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Charles Darwin by John van Wyhe
Category: Children's Educational | Series: The\Compact Guide Ser.
An in-depth examination of one of the significant figures in nineteenth- and twentieth-century science: Charles Darwin. This new condensed edition of Darwin looks at the incredible scientist who forever altered our view of life on earth--especially his theories on evolution, which, though controversia ...Show more
Nelson Mandela by Christina Scott
Category: Children's Educational | Series: The\Compact Guide Ser.
The gripping story of iconic statesmen and activist Nelson Mandela, now told in this succinct, condensed book that's perfect for a wide audience. Nelson Mandela is perhaps the most iconic statesman and activist in history, and this is the definitive introduction to his work. It starts from the very beg ...Show more
The Compact Guide: DNA by Kat Arney
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: The\Compact Guide Ser.
An award-winning author takes us into the world of DNA, exploring how it encodes our genes and make us unique. This condensed, updated version of How to Code a Human makes this remarkable history succinct and accessible. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick solved one of science's greatest enigma ...Show more
The Compact Guide: Winston Churchill by Christopher Catherwood
Category: Biography | Series: The\Compact Guide Ser.
An intimate, and sure to be controversial, look at the wartime triumphs and failures of Winston Churchill, this work examines the decisions and policies the Prime Minister made in the vital months between June 1940 and December 1941.
The Compact Guide: the Cold War by Norman Friedman
Category: Military | Series: The\Compact Guide Ser.
A graphic account of this long-running global drama, this newly condensed edition of The Cold War is published in a new era of fear and uncertainty, and to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Encompassing such high-tension conflicts as the Berlin Crisis of 1961, the Cuban Missile ...Show more
The Compact Guide: the Elements by Jack Challoner
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: The\Compact Guide Ser.
Authoritative, accessible and filled with wonder, this new condensed version of The Elements is the definitive guide to the building blocks of everything in our world. What links the Taj Mahal and our skeleton? Calcium. The Eiffel Tower and our blood? Iron. Everything in the known universe--from str ...Show more
The Compact Guide: the Napoleonic Wars by Richard Holmes
Category: History | Series: The\Compact Guide Ser.
Written by one of Britain's best known and most respected military historians, this is the essential account of the Napoleonic campaigns. Now in a new condensed and accessible edition This is popular history at its most engrossing, providing a vivid introduction to Napoleon's astonishing career and hi ...Show more
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