The Story of Trees: And How They Changed the World (Hobbs Kevin)(Pevná vazba)

The Story of Trees: And How They Changed the World (Hobbs Kevin)(Pevná vazba)

Wonderful stories and in-depth information you will normally never find in books about trees. -- Piet Oudolf, Landscape Designer and creator of the planting design for New York's High Line Entwining fascinating facts about 100 trees with inspiring stories of their importance to ancient

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

The Story of Silver: How the White Metal Shaped America and the Modern World (Silber William L.)(Pevná vazba)

How silver influenced two hundred years of world history, and why it matters todayThis is the story of silver's transformation from soft money during the nineteenth century to hard asset today, and how manipulations of the white metal by American president Franklin D. Roosevelt during the 1930s and

Tree Story: The History of the World Written in Rings (Trouet Valerie)(Pevná vazba)

Children around the world know that to tell how old a tree is, you count its rings. Few people, however, know that research into tree rings has also made amazing contributions to our understanding of Earth's climate history and its influences on human civilization over the past 2,000 years. In her

The Last Stand of Payne Stewart: The Year Golf Changed Forever (Robbins Kevin)(Pevná vazba)

From award-winning sports writer Kevin Robbins, discover the story of legendary golfer Payne Stewart, focusing on his last year in the PGA Tour in 1999, which tragically culminated in a fatal air disaster that transpired publicly on televisions across the country.Forever remembered as one of the

Continental Drift: The Evolution of Our World from the Origins of Life to the Far Future (Ince Martin)(Pevná vazba)

Learn how the continents have changed throughout time and how continental drift has influenced the world we live in today! Explore how the continents have drifted, from the Devonian Era to the Jurassic Period, to form the world as we know it! This beautiful book will take readers through different

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

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

Magic Faraway Tree: Moonface's Story (Blyton Enid)(Pevná vazba)

The perfect introduction to the enchanted world of the Faraway Tree for the youngest children. Discover the

Colin Thackery - My Story - How Love Changed Everything - from the Winner of Britain's Got Talent (Thackery Colin)(Pevná vazba)

The incredible life story of the war hero who sang for

Cuba Libre!: Che, Fidel, and the Improbable Revolution That Changed World History (Perrottet Tony)(Pevná vazba)

The surprising story of Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, and the scrappy band of rebel men and women who followed them. Most people are familiar with the basics of the Cuban Revolution of 1956-1959: it was led by two of the twentieth century's most charismatic figures, Fidel Castro and Che Guevara; it

Pale Rider - The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World (Spinney Laura)(Paperback / softback)

Read the devastating story of the Spanish flu - the twentieth century's greatest killer - and discover what it can teach us about the current Covid-19 pandemic. 'Both a saga of tragedies and a detective

Dasher: How a Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever (Tavares Matt)(Pevná vazba)

A New York Times bestseller! From the celebrated creator of Red and Lulu comes the story of a brave little doe who meets Santa and changes Christmas forever. Dasher is an adventurous young reindeer with a wish in her heart. She spends her days with her family under the hot sun in a traveling

Captain Green and the Tree Machine (Bookless Evelyn)(Pevná vazba)

A fun yet powerful story about the impact of deforestation and how everyone can do their part to KEEP IT GREEN!Captain Green is back and this time he's creating a gadget to help save the planet. As he fine-tunes his invention, disaster strikes. Hornbill's tree has been chopped down and there's tree

Greenpeace: How a Group of Ecologists, Journalists, and Visionaries Changed the World (Weyler Rex)(Paperback)

Greenpeace: The Inside Story is the first comprehensive eye-witness account of the human drama behind the creation of the world's largest direct-action environmental group. Greenpeace founder and Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Rex Weyler brings us the amazing story of an idea that changed the

Screams of the Drowning: From the Eastern Front to the Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff (Willmann Klaus)(Pevná vazba)

This is the true story of how one soldier experienced the horrors and bloodshed of World War II -- and lived to tell the tale.Hans Fackler, like many boys his age, was conscripted into the Wehrmacht at the age of seventeen and sent to the Eastern Front. A pioneer in the infantry, he barely survived

The Dali Legacy: How an Eccentric Genius Changed the Art World and Created a Lasting Legacy (Brown Christopher Heath)(Pevná vazba)

This immersive dive into the life and work of Salvador Dal unlocks the secret of this creative genius and reveals for the first time how his erotically charged paintings changed the world of modern art. In turns beloved and reviled, twentieth century art, painter, filmmaker, and designer Salvador

Time Tamed (Foulkes Nicholas)(Pevná vazba)

The story of mankind's struggle to measure time - and the stunning timepieces that have changed the way we do

Belonging and Betrayal: How Jews Made the Art World Modern (Dellheim Charles)(Pevná vazba)

The story of dealers of Old Masters, champions of modern art, and victims of Nazi plunder. Since the late-1990s, the fate of Nazi stolen art has become a cause c l bre. In Belonging and Betrayal, Charles Dellheim turns this story on its head by revealing how certain Jewish outsiders came to

Edible: 70 Sustainable Plants That Are Changing How We Eat - Kevin Hobbs, Artur Cisar-Erlach

An illustrated celebration of sustainable and often little-known edible plants from around the world that are revolutionizing how we grow, eat and appreciate food. Plants that can thrive under the most challenging of conditions are becoming ever more important in ensuring food security in our

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

National Team: The Inside Story of the Women Who Changed Soccer (Murray Caitlin)(Pevná vazba)

The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team has won three World Cups and four Olympic gold medals, set record TV ratings, drawn massive crowds, earned huge revenues for FIFA and U.S. Soccer, and helped to redefine the place of women in sports. But despite their dominance, and their rosters of superstar

Genius and Anxiety - How Jews Changed the World, 1847-1947 (Lebrecht Norman)(Paperback / softback)

A unique chronicle of the hundred-year period when the Jewish people changed the world - and it changed

100 Speeches That Changed the World (Salter Colin)(Pevná vazba)

The history of the world as witnessed through the most inspiring, rousing, and memorable speeches ever given. Throughout history, passionate orators have rallied nations, challenged accepted beliefs, and changed the course of history. Colin Salter has identified one-hundred of history's most