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Awarded the prestigious Institute of Historical Research Prize, Ridley's sparkling history brings vividly to life the tragicomic story of a rhinoceros named Clara who became a star in 18th century Europe.
Author : Glynis Ridley
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 30,94 MB
Release : 2005-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802142337
Awarded the prestigious Institute of Historical Research Prize, Ridley's sparkling history brings vividly to life the tragicomic story of a rhinoceros named Clara who became a star in 18th century Europe.
Author : Lisa H. Catmull
Publisher : Saltair Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 17,53 MB
Release : 2021-04-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
She’s sworn she’ll never marry him. He’s sworn to change her mind. Rachel Wickford has vowed to devote her life to nursing, like her heroine, Florence Nightingale. She’d rather avoid the heartache of love, but it’s hard to evade the man who’s already head over heels for her. Colonel Curtis Loughton needs experienced nurses to help start Miss Nightingale’s training program in London, but he needs a wife even more. He’s willing’s to wage war to win his true love’s hand in marriage, but he’s never encountered opposition like this before. It will take all his ingenuity and grit to prove his love is constant. In a battle of wits, with a determined campaign on one side and underhanded insubordination on the other, can anyone claim victory, or will their hearts be the casualties?
Author : George A. Crofutt
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 39,22 MB
Release : 1888
Category : Pacific Coast
ISBN :
Author : Barbara Levine
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 34,5 MB
Release : 2007-10-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781568987088
With snapshots, passenger lists, itineraries, and postcards, and from Cairo to Burma and back again, authors Barbara Levine and Kirsten Jensen transport readers back to the dawn of world travel when the middle class toured the world for the first time.
Author : Ellis Horowitz
Publisher :
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 20,96 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Programming languages (Electronic computers)
ISBN :
Software -- Programming Languages.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 26,13 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Packaging
ISBN :
Author : John E. Simmons
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 45,54 MB
Release : 2016-07-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1442263636
This comprehensive history of museums begins with the origins of collecting in prehistory and traces the evolution of museums from grave goods to treasure troves, from the Alexandrian Temple of the Muses to the Renaissance cabinets of curiosities, and onto the diverse array of modern institutions worldwide. The development of museums as public institutions is explored in the context of world history with a special emphasis on the significance of objects and collecting. The book examines how the successful exportation of the European museum model and its international adaptations have created public institutions that are critical tools in diverse societies for understanding the world. Rather than focusing on a specialized aspect of museum history, this volume provides a comprehensive synthesis of museums worldwide from their earliest origins to the present. Museums: A History tells the fascinating story of how museums respond to the needs of the cultures that create them. Readers will come away with an understanding of: the comprehensive history of museums from prehistoric collections to the present the evolution of museums presented in the context of world history the development of museums considered in diverse cultural contexts global perspective on museums the object-centered history of museums museums as memory institutions A constant theme throughout the book is that ,useums have evolved to become institutions in which objects and learning are associated to help human beings understand the world around them. Illustrations amplify the discussions.
Author :
Publisher : Odile Jacob
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 43,89 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 2738196551
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 26,32 MB
Release : 2007-04
Category :
ISBN :
American Motorcyclist magazine, the official journal of the American Motorcyclist Associaton, tells the stories of the people who make motorcycling the sport that it is. It's available monthly to AMA members. Become a part of the largest, most diverse and most enthusiastic group of riders in the country by visiting our website or calling 800-AMA-JOIN.
Author : J.C. Bernthal
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 22,79 MB
Release : 2022-08-11
Category : Detective and mystery stories, English
ISBN : 1476676208
The undisputed "Queen of Crime," Dame Agatha Christie (1890-1976) is the bestselling novelist of all time. As the creator of immortal detectives Hercule Poirot and Jane Marple, she continues to enthrall readers around the world and is drawing increasing attention from scholars, historians, and critics. But Christie wrote far beyond Poirot and Marple. A varied life including war work, archaeology, and two very different marriages provided the backdrop to a diverse body of work. This encyclopedic companion summarizes and explores Christie's entire literary output, including the detective fiction, plays, radio dramas, adaptations, and her little-studied non-crime writing. It details all published works and key themes and characters, as well as the people and places that inspired them, and identifies a trove of uncollected interviews, articles, and unpublished material, including details that have never appeared in print. For the casual reader looking for background information on their favorite mystery to the dedicated scholar tracking down elusive new angles, this companion will provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date information.