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…
This book is a perfect desk reference for tivia fans and for anyone interested in learning more about the achievements and contributions of women. 100 Women Who Shaped World History is learning eith interesting biograhical information and also features: A time line, locator maps, chronological organization, a complete index with cross references and material for a trivia quiz!