In this wide-ranging survey, Peter J. Bowler explores the phenomenon of futurology: predictions
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When an army of invading Martians lands in England, panic and terror seize the population. As the
In the tradition of his own bestselling masterpieces The Story of Civilization and The Lessons of
Nature, money, work, care, food, energy, and lives: these are the seven things that have made our
A beautifully illustrated history of the human encounter with unreason The loss of reason, a sense
The Mediterranean has been for millennia one of the global cockpits of human endeavor. World-class
We live under the illusion of progress: as long as GDP is going up and prices stay low, we accept
A classic work on the history of New York City written by one of America's greatest politicians.
Autor H. G. Wells Anul Aparitiei 2006 Editura Penguin Colecție Penguin Classics Format 13 x
The 1807-1814 war in the Iberian Peninsula was one of the most significant and influential campaigns
The worst feeling in the world is to not know who you are or where you came from. That is the
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As David Lesch writes in his Preface, Historians are a kind of secular priesthood, seemingly endowed
By the author of the acclaimed bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, a brilliant and
An epic account of the rise and fall of the Silk Road empires The first complete history of Central
Already a classic, this landmark study of early Western thought now appears in a new edition with
This fascinating new book reveals the origins of the Vikings--from Thor and Leif Erikson to Loki and
Distinguishing four sources of power in human societies - ideological, economic, military, and
Philosophy, art, democracy, language, even computers--the glories of Greek civilization have shaped
From facial recognition--capable of checking people into flights or identifying undocumented
Il nipotismo di Roma, or, The History of the Popes Nephews; from the time of Sixtus IV. to the death
Beginning in the heady days just after the First Crusade, this volume--the third in the series that
Leading historian Jeremy Black brings together the continent's common threads of history from the
This short history of history is an ideal introduction for those studying or teaching the subject as
Most of us give little thought to the back of the book--it's just where you go to look things up.
Most of us give little thought to the back of the book--it's just where you go to look things up.
Generally acknowledged to be Professor Bury's masterpiece, this panoramic and painstakingly accurate
A Victorian scientist and inventor creates a machine for propelling himself through time, and
The Time Traveller (for so it will be convenient to speak of him) was expounding a recondite matter
The story of Israel is one of the outstanding tales of human history. Israel, occupying a narrow
In her earlier work, The History of the Ancient World, Susan Wise Bauer wrote of the rise of
This is the first volume in a bold series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting
What People Wore When combines the studies of two classic nineteenth-century illustrators Auguste
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On the eve of Queen Elizabeth II's historic 70th anniversary on the throne, Tracy Borman's sweeping
Follow an epic story of the Viking Age that traces the historical trail of an ancient piece of je
This carefully reserched book is a significant addition to this vital foeld of knowledge. It sets
As we enter the Asian century, China demands our attention for being an economic powerhouse, a
The ancient world comes to life in the first volume in a two book series on the history of Egypt,
A picture, says David Hockney, is the only way that we can communicate what we see. Here, in a
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This book is a tour de force. --Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take A
The entire fascinating story of Japan told in one exciting manga-style volume! A History of Japan in
One of our foremost thinkers and public intellectuals offers a radical new view of the nature of
For the first time since George Washington, an Independent has been elected President of the United
From Primates to Politicians is a fascinating exploration of politicians and their atavistic
PRELUDE TO FOUNDATION - Isaac Asimov - Bantam Books, 2004, 493 p.; lb. engleza Cartea este in stare
"When a diplomat dies in the 1930s, he leaves behind a book of 'dream visions' he has been