Malaria - How a Parasite Changed History (Ford Jeanne Marie)(Pevná vazba)

Malaria - How a Parasite Changed History (Ford Jeanne Marie)(Pevná vazba)

Malaria is spread by infected mosquitoes. Millions of people are infected by malaria each year. Read this book to learn more about the history of this infectious

Entrepreneurs Who Changed History (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Scientists Who Changed History (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Buried Sunlight: How Fossil Fuels Have Changed the Earth: How Fossil Fuels Have Changed the Earth (Bang Molly)(Pevná vazba)

Stan Lee: How Marvel Changed the World (Mackinder Adrian)(Pevná vazba)

Discover the astonishing history of modern American entertainment, seen through the yes of a pop-culture icon who lived for nearly 100 years.Stan Lee: How Marvel Changed the World is not just another biography. It is a journey through twentieth century American history, seen through the life of a

History Is Inventive (Knight Brooke)(Pevná vazba)

A children's book by Honest History exploring inventions (and their inventors) that changed the world.Discover the true stories behind amazing creations, from the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient analogue computer, to the Baghdad Battery. Learn about each invention through well-researched content

Revolutions: How They Changed History and What They Mean Today (Furtado Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Revolutions hold a distinct place in the popular imagination. This may be because their rhetoric, such as ‘liberty, fraternity, equality’, articulates aspirations with which we identify; or because we are shocked by the destructive forces unleashed when social conventions break down. Yet each

Leaders Who Changed History (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Explore the lives and achievements of more than 85 of the world's most inspirational and influential leaders with this innovative, and boldly graphic biography-led book.Comprehensive in its scope and depth, and fully illustrated, Leaders profiles leaders from all walks of life - kings, queens, and

The Sopranos Sessions (Seitz Matt Zoller)(Pevná vazba)

On January 10, 1999, a mobster walked into a psychiatrist's office and changed TV history. By shattering preconceptions about the kinds of stories the medium should tell, The Sopranos launched our current age of prestige television, paving the way for such giants as Mad Men, The Wire, Breaking Bad,

Parade's End (Ford Ford Madox)(Pevná vazba)

A story which traces the history of a house and a family at the time of World War I. This is a picture of Edwardian England at its most opulent. Exploring the themes of love, honour and betrayal, this contemporary of Henry James and Joseph Conrad shows himself their equal in literary

A Right Royal Scandal: Two Marriages That Changed History (Major Joanne)(Pevná vazba)

Almost two books in one, A Right Royal Scandal recounts the fascinating history of the irregular love matches contracted by two successive generations of the Cavendish-Bentinck family, ancestors of the British Royal Family. The first part of this intriguing book looks at the scandal that erupted in

Great Breakthroughs in Physics - How the Story of Matter and its Motion Changed the World (Snedden Robert (Author))(Pevná vazba)

Muammar Qaddafi (Mwl) (Lange Brenda)(Pevná vazba)

- Absorbing accounts of the leaders whose ideas and actions have changed the course of history - Examines each person's life in the context of the politics of the time - Full-color photographs enhance each

A Train Journey (LoMonaco Grard)(Pevná vazba)

In A Train Journey, readers will meet four iconic trains that changed the history of railroad. Each of the four picturesque pop-ups inside depicts a historic train--George Stephenson's Rocket, one of the earliest steam locomotives; the Elevated Railway in Brooklyn; the Flying Scotsman; and the

History of Toys (Cox Cannons Helen)(Pevná vazba)

From toy cars to Barbies, Rubik's cubes to Fortnite, the toys children play with have changed a lot over the past century. But some of the toys that your grandparents played with in their youth may not be that different to the ones you play with

Braun: Designed to Keep - Klaus Klemp

The definitive history of Braun – the pioneering German electronics brand that changed the face of modern design Since 1921, Braun has been shaping the way we live through timeless designs that are simple, useful, beautiful, and designed to keep. Unlike many brands before it, and many more that

Craft: An American History (Adamson Glenn)(Pevná vazba)

A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history of how artisans created America, from the nation's origins to the present day.At the center of the United States' economic and social development, according to conventional wisdom, are industry, commodities, and technology-while craftspeople and

Swipe, Scan, Shop: Interactive Visual Merchandising (Schaefer Kate)(Pevná vazba)

The shopping experience has changed from a transactional event to a sensory experience; learn how retailers create interactive experiences to connect with shoppers, enhance the shopping experience, and increase brand loyalty.As shoppers become more dependent on digital devices and mobile

Selected Poems (Wordsworth William)(Pevná vazba)

It is hard to imagine how radically the tender songs and simple stories in this collection changed the history of English poetry, but Wordsworth exerted a profound influence on the whole of nineteeth-century culture in Britain and

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,

Geometry & Art: How Mathematics Transformed Art During the Renaissance (Wade David)(Pevná vazba)

A definitive look at how geometry changed the world of art forever. Geometry & Art follows the artists of the Renaissance, whose search for perspective and visual depth led them to the study of geometry. Influencing the work of artists such as Paulo Uccello, Piero della Francesco, and Leonardo Da

In Her Footsteps 1 (Planet Lonely)(Pevná vazba)

Discover the lives and locations of trailblazing women who changed the course of history as you journey to the heart of women's activism, history and creativity through the ages.From the temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Egypt and Empress Dowager Cixi's summer palace in Beijing, to the homes and

The Great Cauldron: A History of Southeastern Europe (Calic Marie-Janine)(Pevná vazba)

A sweeping history of southeastern Europe from antiquity to the present that reveals it to be a vibrant crossroads of trade, ideas, and religions. We often think of the Balkans as a region beset by turmoil and backwardness, but from late antiquity to the present it has been a dynamic meeting place

Britain by Numbers: A Visual Exploration of People and Place (Newman Stuart)(Pevná vazba)

How much more do we drink than we should? Why do immigrants come here? How have house prices changed in the past decade? What do we spend our money on? Britain by Numbers answers all these questions and more, vividly bringing our nation to life in new and unexpected ways by showing who lives here,