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FIFTY FOODS THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY by PRICE BILL
Category: REM Cooking | Series: Fifty Things That Changed the Course of History Ser.
A beautifully presented guide to the foods that have had the greatest impact on human civilization. Though many of the foods in this book are taken for granted and one (the mammoth) is no longer consumed, these foods have kept humans alive for millennia and theirs is a fascinating story. Like the oth ...Show more
Famous Phones: Legends, Fakes and Frauds Who Changed History by DUMONT BRIANNA
Category: History | Series: Changed History
Fakes, frauds, and phonies. Sounds like a book filled with criminals and delinquents, doesn't it? Well, it's not. Some of the biggest names in history can be found between these pages--and the light isn't flattering. (We're looking at you, George "I must not tell a lie" Washington.) Famous Phonies: Lege ...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 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 Plants that Changed the Course of History by Bill Laws
Category: Home and Garden | Series: Changed the Course of History Ser.
Plants are so ubiquitous, such a common feature of the world around us, that we rarely stop to consider the profound impact they have on our everyday lives. We give flowers on special occasions, spend many dedicated hours nurturing gardens, use them for dyes and construction, and turn them into cosmetic ...Show more
Monash and Chauvel: How Australia's two greatest generals changed the course of world history by Roland Perry
Category: Military | Series: How 2 Aust Greatest Generals Changed the World History
Monash and Chauvel is a gripping narrative history that follows the extraordinary campaigns of the two most outstanding battlefield commanders of the First World War across all the Allied armies: John Monash and Harry Chauvel. Monash commanded the Australian forces on the Western Front at the most crit ...Show more
Thrilling Thieves - Thrilling Thieves: Liars, Cheats, and Cons Who Changed History by Brianna DuMont
Category: Children's | Series: Changed History Ser.
Dramatic True Tales of Thomas Edison, Catherine the Great, Boss Tweed, Queen Elizabeth I, and More What do Mother Theresa, Honest Abe, and Mahatma Gandhi have in common? They're all too upstanding to be included in Thrilling Thieves: Liars, Cheats, and Cons who Changed History. Sure, you'll find some ...Show more
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