The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History (Ratner-Rosenhagen Jennifer)(Pevná vazba)

The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History (Ratner-Rosenhagen Jennifer)(Pevná vazba)

Long before the United States was a nation, it was a set of ideas, projected onto the New World by European explorers with centuries of belief and thought in tow. From this foundation of expectation and experience, America and American thought grew in turn, enriched by the bounties of the

The America We Deserve (Trump Donald J.)(Pevná vazba)

The essential, bestselling book that first defined President Donald Trump's political ideas. The America We Deserve is the essential book for anyone who wants to understand the core of Donald Trump's political thinking. In this book, written as he first considered running for president in 2000,

Brief Illustrated History of Exploration (Hibbert Clare)(Pevná vazba)

A Brief Illustrated History of Exploration charts the history of exploration all the way from the first explorers, through to contact with the East, to the African coast, to the Northwest Passage and through to the discovery of North

Bourbon Justice: How Whiskey Law Shaped America (Haara Brian F.)(Pevná vazba)

Bourbon whiskey has made a surprising contribution to American legal history. Tracking the history of bourbon and bourbon law illuminates the development of the United States as a nation, from conquering the wild frontier to rugged individualism to fostering the entrepreneurial spirit to

100 Events That Made History (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Bringing the major moments of the past to life, this book offers a lowdown on events that have changed the course of history and shaped the world. It is suitable for young history

A History of America in 100 Maps (Schulten Susan)(Pevná vazba)

Throughout its history, America has been defined through maps. Whether made for military strategy or urban reform, to encourage settlement or to investigate disease, maps invest information with meaning by translating it into visual form. They capture what people knew, what they thought they knew,

Brief History of Motion - From the Wheel to the Car to What Comes Next (Standage Tom)(Pevná vazba)

China's Revolutions in the Modern World: A Brief Interpretive History (Karl Rebecca E.)(Pevná vazba)

A concise account of how revolutions made modern China and helped shape the modern world China's emergence as a twenty-first-century global economic, cultural, and political power is often presented as a story of what Chinese leader Xi Jinping calls the nation's 'great rejuvenation,' a story

Tulip - The Story of a Flower That Has Made Men Mad (Pavord Anna)(Pevná vazba)

Josephine Butler: A Very Brief History (Robinson Jane)(Pevná vazba)

Twelve Days That Made Modern Britain (Hindmoor Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

This is the story of modern Britain, focusing on twelve formative days in the history of the United Kingdom over the last five decades. By describing what happened on those days and the subsequent consequences, Andrew Hindmoor paints a suggestive - and to some perhaps provocative - portrait of

How America Eats: A Social History of U.S. Food and Culture (Wallach Jennifer Jensen)(Paperback)

How America Eats: A Social History of U.S. Food and Culture tells the story of America by examining American eating habits, and illustrates the many ways in which competing cultures, conquests and cuisines have helped form America's identity, and have helped define what it means to be

Foo Fighters - The Band that Dave Made (Chick Stevie)(Pevná vazba)

National Archives: The Buildings That Made London (Long David)(Pevná vazba)

Coventry City Police: A Brief History (Brazier Corinne)(Pevná vazba)

Course of History - Ten Meals that Changed the World (Stevenson Struan)(Pevná vazba)

Many decisions which have had enormous historical consequences have been made over the dinner table, and have been accompanied (and perhaps influenced) by copious amounts of food and wine. In this book Struan Stevenson brings to life ten such

Thomas More: A Very Brief History (Guy John)(Pevná vazba)

'If the English people were to be set a test to justify their history and civilization by the example of one man, then it is Sir Thomas More whom they would perhaps choose.' So commented The Times in 1978 on the 500th anniversary of More's birth. Twenty-two years later, Pope John Paul II

Brief Answers to the Big Questions (Hawking Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

The world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the biggest questions facing humankind. Stephen Hawking was the most renowned scientist since Einstein, known both for his groundbreaking work in physics and cosmology and for his

100 Ideas That Changed Architecture (Weston Richard)(Paperback)

100 Ideas That Changed Architecture chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped architecture. Entertainingly written by an expert on architecture, it provides a concise history of the subject, and offers a fascinating resource to dip into for the general reader. Starting with the basic

Encountering Early America (Winchcombe Rachel)(Pevná vazba)

Encountering early America traces the many cultural influences that shaped English understandings of the Americas in the sixteenth century. The book demonstrates that the first century of English engagement with America was dynamic, adaptive and had a lasting influence on exploration and settlement

The American Dream: A Cultural History (Samuel Lawrence R.)(Pevná vazba)

There is no better way to understand America than by understanding the cultural history of the American Dream. Rather than just a powerful philosophy or ideology, the Dream is thoroughly woven into the fabric of everyday life, playing a vital role in who we are, what we do, and why we do it. No

Viking London (Williams Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

Viking Britain author Thomas Williams returns with a brief history of the interaction between the Vikings and the British to tell the story of the occupation of

Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art (Cozzolino Robert)(Pevná vazba)

America is haunted. Ghosts from its violent history--the genocide of Indigenous peoples, slavery, the threat of nuclear annihilation, and traumatic wars--are an inescapable and unsettled part of the nation's heritage. Not merely in the realm of metaphor but present and tangible, urgently calling

The History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Learn about the origins of our species and all things revolution in The History Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about History in this overview guide to the subject, great for novices looking to