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101 Dilemmas for the Armchair Philosopher by Eric Chaline
Category: Philosophy and Religion
In a democracy, should everyone--absolutely everyone--get a vote? Does it really matter if tigers become extinct? Why does murder carry a heavier penalty than attempted murder? If you don't like the socks your grandma gives you for Christmas, should you tell her so? Packed with moral dilemmas, thought ...Show more
Fifty Animals that Changed the Course of History by Eric Chaline
Category: Animals & Nature | Series: Changed the Course of History Ser.
Fifty Animals that Changed the Course of History is a beautifully illustrated book that uncovers the fascinating stories of creatures great and small. These are the animals that have played a central role in the evolution of humankind and modern society, but remain at the periphery of our undertsanding ...Show more
Fifty Machines That Changed the Course of History by Eric Chaline
Category: History
Some of the most significant advances in the past two centuries have been made in the fields of science and technology. From Stephenson's 'Rocket' to Sony's 'Walkman', mechanical devices have helped to define our culture and to transform the way we live our lives. More recently, their reach has extended ...Show more
Fifty Machines that Changed the Course of History by CHALINE ERIC
Category: History | Series: Fifty Things That Changed the Course of History Ser.
The most significant machines of the 19th and 20th centuries. Fifty Machines that Changed the Course of History is a fascinating survey of the mechanical devices that propelled 18th-century society into the 19th and 20th centuries. The book celebrates more than 200 years of technological development ...Show more
Fifty Minerals That Changed the Course of History by Eric Chaline
Category: Australian History
Using the word 'minerals' in its broadest sense, Fifty Minerals that Changed the Course of History features the metals, alloys, rocks, organic minerals, and gemstones that humans have used as the building blocks of their material cultures. From flint and obsidian to bronze and iron, it explores the root ...Show more
History's Greatest Deceptions and the People Who Planned Them by Eric Chaline
Category: Australian History
A light-hearted look at fifty of the greatest and grandest fakes, frauds and forgeries the world has seen. According to the Bible, human history began with the first big lie (the Serpent's deception of Eve), closely followed by the second (Eve's deception of Adam). And, as you peruse the fifty entries l ...Show more
History's Lost Treasures by Eric Chaline
Category: History
History's Lost Treasures takes a light-hearted but informative look at fifty of the world's greatest treasure troves and explains how they vanished (and in some cases remain unfound).
History's Worst Disasters: And the Stories Behind Them by Eric Chaline
Category: History
History's Worst Disasters takes an informative look at fifty of the biggest catastrophes in history, and paints an inspiring picture of humankind's capacity to turn the tide of adversity.
History's Worst Inventions, and the People Who Made Them by Eric Chaline
Category: History
A light-hearted look at 50 of the worst inventions to grace the history of humankind. It casts light on the failures of otherwise celebrated inventors from Da Vinci to Edison, alongside the work of less well known and sometimes short-lived pioneers. Each entry outlines the inventor and his/her invention ...Show more
History's Worst Predictions - And the People Who Made Them by Eric Chaline
Category: History
This hardcover book is an excellent historical resource, and a great gift for anyone with an interest in history. Organized chronologically from Antiquity to modern times and beyond, History's Worst Predictions excavates the strata of history to expose the credulity and absurdity of humanity's propheti ...Show more
History's Worst Predictions : and the People Who Made Them by Eric Chaline
Category: History
History's Worst Predictions is a lighthearted look at fifty of the grandest predictions the world has seen - and how they proved to be spectacularly wrong. Every aspect of human life - religion, politics, science, economy, culture and war - has provided material for the most far-fetched and inaccurate o ...Show more
Secret Heroes of World War II: Spies, scientists and other heroes by Eric Chaline
Category: Military History
Look behind the curtain and meet the engineers, resistance fighters, spies, physicists and more who committed incredible acts of heroism amidst the chaos and danger of WWII. From the priest who hid thousands of POWs and Jews in the Vatican, to the Antipodean servicewoman who led a formidable Resistance ...Show more