Sports are an integral part our history. Serving as a barometer of human progress and a measure of human aspiration, organized sporting activity has tended to flourish when civilizations have reached their zenith. Nations take pride in the athletes that represent the vigor of their cultures. rnThis book is a perfect desk reference for sports fans and for anyone interested in the history of huma…
History is populated with tens-of thousands of people who made a significant difference. However, among those are figures who have risen as true beacons of greatness, for either good or ill ont the highways of history. This book and the companion volume, 100 Men Who Shaped World History, provides capsule views of these exceptional people.
Contained in this book are a great variety of cities from throughoit the world which have been the sites of the great twists and turns of civilization. There are the great political capitals like London and Moscow, and the cities like Venice and New York that defined the world of commerce in their heyday. There are the cities like Athens and Florence, in which intelektual revolutions took place…
The natural world is a wonderful place, filled with amazing features and spectacular sights. The majesty of znow-capped mountains and vast canyons is contrasted with the terror of violent volcanos and the mystery of subtemannean caves and chambers.rnThis book sis a celebration of the wonder of our natural world, as seen from the vantage points of the most spectacular, the most remarkable and th…
This title scans history to bring our readers capsule descriptions of 100 of the most important inventions in the history of the world. Each page is illustrated with artwork and/or photographs of the invention, and/or inventor, plus several paragraphs of text discussing how it came about and why it affected history so profoundly.
This book is a perfect desk reference for trivia fans and for anyone interested in hostory. The handy size also makes it an ideal book for students. Each page is illustrated with maps, artwork and / or photographs of the event in question, plus several paragraphs of text discussing how it came about and why it affected history so profoundly.