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Ming and Hilde Lead a Revolution (The Girls Who Changed the World, #3) by Jackie French
Category: Children's Cook Books | Series: The\Girls Who Changed the World Ser.
The third book in the best-selling Jackie French historical series that places girls centre stage. Ming Qong is convinced that girls have changed history throughout the world. She's faced danger and adventure when Herstory sent her to the past to witness girls' bravery in the incredible feats left out ...Show more
Ming and Marie Spy for Freedom (The Girls Who Changed the World, #2) by Jackie French
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: The\Girls Who Changed the World Ser.
An empowering and exhilarating look at the girls who went before us, and the way they shaped the world. Ming Qong is convinced that girls have changed the world throughout history. So when Ming is thrust back in time, to Belgium during WW1, only to be rescued from a burning cellar by Marie, an experien ...Show more
On The Bible by Karen Armstrong
Category: Spirituality | Series: Ten Books That Changed the World S.
Second-hand, paperback in reasonable condition. Obvious fold on front cover. A ground-breaking explanation of the single most influential text of all time by the world's foremost religious historian. The Bible is the most widely distributed book in the world. Translated into over 2,000 languages, it i ...Show more
On The Wealth of Nations by P J O'Rourke
Category: History | Series: Books That Shook the World
'The Wealth of Nations is, without doubt a 'book that changed the world.' But it has been taking its time. Two hundred and thirty one years after publication, Adam Smith's practical truths are only beginning to be absorbed in full. Although its contents didn't make people gasp, something about The Wealt ...Show more
Paintings That Changed the World by Klaus Reichold
Category: Art and Design | Series: Changed the World S.
Looking at 90 of history's greatest masterpieces to explain just what makes them great, this work contains brief, informative essays that examine each work from historic and cultural perspectives and offers intriguing observations and interesting anecdotes about the artists and their eras. Full-page, co ...Show more
Rachel Carson (Scientists Who Changed the World) by Anita Croy
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Scientists Who Changed the World
Raised in rural Pennsylvania, Rachel Carson was a pioneer in combining the disciplines of the arts and science, specifically writing and biology. She is famous for alerting the world to the danger of pesticides and other manmade farming chemicals through her writings, including her bestselling book, Sil ...Show more
Shot in the Arm!: Big Ideas that Changed the World #3 by Don Brown
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: BIG IDEAS That Changed the World Ser.
Award-winning author Don Brown explores the history of vaccines from smallpox to COVID-19 in this installment of the Big Ideas That Changed the World series A Shot in the Arm! explores the history of vaccinations and the struggle to protect people from infectious diseases, from smallpox--perhaps humanki ...Show more
Sir Isaac Newton (Scientists Who Changed the World) by Anita Croy
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Scientists Who Changed the World
"If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants." This fascinating biography details the life and achievements of Sir Isaac Newton, a scientist and mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of physics. Newton's groundbreaking theory of gravity and ...Show more
Stephen Hawking (Scientists Who Changed the World) by Anita Croy
Category: Educational | Series: Scientists Who Changed the World
Steven Hawking is revered as one of the most influential scientists of our time, and his life and career offer a variety of lessons from which readers can learn and grow. Through an engaging narrative structure, quotes about and from the man himself, and in-depth historical context, high school students ...Show more
Tartan by Jonathan Faiers; Linda Welters (Series edited by)
Category: Fashion | Series: Textiles That Changed the World Ser.
An outstanding and comprehensive contribution to the history of Tartan. - Telegraph Featuring new insights and an additional chapter on masculinities, this updated edition of Tartan revitalizes discussions about the fabric's traditional, sentimental Highland origins and its deliberate subversion by ...Show more