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A guide to countries around the world, including facts, travel essentials, and extensive coverage of culture, history, and language.
Author
Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Overview: If only this had been your history class textbook! The flip side of "official" history! Experience the true stories behind the history you learned in school: Native American witnesses' bloody descriptions of Custer's Last Stand; The destruction of The White House by foreign invaders. Actual government documents revealed! See how close we've come to nuclear annihilation: In 1957, the U.S. Air Force accidentally dropped a hydrogen bomb on...
Series
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Discover the fascinating history of our planet with this unique collection of visual timelines. Full of exciting visual timelines covering minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years, Timelines of Nature reveals our planet's natural history and its life cycles in an entirely new way. Beginning at our world's existence; children aged 9+ will learn how many years it took the Moon to form and witness Earth's continents collide. Discover the history...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Explore spectacular visual timelines that tell the story of science, from fossils to quantum physics, and discover exactly how science has changed the worldd--one discovery at a time. Timelines of Science takes you on an astonishing journey through history, showing how dedication, disasters, and eureka moments have brought us antibiotics, electricity, space exploration, and so much more! Packed with fascinating facts, amazing images, and some seriously...
Series
Dragon dynasty volume 39
Publisher
The Weinstein Company
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
A large army takes on a small village in 370 B.C. China, and their life hangs in the balance of one mysterious warrior, who has come to save them and take on a nation bent on conquest.
A small kingdom that lies in the path of a large encroaching army turns to a mysterious stranger for help. The stranger uses Sun Tzu-style strategy to combat the advancing troops.
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A thrilling new biography of Dwight Eisenhower set in the months leading up to D-Day, when he grew from a well-liked general into one of the singular figures of American history"--
On June 6, 1944, General Dwight Eisenhower addressed the thousands of American troops preparing to invade Normandy, exhorting them to embrace the "Great Crusade" they faced. Then, in a fleeting moment alone, he drafted a resignation letter in case the invasion failed....
Author
Publisher
ACC Art Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Taylor Swift is the quintessential millennial. Free-thinking and creative, she navigates pop stardom with boundless charisma and a keen eye on her digital presence. She has become a truly global phenomenon but remains intimately connected with her fans. A born storyteller, her outfits mark the different phases of her whirlwind life every bit as clearly as her songs. From cowboy boots to cottage-core, Saint Laurent to sci-fi, onstage and on the street,...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A riveting account of the decades-long effort by reactionary white conservatives to undermine democracy and entrench their power--and the movement to stop them. The mob that stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, represented an extreme form of the central danger facing American democracy today: a blatant disregard for the will of the majority. But this crisis didn't begin or end with Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election. Through...
Author
Publisher
Diversion Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
On June 4, 1944, the course of World War II was forever changed. That day, a US Navy task force achieved the impossible--capturing German U-boat U-505. Called Operation Nemo, it was the first seizure of an enemy ship in battle since the War of 1812, one of the greatest achievements of the US Navy and a victory that shortened the duration of the war.
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Humans live longer now than they ever have in their more than three hundred thousand years of existence on earth. And most (if not all) of the advances that have permitted the human lifespan to double have happened in living memory. Extra Life looks at vaccines, seat belts, pesticides, and more, and how each of our scientific advancements have prolonged human life. This book is a deep dive into the sciences--perfect for younger readers who enjoy...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The tools of our information age-from search engines to data mining to smart appliances-grew directly out of conflicts from World War I to the present day. Explore how today's Information Society reflects a worldview shaped by a century of war"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Trapped! The American colonies are gripped by the Revolutionary War, and you have been cornered by the British. From cat-and-mouse battlefield confrontations to crowded prison ships, you'll do anything to stay out of their clutches. Will you help the Continental Army escape from Long Island? Or will you brave icy waters to swim from a floating prison? Every decision can be the difference between life and death! An interactive Revolutionary War adventure...
Author
Publisher
Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A complete, illustrated A-to-Z resource for vintage trailer enthusiasts. The Illustrated Field Guide to Vintage Trailers is a complete alphabet of trailers filled with hundreds of high-quality photos and detailed illustrations that make it a one-stop identification reference. The deeply researched field guide uncovers elusive historical facts that make for excellent campfire conversation starters. There's no other collection of information like it...
Author
Publisher
White Lion Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Imagine what the world once looked like as you discover places that have disappeared from modern atlases. Have you ever wondered about cities that lie forgotten under the dust of newly settled land? Rivers and seas whose changing shape has shifted the landscape around them? Or, even, places that have seemingly vanished , without a trace? Following the international bestselling success of Atlas of Improbable Places and Atlas of the Unexpected, Travis...
59) Spitting gold
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A deliciously haunted debut set in 19th century Paris in which two estranged sisters-formerly celebrated (and fraudulent) spirit mediums-come back together for one last con"--
60) Stunning Iceland
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper Design, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Go beyond the ordinary with this remarkable travelogue, guidebook, and coffee table keepsake filled with spectacular color photography that showcases Iceland's stunning beauty and hidden gems, from its fjords and highlands to the Western Islands and the capital Reykjavik-the first entry in the Hedonist's Guide travel series"--