Great Events That Change the World : the most important moments from 1950 to …

This book is dedicated to precisely those key events in our time; it uses a rich array of iconography to retrace what were to be the points of no return, the developments that would suddenly change the lives of many human beings.

CONTINENTAL DRIFT

Explore how the continents have drifted, from the Devonian Era to the Jurassic Period, to form the world as we know it! This beautiful book will take readers through different periods and explore the ecosystems and conditions of each time and how the changes led to where we are now. Learn about sea life, insects, animals, plants, rocks, and more! This book will be sure to capture the attention …

Life in Java : with sketches of the Javanese; volume 1

Experience life in Java through the eyes of W. Barrington D'Almeida, a British colonial officer stationed on the island in the late 19th century. This book provides an insightful look at Javanese culture and society, as well as the complexities of colonial rule. Featuring stunning illustrations and vivid descriptions, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in Southeast Asian history and…

Empire of the Winds : the global role of Asia’s great archipelago

Nusantaria – often referred to as 'Maritime Southeast Asia' – is the world's largest archipelago and has, for centuries, been a vital cultural and trading hub. Nusantara, a Sanskrit, then Malay, word referring to an island realm, is here adapted to become Nusantaria - denoting a slightly wider world but one with a single linguistic, cultural and trading base. Nusantaria encompasses the land…

Never Fall Down

Based on the true story of Cambodian advocate Arn Chorn-Pond, and authentically told from his point of view as a young boy, this is an achingly raw and powerful historical novel about a child of war who becomes a man of peace. It includes an author's note and acknowledgments from Arn Chorn-Pond himself. When soldiers arrive in his hometown, Arn is just a normal little boy. But after the sold…

The Life of Stephen Hawking

My name is Stephen Hawking and despite my disease, I am recognized as one of the most influential scientists of our time. I studied black holes and the origin of the Universe and proposed decidedly innovative theories. Follow my research about space and physics and learn how truly fascinating science can be.

Maus I : a survival's tale ; my father bleeds history

Maus is the story of Vladek Spiegelman, a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe, and his son, a cartoonist who tries to come to terms with his father, his father's terrifying story, and History itself. Its form, the cartoon, succeeds perfectly in shocking us out of any lingering sense of familiarity with the events described, approaching, as it does, the unspeakable through the diminutive. It is, …

The World War II Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

Combining authoritative, exciting text and bold explanatory graphics, The World War II Book explores the causes, key events, and lasting consequences of the Second World War. Using the original, graphic-led approach of the series, entries profile more than 90 of the key ideas and events during and surrounding the conflict - from the rise of Hitler and Fascism in the 1930s to Pearl Harbor, th…

Conversations with Dickens

Imagined by one of the world's foremost Dickens scholars, this fictionalised conversation presents the essential biography of Britain's most beloved novelist. Sheltering from a summer downpour, you encounter the ghost of Charles Dickens. Join him for a chat in the inn beloved by Mr Pickwick and be swept away by his vigour, warmth and humanity. You'll feel as if you've known him all your life…

Conversations with Oscar Wilde

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9781786782304

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113 p. : 18 cm.

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920 HOL c

Conversations with Freud

Imagined by one of the world's leading experts on Freud, this fictionalized conversation presents the essential biography of the father of psychoanalysis

Conversations with JFK

Here you will find all the key moments in JFK's life and his early days at Harvard and the US Navy; his family background and the importance of his Catholic faith; running for office against Richard Nixon; his clashes with communist power in Berlin and Cuba; the Civil Rights movement; Vietnam; and the president's often scandalous personal life that was carefully concealed from an adoring public…

Tutankhamun

Howard Carter had spent five long years in the hot, dry desert, searching for the tomb of the Ancient Egyptian boy-king Tutankhamun. But what he found when he ventured deeper and deeper into the tomb was gold and treasure beyond his wildest dreams.

TRAVEL-SIZE PUPS around the world

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9780545385589

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910

Elon Musk : the quest for a fantastic future

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9780062463272

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280 P. ill. ; 20 cm.

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920 VAN e

ATLAS Indonesia & Dunia Super Lengkap

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9786230418631

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122 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

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912.598 ATL

21 Lesson for the 21st Century

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9781984801494

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372 p. : 24 cm.

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909.82 HAR l

Skies of WW II : courage, battle and victory in the air

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9780785831112

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192 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

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940.54 BIG s

Bone Master : a journey into secret Mongolia

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ISBN/ISSN

9780553505825

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381 p. : 18 cm.

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910.4 ORA b

A History of Pirates : a swashbuckling compendium of seafaring scoundrels

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9781907795626

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448 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

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910.4 MON h

Amazing Bangka Belitung

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ISBN/ISSN

9789792259254

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900

Eyewitness: Ancient Rome

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9780751347371

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937

Archaeology

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kingfisher knowledge

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9780753410561

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930 BAR a

China Station: the British military in the Middle Kingdom 1839 – 1997

The author, who lives in Shanghai, sets out to demonstrate that the British military has been at the forefront of many of the great changes that have swept China over the last two centuries.

Operation Typhoon Shore

Celebes Sea, May 1920 : battered by a typhoon, the Expedient is shipwrecked on a volcanic island. No radio, no rescue, no escape.

Destination Detectives United Kingdom

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9781406203073

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910 BOW d

Raden Saleh : Anak Belanda, Mooi Indie & Nasionalisme

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9786237357315

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959 CAR r

The Hero of Batavia : Discourses on the Rebellious Pieter Erberveld

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9786027200166

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959 HOR t

Perhimpunan Indonesia 1923 - 1928 (Students, Nationalism & Prison)

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97860294022933

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959 ING p

Pramoedya Ananta Toer : Kisah Di Balik Bumi Manusia

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ISBN/ISSN

9786025752612

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920 WAH p