History - Reference

Beware...this book is cursed! These strange but true stories of the world's most infamous items will appeal to true believers as well as history buffs, horror fans, and anyone who loves a good spine-tingling tale. They're lurking in museums, graveyards, and private homes. Their...

More than 150 inspired--and inspiring--novelists, poets, playwrights, painters, philosophers, scientists, and mathematicians on how they subtly maneuver the many (self-inflicted) obstacles and (self-imposed) daily rituals to get done the work they love to do.Franz Kafka, frustrated with his living quarters and day job, wrote...

More of Mason Currey's irresistible Daily Rituals, this time exploring the daily obstacles and rituals of women who are artists--painters, composers, sculptors, scientists, filmmakers, and performers. We see how these brilliant minds get to work, the choices they have to make: rebuffing convention, stealing...

Acclaimed historian Margaret MacMillan explores here the many ways in which history affects us all. She shows how a deeper engagement with history, both as individuals and in the sphere of public debate, can help us understand ourselves and the world better. But she...

In Did Jesus Exist? historian and Bible expert Bart Ehrman confronts the question, "Did Jesus exist at all?" Ehrman vigorously defends the historical Jesus, identifies the most historically reliable sources for best understanding Jesus' mission and message, and offers a compelling portrait of the...

This informative book provides an overview of dinosaurs. Readers learn about key ideas and crazy facts related to the topic. Each chapter includes a combination of need-to-know facts, helpful infographics, and exciting photos. The book also includes a table of contents, quiz questions, a...

This second edition contains fully 30% more convict passengers than in the original.Dr. Dobson has made some modifications as well; for example, some men who were thought to have been Covenanters are now classed as rebels and English transportees have been omitted, while the...

Don Troiani's masterful artistry and Ron Field's informative documentation bring the Civil War soldier to life. Esteemed military historian and artist Don Troiani and military historian and author Ron Field team up to create an appealing book for reenactors, modelers, and all historians with...

Embark on a guided tour of 30 of the most dangerous and mysterious locations that we simply cannot stay away from. Have you ever visited a forest or an abandoned building and gotten a bad vibe? There are places that are rife with rumors...

Was Columbus the first European in the Americas?What sport became more popular after the Civil War?Were the Little Rock Nine a rock-and-roll band? As best-selling author Kenneth C. Davis knows, history can be fun, fascinating, and memorable. When his don't know much about(R) history...

A perfect gift for Downton Abbey fans, this official film companion gives an unprecedented look at the art and making of the third film in the Downton Abbey franchise. The worldwide phenomenon and multi-award-winning Downton Abbey returns with the third film in the series,...

"For too long Social Practice has been the notoriously flimsy flipside of market-based contemporary art: a world of hand-wringing practitioners easily satisfied with the feeling of 'doing good' in a community, and unaware that their quasi-activist, anti-formalist positions in fact have a long artistic...

A beautifully illustrated collection of 20 ancient Egyptian myths retold for children aged 7-9. Delve into a world of monstrous creatures, magical spells, and warring gods in this thrilling compendium of ancient Egyptian myths. With 20 exciting tales alongside fascinating historical information, this is...

En El Evangelio de María, Marvin Meyer, el experto más destacado en Evangelios Gnósticos, nos presenta la traducción -- por primera vez en español -- de los textos más antiguos y confiables que arrojan luz sobre el misterio de María Magdalena. Estos textos revelan...

- Más de 1,000 imágenes a todo color en impresionantes galerías.- Incluye todas las formas de vida prehistórica, desde los primeros invertebrados primitivos hasta los primeros mamíferos.- Proporciona información esencial sobre los períodos geológicos, la evolución y la extinción y todos los aspectos de...

Aprende cifras increíbles y descubre datos alucinantes sobre la vida de los dinosaurios en cada página con este divertido libro ilustrado de dinosaurios y animales prehistóricos. Cómo era la mordedura de un cronosaurio? Cuánto pesaba el dinosaurio más pequeño? Sabías que los placodermos fueron...

Agustín de Hipona es un fenómeno único en la historia de la filosofia y la teologia.En este Tomo I incluye tres obras fundamentales de su producción literaria: La verdadera religión, en la que plantea la búsqueda de la verdad trascende; La utilidad de creer,...

With more than 1 million copies sold worldwide, The Elements is the most entertaining, comprehensive, and visually arresting book on all 118 elements in the periodic table. Includes a poster of Theodore Gray's iconic photographic periodic table of the elements! Based on seven years...

Alex Boese reveals to readers the results of scores of outrageous, amusing, and provocative experiments found in the files of modern science.When Tusko the Elephant woke in his pen at the Lincoln Park Zoo on the morning of August 3, 1962, little did he...

"A model of excellence in the art of reference volume publishing... Every public and school library... should acquire this treasure. It will remain the standard for many years to come." -- Dr. James A. Clifton, Department of Anthropology, Western Michigan University "This substantial reference...