Краткое описание: Discover 1000 Facts on Mammals, an amazing guide into the world of mammals. Short, sharp facts combine with hundreds of pictures and illustrations to deliver information with punch. You’ll find all the things you ever wanted to know plus so much more in one fascinating book. Key subject areas are clearly highlighted so finding information is effortlessly simple with the use of button-like icons. Compact and easy to use, this really is the complete reference resource for the fact hungry.

Краткое описание: Egypt lies in the extreme north-east of Africa. The river Nile flows right through the country and into the Mediterranean Sea through the Delta, making a long, fertile valley. People have lived in the area since the Stone Age, and modern humans arrived about 60,000 years ago. The first settlers in ancient Egypt had probably migrated from other parts of Africa such as Libya and Nubia, and also from Palestine and Syria. They would have lived in simple mud huts on the banks of the Nile…

Краткое описание: На страницах книги рассказывается о звёздных системах Вселенной, о нашей Галактике, планетах Солнечной системы, рассматривается вероятность катастрофических столкновений Земли с другими небесными телами. Вы узнаете о строении комет, метеоритов и астероидов, о тех из них, с которыми уже сталкивалась наша планета в недалёком прошлом и о тех, которые ещё летают в безграничном космосе, представляя угрозу для Земли. На страницах издания Вы прочитаете о легендарной планете Фаэтон и о космической гипотезе исчезновения Атлантиды, об исследованиях в районе падения Тунгусского метеорита и подробностях падения метеорита под Челябинском.

Краткое описание: Хотите проследить историю Вселенной и найти свое место в ней? Узнать, как поймать восход солнца среди грубых камней Стоунхенджа, познакомиться поближе с греческим гением Аристархом, убедиться вместе с Эдвином Хабблом, что Вселенная становится все больше и больше? Все поворотные моменты истории астрономии собраны для вас в одной книге.

Краткое описание: Вас иногда удивляют собственные решения? Вы знаете, какое действие наиболее правильно, но почему-то склоняетесь к иному выбору? Бывает так, что вы долго бьетесь над какой-то проблемой, и вдруг ответ приходит будто сам собой? Конфликт между логикой и инстинктом, рассудком и интуицией, сознательным и неосознанным принятием решений происходит от того, что головной мозг разделен на левое и правое полушария.

Краткое описание: Modern science carries multiple traces of its historical origins: we encounter its past every day. Even the most sophisticated clocks mark off time in sixties, a survival from Babylonian numbering systems used many thousands of years ago. Scientific heroes are celebrated in units of measurement - Volts, Curies, Richters - and in parts of our body, such as the Eustachian tubes in our ears.

Краткое описание: Military commanders have been a diverse collection of individuals and their job has altered radically over time through the impact of technological innovation and social and political changes. The men profiled in this book range from all-conquering warriors to cautious dedicated career soldiers, from the rulers of kingdoms and empires to ordinary citizens thrust by circumstance into the forefront of war. Some were men who delighted in combat and slaughter, while others were often sickened by their own trade and would agree with the Duke of Wellington that “next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained”.

Краткое описание: The brain is the most astonishing part of your body. Its billions of cells control everything you think and do, including your actions, senses, emotions, memory, and language. The more you use it, the better it works. This book is all about how to get your brain cells buzzing and, maybe, become a genius.

Краткое описание: In the three and a half centuries after Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas in 1492, more than 12 million enslaved Africans were packed into European ships and carried to the New World. The world that we live in today has been significantly shaped by the unpaid labor of these Africans and their African-American descendants. This unique book examines the history of slavery and its role in the making of the modern world. Like the institution of slavery itself, the book ranges from the ancient world

Краткое описание: Somewhere in the world, it is always time for dinner. That happy fact is one of the joys of travel, as much a part of the vacation experience as visiting a destination’s top sights. Rome offers the thrill of walking in the footsteps of the Caesars inside the Roman Forum and gazing heavenward at the Biblical tales that Michelangelo splashed across the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Yet the cuisine of the Eternal City is equally unforgettable. After a day of sightseeing, earthy fried artichokes – carciofi alla giudia – await in a neighborhood trattoria where the white-shirted waiter balances plates over his head as he weaves between tightly packed tables.