of? In Tremble for My Country, Coates takes readers along on his journey through Americas history of race and its conte...
History of Pin-up Magazines - Volume 1 to 3
The Birth of Newsstand Pin-up. This is the definitive annotated and illustrated history of pin-up magazines 1900-1969. Open your notebooks, sharpen your pencils, and get ready for a history lesson like none youve ever experienced. Youre about to learn everything you could ever want to know about the world history of mens magazines not magazines about sports, not fashion, not hunting or...
European History for Dummies 2E
The rich variety of Europes history rolled into one thrilling account. This book takes you on a fascinating journey through the disasters, triumphs, people, power and politics that have shaped the Europe we know today and youll meet some incredible characters along the way! From Roman relics to Renaissance, World Wars and Eurovision, European History For Dummies packs in the facts alongside...
Australia's Military History for Dummies
The simple and easy way to get your mind around Australias military history More people are visiting Gallipoli and walking the Kokoda Trail each year now find out why. This complete guide helps you trace the story of Australias involvement in war, from the colonial conflicts with the Indigenous population, through the World Wars to peacekeeping initiatives in East Timor and the controvers...
Photos That Changed the World
Now available in an updated and revised edition, Photos that Changed the World gathers together images of pivotal moments in world history in one stunning volume. In lavish two-page spreads, this book presents nearly one hundred of historys most memorable photographs from the Wright Brothers first flight to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, from Martin Luther Kings I Have a Dream speech to Nels...
History - From the Dawn of Civilization to the Present Day
From the origins of Homo sapiens to the 21st century, this dynamic visual encyclopaedia of world events tells the surprising and inspiring history of the world. Exploring world history and featuring historical figures that have shaped our past and present, this newly updated third edition includes key contemporary issues, political developments, changes in leadership, and more. Each historical...
A Short History of Truth - Consolations for a Post-Truth World
How did we find ourselves in a post-truth world of alternative facts? And can we get out of it? A Short History of Truth sets out to answer these questions by looking at the complex history of truth and falsehood. It identifies ten types of supposed truth and explains how easily each can become the midwife of falsehood. There is no species of truth that we can rely on unquestioningly, but ...
A Most Improbable Journey - A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves
One in a million doesnt even come close. Not when were talking about the odds that you would happen to be alive today, on this particular planet, hurtling through space. Almost fourteen billion years of cosmic history, over four billion years of Earth history, a couple million years of human history, the rise and fall of nations, the unbroken string of generations necessary to lead to you ...
A History of the Crusades III - The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades
The third volume of Steven Runcimans classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades The whole tale is one of faith and folly, courage and greed, hope and disillusion Steven Runcimans triumphant three-volume A History of the Crusades remains an unsurpassed account of the events that changed the world and continue to resonate today. This final volume of the trilogy be...
The Untold History of the United States
This is not history for historys sake, however this is the history of our present and future, long beyond cold war, into war on terror, war on drugs Ed Vulliamy, Guardian /i> i>The Untold History of the United States is filmmaker Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick s riveting landmark account of the rise and decline of the American empire the most powerful and dominant nation the world ...
Speed Read F1 - The Technology, Rules, History and Concepts Key to the Sport
Strap yourself in and fill the tank with high octane! F1: Speed Read is loaded with all the information youll need to get into the world of blinding speed called Formula 1. Youll get the history of the sport, biographies of major drivers and figures who have dominated the sport in its long and storied history, and a rundown of the incredible technology that makes these cars so fast that they s...
The Lane - The Official history of the world famous home of the Spurs
This beautiful coffee table book celebrates the history of White Hart Lane the world famous home of the Spurs since 1899 as an exciting new future looms in the form of a new stadium. Packed with great photographs, memorabilia and the memories of Spurs legends past and present who have graced the hallowed turf, this wonderful book was put together by the award-winning publishing team behind t...
A History Of The World In 10 1/2 Chapters
Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2011 Beginning with an unlikely stowaways account of life on board Noahs Ark, A History of the World in 10 Chapters presents a surprising and subversive fictional-history of earth told from several kaleidoscopic perspectives. Noah disembarks from his ark but he and his Voyage are not forgotten- they are revisited in on other centuries and other climes...
The Urantia Book - Revealing the Mysteries of God, the Universe, World History, Jesus, and Ourselves
This publication speaks to the people of our planet, Urantia, and offers an organized record of mankinds origin, history and destiny. It tells about Deity; the organization and administration of universes and the relation of the planet on which we live to the universe; the genesis and destiny of man and his relation to God and the teachings of Jesus Christ. It is an attempt to speak to mans de...
A History Of The World In 10 1/2 Chapters (Vintage Past)
Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2011 Beginning with an unlikely stowaways account of life on board Noahs Ark, A History of the World in 10 Chapters presents a surprising and subversive fictional-history of earth told from several kaleidoscopic perspectives. Noah disembarks from his ark but he and his Voyage are not forgotten- they are revisited in on other centuries and other clime...
The Penguin History of the World - 6th edition
The completely updated edition of J. M. Roberts and Odd Arne Westads widely acclaimed, landmark bestseller The Penguin History of the World For generations of readers The Penguin History of the World has been one of the great cultural experiences the entire story of human endeavour laid out in all its grandeur and folly, drama and pain in a single authoritative book. Now, for the first time,...
Titans of History - The Giants Who Made Our World
NEW EDITION FEATURING UPDATED INTRODUCTION AND NEW CHAPTERS The giant characters of history from Mozart to Michelangelo, Shakespeare to Einstein, Henry VIII to Hitler, Catherine the Great to Margaret Thatcher, Jesus Christ to Genghis Khan lived lives of astonishing drama and adventure, debauchery and slaughter, but they also formed our world and will shape our future. In this eclectic ...
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregors A History of the World in 100 Objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined them. Encompassing a grand sweep of human history, A History of the World in 100 Objects begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the Olduvai gorge in Africa, and ends with objec...