50 Ideas You Really Need to Know: Digital by Tom Chatfield
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Category: History SPECIALS | Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Series
We are in the throes of a revolution, yet the rapid pace of technological and cultural change makes it difficult to understand what's going on. 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know: Digital provides a clear path through the misinformation surrounding those technologies that are transforming the world. Leadi ...Show more
A Shot of History: Convict Hell by Cameron, David W.
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Category: History SPECIALS | Series: A Shot of History
The year 2022 marks the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the penal settlement at Macquarie Harbour. This convict penal settlement located on the isolated primeval rugged west coast of Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) quickly gained a reputation as an ‘Earthy Hell’.
Alice's Book: How the Nazis Stole My Grandmother's Cookbook by Karina Urbach
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What happened to the books that were too valuable to burn? The story of a Jewish chef whose bestselling cookbook was expropriated under the Nazi regime. Alice Urbach had her own cooking school in Vienna, but in 1938 she was forced to flee to England, like so many others. Her younger son was imprisoned i ...Show more
Bold and Brave Women from Shakespeare by Rebecca Stadtlander
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Discover the fascinating stories of the bold and brave women in Shakespeare's plays. Stories of twelve of Shakespeare's courageous, strong-willed and determined characters, including Viola, Cleopatra, Portia, Lady Macbeth and Margaret of Anjou, are brought to life with Becca Stadtlander's rich and evoc ...Show more
Churchill: a Pictorial History of His Life and Times by Wood Ian
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Sir Winston Churchill, voted the greatest Briton of all time, died 50 years ago on January 24th 1965. Born on November 30th 1874, he entered Parliament in 1900 and dom-inated political life for over half a century until his retirement in 1955. His leadership of the British people in the Second World War ...Show more
Cities: The First 6,000 Years by Monica L. Smith
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A sweeping history of cities through the millennia--from Mesopotamia to Manhattan--and how they have propelled Homo sapiens to dominance.Six thousand years ago, there were no cities on the planet. Today, more than half of the world's population lives in urban areas, and that number is growing. Weaving t ...Show more
Creation: The True Story of Charles Darwin by Randal Keynes
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Annie was Charles and Emma Darwin's adored first daughter. Her death at the age of ten broke their hearts. At the time, Darwin was working secretly on his theory of evolution and the pain of his daughter's death sharpened his conviction that natural laws have nothing to do with divine intervention. But ...Show more
Egypt: Pocket Visual Encyclopedia by UNKNOWN
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Here, the history of world art is traced through its main events and periods, from the very first art forms up to the complex and diverse world of the avant-garde at the beginning of the twentieth century. 16 volumes containing the best of the world's artworks, from Egyptian masterpieces to Surrealist p ...Show more
Forces of the Hanseatic League : 13th - 15th Centuries by Sam (ILT) Gerry (ILT); Embleton David; Embleton Nicolle
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Category: History SPECIALS | Series: Men at Arms Series
Great, Grand and Famous Chefs and Their Signature Dishes (PB) by Fritz Gubler
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A study of the development of haute cuisine and the rise of the chef-patron, from Marie-Antoine Careme, known as the king of chefs, and the chef of kings, to superstar chefs of today such as Gordon Ramsay and Australia's own Tetsuya Wakuda.
Great, Grand and Famous Champagne: Behind the Bubbles (HB) by Jayne Powell
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Category: History SPECIALS
Enter a world of champagne that is as complex and enticing as the flavours and aromas found within each bottle! In Great, Grand & Famous Champagnes, you will discover the fascinating history of the Champagne region, the stories behind many of the great champagne producers, their more current vintage ...Show more