Diamonds: An Early History of the King of Gems (Ogden Jack)(Pevná vazba)

Diamonds: An Early History of the King of Gems (Ogden Jack)(Pevná vazba)

A lavishly illustrated, in-depth early history covering two thousand years of diamond jewelry and commerce, from the Indian mines to European merchants, courts, and workshops This richly illustrated history of diamonds illuminates myriad facets of the 'king of gems,' including a cast of

The Doctrine of Triangles: A History of Modern Trigonometry (Van Brummelen Glen)(Pevná vazba)

An interdisciplinary history of trigonometry from the mid-sixteenth century to the early twentieth The Doctrine of Triangles offers an interdisciplinary history of trigonometry that spans four centuries, starting in 1550 and concluding in the 1900s. Glen Van Brummelen tells the story of

Homebrew Gaming and the Beginnings of Vernacular Digitality (Swalwell Melanie)(Pevná vazba)

The overlooked history of an early appropriation of digital technology: the creation of games though coding and hardware hacking by microcomputer users. From the late 1970s through the mid-1980s, low-end microcomputers offered many users their first taste of computing. A major use of these

Transporter Bridges: An Illustrated History (Hannavy John)(Pevná vazba)

Transporter Bridges are a legacy of the closing years of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th, and served a brief but important need. The huge increase in road transport, however, quickly rendered them obsolete, and although many were planned, little more than twenty-one were ever

Ruby: The King of Gems

A showstopping survey of the ruby, king of the gems | This is the most ambitious book ever published on ruby, the king of gems. From emperors and empresses, kings and queens, Maharanis to Hollywood royalty, a stunning array of style icons are shown wearing their favourite ruby jewelry, alongside

The Secret History of English Spas (King Melanie)(Pevná vazba)

An informative social and cultural history of the English craze for drinking and bathing in spa waters. English spas have a long and steamy history, from the thermal baths of Aquae Sulis in Bath to the stews of Southwark and the elegant pump rooms of Cheltenham and Buxton. The Secret History of

Augustus and the Destruction of History - The politics of the past in early imperial Rome(Pevná vazba)

The Best of Ogden Nash (Nash Ogden)(Pevná vazba)

It's been more than thirty years since the appearance of a collection from America's laureate of light verse. Ogden Nash first gathered together an anthology of thirty years of his published works in 1959. In 1973 his daughters gathered more than four hundred of his poems and called it I Wouldn't

Blood of an Exile (Naslund Brian)(Pevná vazba)

Bershad is sentenced to kill dragons until he meets an early grave. Then the king offers him a mission that could buy him redemption . . . but it makes dragon-slaying seem

The History of Early English: An Activity-Based Approach (Johnson Keith)(Paperback)

The History of Early English provides an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the history of the English language from its beginnings until the end of the Early Modern English period. Taking an activity-based approach, this text ensures that students learn by engaging with the

The Art of Horror: An Illustrated History (Jones Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

THE ART OF HORROR: AN ILLUSTRATED

The King Arthur Mysteries: Arthur's Britain and Early Medieval World (Venning Timothy)(Pevná vazba)

Up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the history of the Arthurian legend, using both fact and fiction to unravel one of the greatest mysteries of early and medieval Britain.An up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the history of the Arthurian phenomenon - the imaginary and historical world of the

The Aztec Empire: An Enthralling Overview of the History of the Aztecs, Starting with the Settlement in the Valley of Mexico (History Enthralling)(Pevná vazba)

The Story of Food: An Illustrated History of Everything We Eat (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Cycle of Fear: Syria's Alawites in War and Peace (Goldsmith Leon)(Pevná vazba)

In early 2011 an elderly Alawite shaykh lamented the long history of oppression and aggression against his people. Against such collective memories the Syrian uprising was viewed by many Alawites, and observers, as a revanchist Sunni Muslim movement and the gravest threat yet to the unorthodox

Pursuit of Kindness - An Evolutionary History of Human Nature (Toland Eamonn)(Pevná vazba)

An evolutionary history of human nature makes the case for kindness as the key to

Polygamy: An Early American History (Pearsall Sarah M. S.)(Pevná vazba)

A groundbreaking examination of polygamy showing that monogamy was not the only form marriage took in early America 'A richly sourced, elegantly written, and strikingly original interdisciplinary study of the diverse practices of polygamy in American from ca.1500 to 1900.'--John Witte Jr., Journal

Only Death Is Real: An Illustrated History of Hellhammer and Early Celtic Frost 1981-1985 (Fischer Tom Gabriel)(Pevná vazba)

King Arthur (Dunkerley Desmond)(Pevná vazba)

This Ladybird Classic is an abridged retelling of one of the traditional tales of King Arthur. A perfect introduction to the legend of how Arthur became King, it is ideal for sharing with younger children, or for newly confident readers to tackle alone. Beautiful new illustrations and a gorgeous

The Place Promised in Our Early Days (Kanoh Arata)(Pevná vazba)

In the Soviet-occupied Japan of an alternate history, two childhood friends who have grown apart find each other again and begin a search for a missing third friend-and possibly save the world in the process. Acclaimed director Makoto Shinkai pens his own novelization of his first feature-length

Photography: History of Photography Volumes I-IV (Guadagnini Walter)(Pevná vazba)

This history of photography, marking an ideal continuity with the Art of the Twentieth Century series, offers a specialized investigation of the medium and an international overview. The series offers a complete, up-to-date survey of photography through an original and transversal

Gin: A Short History (Jenkins Moses)(Pevná vazba)

An accessible and colorful illustrated narrative of the manufacturing and social history of a favorite British tipple. Uncovering the mysteries of gin manufacture and production, as well as its fascinating history, this book is a complete guide to one of the world's drinks of choice. Gin is a drink

Taking to the Air - An Illustrated History of Flight (Ford Lily)(Pevná vazba)

Throughout history, the visibility of airborne objects from the ground has made for a spectacle of flight, with sizeable crowds gathering for eighteenth-century balloon launches and early twentieth-century air shows. Taking to the Air tells the history of flight through the eye of the spectator,

Legal History of the English Landscape (Jessel Christopher)(Pevná vazba)

A Legal History of the English Landscape is an engaging account of how the law has played a pivotal role in shaping the English landscape through the concepts of security, inheritance, dispute resolution and transfer of