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Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Discover the impactful ways that climate and weather changed the very course of human history from the founder and CEO of AccuWeather! Join AccuWeather founder and CEO Dr. Joel N. Myers on a journey from the beginning of time to the modern day to see how weather and climate impacted world events throughout history, both the good and the bad. Learn about the comet that hit Earth almost 67 million years ago, and how ittriggered a massive climate disruption...
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The title The Two-Headed Whale comes from a story one of the whalers told Sandy about a whale they once caught with one tail and two heads (such twinning is rare but does happen). The idea of two separate beings with one shared body, one shared life, is a metaphor for the two stories of whaling in the Antarctic. Fathoms meets Madhouse at the End of the Earth: deftly combines British maritime and industrial history with stunning facts and stories about...
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"Accounts of seemingly impossible phenomena abounded in the early modern era-tales of levitation, bilocation, and witchcraft-even as skepticism, atheism, and empirical science were starting to supplant religious belief in the paranormal. In this book, Carlos Eire explores how a culture increasingly devoted to scientific thinking grappled with events deemed impossible by its leading intellectuals. Eire observes how levitating saints and flying witches...
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"A powerful case for democracy and how it can adapt and survive-if we want if toIs democracy in trouble, perhaps even dying? Pundits say so, and polls show that most Americans believe that their country's system of governance is being "tested" or is "under attack." But is the future of democracy necessarily so dire? In The Civic Bargain, Brook Manville and Josiah Ober push back against the prevailing pessimism about the fate of democracy around the...
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Bright Matter Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Learn from home or on-the-go and navigate the wilderness of middle school level World History in this hands-on study guide that gives 6th-8th graders all the tools for success! Learning is an adventure inside or outside of the classroom with this highly illustrated, handy field guide that will help kids master the essential skills and lessons of middle school World History. With expert knowledge presented in a bold and fun format that's easy to read...
10) The history book
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"A museum in a book, this collection of treasures from the past brings history to life, from Stone-Age tools to smartphones. Children will love to explore galleries of intriguing objects from ancient civilizations, bygone eras, and breakthrough moments, to understand how the modern world has been influenced by the past"--
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Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"... kicks off with the Paleolithic Era and transports the reader to ancient civilizations-from Africa and beyond; the middle ages across the world; the Renaissance; the age of exploration and colonialism, revolutions, and the modern world and the wars and movements that shaped it"--Amazon.
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Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Starring Moana, Cinderella, Mulan, Jasmine, Merida, Tiana, Rapunzel, Aurora, and more, this deluxe hardcover picture book takes young readers around the world and back to experience the true historical times that inspired the Disney Princesses' worlds--featuring illustrations and photographs!"--
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Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Two-time Super Bowl champion and Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning hosts a robust exploration of what makes someone or something the G.O.A.T. (the Greatest Of All Time), across a wide range of disciplines, from toys, inventions, and sports cars to daredevils and titans of industry. Featuring eight episodes, each one counts down the ten most iconic people, places, or things through vigorous debate from experts and analysts. They weigh in on...
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Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"What was the 'Renaissance'? In the nineteenth century this flowering of creativity and thought was celebrated as the birth of the modern world. Today many historians are sceptical about its very existence. Earthly Delights rekindles the Renaissance as a seismic change in European mentalities, in a panoramic history that encompasses Florence and Bruges, London and Nuremberg. Artists from northern as well as southern Europe, including Leonardo, Bosch,...
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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Featuring more than 1,500 photographs, artifacts, and maps, this history encyclopedia chronicles the events, personalities, and inventions that have changed the world, from the earliest civilizations in Mesopotamia to China's growth as a global power.
16) Back to life
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Turns back time to reveal realistic reconstructions of the most incredible locations and exciting moments in history. You'll feel the roar of the crowd in the Roman Colosseum, walk the ramparts of the Great Wall of China, and ride the first railways. Each story begins with an archaeological site or artifact. You'll learn when and how it was discovered, and what it teaches us about how the people who lived at the site might have spent their days....
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Bushel & Peck Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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The story of the world's most enduring witnesses: the trees. From the Flower of Kent apple tree still standing in Sir Isaac Newton's yard, to the English oak given to Jesse Owens after facing down Hitler at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, to the California redwood saved from destruction by July Butterfly Hill, to the Callery pear tree still miraculously alive after the World Trade Towers fell, Witness Trees is a moving tribute to the world's most famous...
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Nosy Crow
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Curated by the British Museum, this magnificent collection of city maps from around the world takes readers on city tours at unique moments in time, from ancient history to the present day, including the Athens of ancient Greece during the birth of democracy.
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Lorenz Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
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A comprehensive history of the Crusades that provides a detailed overview of the nine crusades fought between 1096 and 1272, along with other campaigns until 1571, and discusses the causes, participating empires, and significant events and individuals.
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