Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science (Aronson Marc)(Paperback)

Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science (Aronson Marc)(Paperback)

This globe-spanning history of sugar is 'an epic story on a broad canvas that never loses sight of individual moments of human drama; a historical methodology infused with political, intellectual, cultural, and social strands; a complex sequence of cause and effect; an illuminating synthesis of

Ten Women Who Changed Science, and the World (Whitlock Catherine)(Paperback / softback)

The moving stories of ten remarkable women who transformed science, and changed the

The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter's Wonder (Weather Books for Kids, Winter Children's Books, Science Kids Books) (Cassino Mark)(Paperback)

Celebrate the magic of snowflakes with this insightful and beautiful book about the science of snow. How do snow crystals form? What shapes can they take? Are no two snow crystals alike? These questions and more are answered inside this exploration of the science of snow, featuring photos of real

Quirky: The Remarkable Story of the Traits, Foibles, and Genius of Breakthrough Innovators Who Changed the World (Schilling Melissa A.)(Paperback)

The science behind the traits and quirks that drive creative geniuses to make spectacular breakthroughs What really distinguishes the people who literally change the world--those creative geniuses who give us one breakthrough after another? What differentiates Marie Curie or Elon Musk from the

The Short Story of Science - Fletcher Mark

The Short Story of Science is a new introduction to the complete subject of science. Covering 60 key experiments, from Archimedes' investigations of buoyancy to the discovery of dark matter, and then linking these to the history of science, as well as to the key theories and methods, the book

The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World (Johnson Steven)(Paperback)

A National Bestseller, a New York Times Notable Book, and an Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year from the author of Extra Life 'By turns a medical thriller, detective story, and paean to city life, Johnson's account of the outbreak and its modern implications is a true page-turner.' --The

The Science of Harry Potter: The Spellbinding Science Behind the Magic, Gadgets, Potions, and More! (Brake Mark)(Paperback)

Harry Potter has brought the idea of magic and sorcery into mainstream fruition more than any other book series in history. Often perceived as a supernatural force, magic captivates and delights its audience because of its seeming ability to defy physics and logic. But did you ever wonder if

Sugar in the Blood: A Family's Story of Slavery and Empire (Stuart Andrea)(Paperback)

In the late 1630s, Andrea Stuart's earliest known maternal ancestor set sail from England, lured by the promise of the New World, to settle in Barbados where he fell by chance into the lucrative life of a sugar plantation owner. With George Ashby's first crop, the cane revolution was underway and

Quirky - The Remarkable Story of the Traits, Foibles, and Genius of Breakthrough Innovators Who Changed the World (Schilling Melissa A)(Paperback / softback)

Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Bask (McCallum Jack)(Paperback)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum delivers the untold story of the greatest team ever assembled: the 1992 U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Team. As a writer for Sports Illustrated, McCallum enjoyed a courtside seat for the most exciting basketball spectacle on earth,

How Sugar Corrupted the World - From Slavery to Obesity (Walvin Professor James)(Paperback / softback)

How did a simple commodity, once the prized monopoly of kings and princes, become an essential ingredient in the lives of millions, before mutating yet again into the cause of a global health

Cloth That Changed the World: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz (Fee Sarah)(Pevná vazba)

The story of India's exuberantly colored textiles that made their mark on design, technology, and trade around the world Chintz, a type of multicolored printed or painted cotton cloth, originated in India yet exerted influence far beyond its home shores: it became a driving force of the spice

The Alchemy of Paint: Art, Science and Secrets from the Middle Ages (Bucklow Spike)(Paperback)

The Alchemy of Paint is a critique of the modern world, which Spike Bucklow sees as the product of seventeenth-century ideas about science. In modern times, we have divorced color from its origins, using it for commercial advantage. Spike Bucklow shows us how in medieval times, color had mystical

A Question of Freedom: The Families Who Challenged Slavery from the Nation's Founding to the Civil War (Thomas William G.)(Pevná vazba)

The story of the longest and most complex legal challenge to slavery in American history 'A rich, roiling history that Thomas recounts with eloquence and skill. . . . The very existence of freedom suits assumed that slavery could only be circumscribed and local; what Thomas shows in his

A Curse upon the Nation: Race, Freedom, and Extermination in America and the Atlantic World (Lewis Kay Wright)(Pevná vazba)

From the inception of slavery as a pillar of the Atlantic World economy, both Europeans and Africans feared their mass extermination by the other in a race war. In the United States, says Kay Wright Lewis, this ingrained dread nourished a preoccupation with slave rebellions and would later help

The Fifth Sacred Thing (Starhawk)(Paperback)

An epic tale of freedom and slavery, love and war, and the potential futures of humankind tells of a twenty-first century California clan caught between two clashing worlds, one based on tolerance, the other on

One Night in Turin: The Inside Story of a World Cup That Changed Our Footballing Nation Forever (Davies Pete)(Paperback)

The memoir behind the documentary One Night in Turin, the inside story of a World Cup that changed our footballing nation forever It was the World Cup semi-finals. On 4th July, 1990, in a stadium in Turin, Gazza cried, England lost and football changed

City of Refuge: Slavery and Petit Marronage in the Great Dismal Swamp, 1763-1856 (Nevius Marcus)(Paperback)

City of Refuge is a story of petit marronage, an informal slave's economy, and the construction of internal improvements in the Great Dismal Swamp of Virginia and North Carolina. The vast wetland was tough terrain that most white Virginians and North Carolinians considered uninhabitable. Perceived

Written World - How Literature Shapes History (Puchner Martin)(Paperback / softback)

The true story of literature -- of how writing changed civilizations, cultures and the history of the

A Kick in the Belly: Women, Slavery and Resistance (Dadzie Stella Abasa)(Pevná vazba)

The story of the enslaved West Indian women in the struggle for freedom The forgotten history of women slaves and their struggle for liberation. Enslaved West Indian women had few opportunities to record their stories for posterity. In this riveting work of historical reclamation, Stella Dadzie

The Trader, the Owner, the Slave: Parallel Lives in the Age of Slavery (Walvin James)(Paperback)

In thisnew and original interpretation of the barbaric world of slavery and of its historic end in April 1807, the parallellives of three individuals caught up in the enterprise of human enslavementa trader, an owner, and a slaveare examined. John Newton (17251807), best known as the author of

Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life (Sutherland Rory)(Paperback)

HOW DOES MAGIC HAPPEN? The Ogilvy advertising legend--'one of the leading minds in the world of branding' (NPR)--explores the art and science of conjuring irresistible products and ideas.'Sutherland, the legendary Vice Chairman of Ogilvy, uses his decades of experience to dissect human spending

Operation Mincemeat - The True Spy Story that Changed the Course of World War II (Macintyre Ben)(Paperback / softback)

From the bestselling author of Agent Zigzag. The thrilling true story of the greatest and most successful wartime deception ever attemptedA Richard & Judy Book Club

Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science-And the World (Swaby Rachel)(Paperback)

Fifty-two inspiring and insightful profiles of history's brightest female scientists. 'Rachel Swaby's no-nonsense and needed Headstrong dynamically profiles historically overlooked female visionaries in science, technology, engineering, and math.'--Elle In 2013, the New York Times published an