The Ultimate Illustrated Guide for Nonscientists Science 101: Biology provides all the basics of biology in twelve easy chapters, ranging from such fundamental questions as "What is life?" to the es
The 1990s was a lively and stormy decade. It was a time of great cultural change, from the spread of the Internet to the rise of Generation X. On the economic front, both a recession and the longest
"This critical text proposes that the horror film's primary purpose is to present monsters. These monsters satisfy the audience's desire to know the extremities of being, in particular those beings to
The authors of the New York Public Library Book of Answers series present a timeline of scientific progress and equally intriguing detours from the Stone Age to the Information Age. Within each year
Four chapters contain entries that, together, attempt to sum up the entire history of the world during the 20th century. Beginning with a year-by-year chronology listing major events (categorized unde
A collection of American history trivia from the New York Public Library features intimate details about pivotal personalities and little-known events in America. Original.
If you're a movie or television fan - how many of these questions can you answer? What was the last picture show in The Last Picture Show? Where was the stagecoach headed in Stagecoach? What was th
A guide to literature features thousands of years of literary endeavors in an alphabetical, question-and-answer format that covers such categories as American Literature, Trick Questions, Popular Delu
This chronology selectively fulfills its subtitle of "a record of philosophical, political, theological, and social thought from ancient times to the present" beginning with the Neanderthals in 48,000
Provides a temporal context for significant developments in creative endeavors from the earliest body ornamentation, musical instruments, rock engravings, and cave paintings to 20th-century literature
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