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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
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies by Natasha Tidd
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY | Series: A\Short History of the World Ser.
Taking readers on a global journey through human history, historian Natasha Tidd examines how lies can change the world around us, from Julius Caesar's deceptive PR machine to the cover ups that caused Chernobyl.From forgeries that created centuries worth of conflict and domination, such as The Donati ...Show more
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies by Natasha Tidd
Category: World History | Series: A\Short History of the World Ser.
Taking readers on a global journey through human history, Natasha Tidd examines how lies can change the world around us, from Julius Caesar's deceptive PR machine to the cover-ups that caused Chernobyl.From forgeries that created centuries worth of conflict and domination, such as The Donation of Cons ...Show more
A Short, Illustrated History of... Ingenious Inventions by Clive Gifford; Rita Petruccioli (Illustrator)
Category: Education | Series: A\Short, Illustrated History Of... Ser.
If you're fed up with learning the names of kings and queens or dates of battles, then this is the history book for you! This book only contains some of the most interesting inventions in history. No rubbish diagrams or grainy photos - just really cool facts, intriguing people and of course incredible i ...Show more
A Short, Illustrated History of Inventions by Petruccioli, Rita
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: A\Short, Illustrated History Of... Ser.
If your kids are fed up with learning the names of kings and queens or dates of battles, then this is the history book for them! This book only contains some of the most interesting inventions in history. No rubbish diagrams or grainy photos - just really cool facts, intriguing people and of course inc ...Show more
A Short, Illustrated History of Medicine by Petruccioli, Rita
Category: Education | Series: A\Short, Illustrated History Of... Ser.
If your kids are fed up with learning the names of kings and queens or dates of battles, then this is the history book for them. This book only contains some of the most brilliant bits about medicine in history. No rubbish diagrams or grainy photos - just really cool facts, intriguing people and of cour ...Show more
A Short, Illustrated History of Medicine by Petruccioli, Rita
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: A\Short, Illustrated History Of... Ser.
If you're fed up with learning the names of kings and queens or dates of battles, then this is the history book for you. This book only contains some of the most brilliant bits about medicine in history. No rubbish diagrams or grainy photos - just really cool facts, intriguing people and of course the b ...Show more
A Short, Illustrated History of Space Exploration by Mike Goldsmith; Rita Petruccioli (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: A\Short, Illustrated History Of... Ser.
If you're fed up with learning the names of kings and queens or dates of battles, then this is the history book for you. This book only contains some of the most brilliant bits about space in history. No rubbish diagrams or grainy photos - just really cool facts, intriguing people and of course the most ...Show more
A Short Tale about a Long Dog #2 by Henry Winkler; Lin Oliver; Scott Garrett (Illustrator)
Category: Children's | Series: Here's Hank Ser.
Here's Hank stars the same Hank as in the bestselling Hank Zipzer series, only this time he's in 2nd grade! Hank is a kid who doesn't try to be funny, but he somehow always makes the kids in his class laugh. He's pretty bad at memorizing stuff, and spelling is his worst subject. (But so are math and rea ...Show more
A Shot in the Dark by Saki
Category: Fiction | Series: Hesperus Classics
In Saki's world a despotic dog becomes his owner's master, a rural community is hoodwinked into believing in the predictive powers of a pair of friends, and Eve stubbornly refuses to touch the Forbidden Fruit...Although unquestionably of its time, each story ridicules the follies of the society around i ...Show more
A Shot of History: Convict Hell by Cameron, David W.
Category: Non Fiction | Series: A Shot of History
The year 2022 marks the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the penal settlement at Macquarie Harbour. This convict penal settlement located on the isolated primeval rugged west coast of Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) quickly gained a reputation as an ‘Earthy Hell’.
A Sister's Shame by Maggie Hartley
Category: Biography | Series: A\Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story Ser.
A heartbreaking, powerful true story from Sunday Times bestseller, Maggie Hartley, Britain's most-loved foster carer. Perfect for fans of Cathy Glass and Casey Watson. Foster carer Maggie Hartley is used to all manner of children arriving on her doorstep, but nothing can prepare her for sisters Billy ...Show more