Book Description
Discover the fascinating history of science in simple, bite-sized chunks: from key scientific discoveries to the remarkable minds in each scientific field.
Author : Nicola Chalton
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 29,89 MB
Release : 2019-05-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 1789291771
Discover the fascinating history of science in simple, bite-sized chunks: from key scientific discoveries to the remarkable minds in each scientific field.
Author : Emma Marriott
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 35,88 MB
Release : 2012-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1843179296
Here's your chance to introduce yourself to the full spectrum of world history.
Author : Jacob F. Field
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 25,26 MB
Release : 2019-03-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1789290546
An accessible and succinct account of the story of Europe from its ancient foundations to the twenty-first century European Union.
Author : Colin Stuart
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 49,75 MB
Release : 2018-03-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 1782438661
The whole cosmos in your hands, The Universe in Bite-sized Chunks is your one-stop guide to everything you ever wanted to know about space and our place in it.
Author : Nicola Chalton
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 17,58 MB
Release : 2017-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0785835105
"From two World Wars to astonishing scientific progress and social upheaval, the twentieth century saw unprecedented change. In this concise history of a century like no other, authors Nicola Chalton and Meredith MacArdle guide us through a hundred years that transformed the way we live. Covering everything from the fall of empire to the Digital Revolution, this is a chance to take a step back and understand the full spectrum of world history in the last century, and to discover how it shaped the modern world we know today. With information broken down into easily digestible chunks, this is the perfect way to swot up on your world history and discover just how the world as we know it came to be"--www.amazon.com.
Author : Stéphane Henaut
Publisher : The New Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 50,41 MB
Release : 2018-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1620972522
A "delicious" (Dorie Greenspan), "genial" (Kirkus Reviews), "very cool book about the intersections of food and history" (Michael Pollan)—as featured in the New York Times "The complex political, historical, religious and social factors that shaped some of [France's] . . . most iconic dishes and culinary products are explored in a way that will make you rethink every sprinkling of fleur de sel." —The New York Times Book Review Acclaimed upon its hardcover publication as a "culinary treat for Francophiles" (Publishers Weekly), A Bite-Sized History of France is a thoroughly original book that explores the facts and legends of the most popular French foods and wines. Traversing the cuisines of France's most famous cities as well as its underexplored regions, the book is enriched by the "authors' friendly accessibility that makes these stories so memorable" (The New York Times Book Review). This innovative social history also explores the impact of war and imperialism, the age-old tension between tradition and innovation, and the enduring use of food to prop up social and political identities. The origins of the most legendary French foods and wines—from Roquefort and cognac to croissants and Calvados, from absinthe and oysters to Camembert and champagne—also reveal the social and political trends that propelled France's rise upon the world stage. As told by a Franco-American couple (Stéphane is a cheesemonger, Jeni is an academic) this is an "impressive book that intertwines stories of gastronomy, culture, war, and revolution. . . . It's a roller coaster ride, and when you're done you'll wish you could come back for more" (The Christian Science Monitor).
Author : Mark Daniels
Publisher : Michael O'Mara
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,65 MB
Release : 2016-01-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781782435754
A masterful introduction to world mythology, shedding light on the impact it has had on cultures past and present and untangling the complex web of deities, monsters and myths.
Author : Meredith MacArdle
Publisher : Michael O'Mara
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,97 MB
Release : 2015-09-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781782434146
Beginning with the Ancients, through the pioneers of the Scientific Revolution, to the remarkable and increasingly specialized scientists of the modern era, this is a guide, in bite-sized chunks, to the life and work of more than 100 of the world's greatest scientists.
Author : Alison Rattle
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 31,66 MB
Release : 2011-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1843178605
Concise and informative, yet entertaining and engagingly written, Remember the Alamo? contains everything you will ever need to know about the United States.
Author : Joel Levy
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 15,62 MB
Release : 2021-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781789292350
All the most important and interesting bits of psychology, including what it really means to dream you are flying and exactly why Freud smoked that cigar Freudian Slips presents the essential facts and findings of psychology in an accessible and thoroughly enjoyable way, leaving no Freudian slip or phallic symbol unexamined. From Bobo dolls to invisible gorillas, Clever Hans to Little Albert, the halo effect to the Stockholm syndrome, the book charts a path through the subject's controversial history and along its most intriguing diversions. Discover how Pavlov made a dog neurotic and electroconvulsive therapy turned a man bisexual, why schizophrenics can tickle themselves, and how the U.S. military developed a pigeon-guided missile.