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100 Places You Will Never Visit: The World's Most Secret Locations by Daniel Smith, (Il
Category: TRAVEL & PICTORIAL
Ever wondered what it takes to get into Fort Knox? Fancied a peek inside the Coca-Cola Safety Deposit Box? Would you dare to visit Three Mile Island? The world is full of secret places that we either don't know about, or couldn't visit even if we wanted to. Now you can glimpse the Tora Bora caves in Af ...Show more
100 Things They Don't Want You to Know by Daniel Smith
Category: New Age | Series: 100 Things
Who was the Mothman? What caused the death of the Bordens? Did Lee Harvey Oswald assassinate JFK? And what was the true meaning of the 'WOW' signal? Daniel Smith, author of 100 Places You Will Never Visit, sets out to uncover the truth behind 100 unexplained events that have been shrouded in secrecy for ...Show more
100 Things They Don't Want You to Know : Conspiracies, Mysteries and Unsolved Crimes by Daniel Smith
Category: True Crime | Series: 100 Things
THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE . . . Who was Jack the Ripper? Where did the Nazis stash their gold? Who are the real Men in Black? Did aliens send the 'WOW' signal? And how will the world end?100 Things They Don't Want You to Know sets out to uncover the truth behind the world's most mysterious cover-ups and u ...Show more
100 Things You Will Never Do: And How to Achieve the Impossible by Daniel Smith
Category: Gifts
Ever fancied travelling through time? Taming a lion? Winning a Nobel Prize? Well, here's how to attempt all that and more. Daniel Smith - author of 100 Places You Will Never Visit - takes you on an entertaining journey through 100 things you will (probably) never get the chance to do. Offering tips and ...Show more
100 Things You Will Never Find: Lost Cities, Hidden Treasures and Legendary Quests by Daniel Smith
Category: Travel
What happened to Amelia Earhart's aeroplane, Van Gogh's painting of Dr Gachet and the crew of the Mary Celeste? This fascinating book unlocks the world's lost property cupboard and sifts through buried treasure, mysterious disappearances and unknown locations, examining the evidence - and the conspiracy ...Show more
50 Strategies That Changed History by Daniel Smith
Category: Popular History
How did David, the future king of Israel, plot his assault against the seemingly invincible Philistine warrior Goliath? What strategic thinking lay behind the military triumphs of Alexander the Great or Napoleon Bonaparte? When revolutionaries organized to bring about the downfall of the autocratic Russ ...Show more
A Short History of the World in 50 Books by Daniel Smith
Category: History | Series: A\Short History of the World Ser.
The book has a unique status as an emblem of human culture and civilization. It is a vessel for sharing stories, dispersing knowledge, examining the nature of our extraordinary species and imagining what lies beyond our known world. Books ultimately provide an invaluable and comprehensive record of what ...Show more
A Short History of the World in 50 Books by Smith, Daniel
Category: Languages and Reference | Series: A Short History of the World
Discover the power of the book through fifty of the most influential texts ever written from around the world and throughout time. From ancient game-changers like the Epic of Gilgamesh, through sacred texts and works of philosophical rumination by the likes of Confucius and Plato, via scientific treati ...Show more
Abstract Climates - Helen Frankenthaler in Provincetown by Lise Motherwell; Elizabeth Smith; Daniel Belasco; Alicia Grant Longwell; Christine Mccarthy; Terrie Sultan
Category: Art and Design
An influential abstract expressionist and a pioneer in the Color Field movement, Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) spent several summers painting in Provincetown, Massachusetts. She first came in 1950 to the seaside town with a long history as an artist colony to study at Hans Hofmann's studio school and ...Show more
After Impressionism - Inventing Modern Art by MaryAnne Stevens; Maria Alambritis (Contribution by); Julien Domercq (Contribution by); Charlotte de Mille (Contribution by); John Milner (Contribution by); Daniel Ralston (Contribution by); Christopher Riopelle (Contribution by); Camilla Smith (Contribution by); Sabine Wieber (Contribution by)
Category: Art and Design
Through the 1880s the very essence of representation, meaning and process in Western art were profoundly interrogated. Plausible representations of the external world were cast aside in favour of non-naturalism expressed in varying degrees, from modest distortions of reality to pure abstraction. The de ...Show more
Cockney Rhyming Slang: The Language of London by Daniel Smith
Category: Languages and Reference
The definitive guide to the vibrant and inventive language of the East End, featuring history, trivia and anecdotes. Cockney rhyming slang originated as a secret code among the thieves of London's East End. Adopted by costermongers and market traders, it fast became a vibrant patois that defined a commu ...Show more