On 11 October 1899 the Second Boer War between the British and the Boers began. The war saw the most powerful professional army in the world pitted against the unconventional tactics of the undiscipli
Starting its life as an attack transport in World War II—and one of the last five left afloat by war’s end—the USS Queens saw action at Iwo Jima and other hot spots in the Pacific theater. After the w
Susy Clemens thought the world was wrong about her papa. They saw Mark Twain as "a humorist joking at everything." But he was so much more, and Susy was determined to set the record straight. In a jou
This book provides a fan's-eye account of the Fab Four as they conquered the world. From their skiffle days as The Quarrymen, their thrilling early gigs at the Cavern Club in Liverpool through to the
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingEntering 1943, the Allies looked to press their advantage in the Pacific and Western Europe. The United States was f
ILLUSTRATED BY WATERSTONES PRIZEWINNER, NICOLA O'BYRNEWhat if you could see through the eyes of an animal?Dive, splash, soar and prowl through the book as you see the world through the eyes of some of
Watch our world come to life amid bubbling volcanoes and electrical storms in this vibrantly illustrated account of life on Earth before humans. It's time to discover What the Dinosaurs Saw.Our whole
The murder of a small town’s most admired businessman and philanthropist – a man without an enemy in the world – in time sets in motion events which reveal the moral decay festering beneath his family
What Degas Saw looks at the world through a beloved artist’s eyes and provides insight into his creative process. Walking through the streets of Paris with cape and cane, the French artist Edgar Degas
A big story about a small boy who sees the world a little differentlyMilo curled his thumb and forefinger together to make a small hole and held his fingers up to Al's eyes. "Look through her
A big story about a small boy who sees the world a little differentlyMilo curled his thumb and forefinger together to make a small hole and held his fingers up to Al's eyes. "Look through here. T
John Marco is small. And everyone around him is busy. Too busy to listen to John Marco.John Marco is busy, too—noticing the world around him. Maybe everyone should slow down and listen to John Marco.
A big story about a small boy who sees the world a little differentlyMilo curled his thumb and forefinger together to make a small hole and held his fingers up to Al's eyes. "Look through her
The first full-length biography of a brilliant, self-taught inventor whose innovations in information and energy technology continue to shape our world. The Economist called Stanford R. Ovshinsky (192
Traces the contributions of a diverse, worldwide grassroots humanitarian movement through which conscientious individuals and organizations are dedicating their efforts to restoring the environment an
The beginning of the twentieth century saw human civilization at its most enlightened, well-educated, globalized and wealthy. What turned it into a bloodbath? This title reveals the story of history's
How did Byzantine culture understand its own objects we now call “art”? This enlightening publication proposes that they saw and experienced clay pilgrim tokens, relief stamps, and icons of saints as
