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Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A uniquely illustrated guide to the history of our world Witness our incredible human story unfold - from the very first people in Africa to the collapse of Communism and beyond - exquisitely charted map by map. Come on a journey through global history, told in more than 130 specially made maps that each offer a window on a key event. Step into the action and follow Ghengis Khan sweeping through China, Napoleon conquering Europe, or two world wars...
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
Recorre 13 000 millones de años de historia, desde el Big Bang hasta la era digital. Extraordinarias cronologías que muestran los mayores acontecimientos del mundo: el auge y la caída de los imperios, los inventos que han cambiado nuestras vidas, los grandes avances de la ciencia o la evolución del arte. Con fantásticas ilustraciones y datos sorprendentes, tienes en tus manos un libro que te cuenta la historia de la forma más apasionante que...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In After Eden, prominent Latin American historian John Charles Chasteen provided a concise history of the world, in which he explores the origins and persistence of the timeless phenomena of humanity's inhumanity to itself. Where did it come from? Why has it been so prevalent throughout our history? And, most importantly, can we overcome it? Chasteen argues that to do so, we must understand our shared past. While much of that past is violent, we can...
Publisher
Cider Mill Press Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
From the Ides of March to the 40-minute war and the Great Molasses Flood, discover what extraordinary events took place from January 1 to December 31 with This Day in History. Have you ever wondered what happened on your birthday hundreds of years ago? This Day in History is perfect for history buffs and trivia fans alike. This fascinating book covers the most important, unknown, and bizarre events in history, including: the very first strike ever...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Jam-packed with surprising facts and amazing details, such as the most bloodthirsty pirate of all time and the first crime to be solved by studying fingerprints, Timelines of Everything will take you on a whirlwind journey through an illustrated history of time, from the Big Bang to the modern world."--
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A museum in a book, this collection of treasures from the past brings history to life, from Stone-Age tools to smartphones. Children will love to explore galleries of intriguing objects from ancient civilizations, bygone eras, and breakthrough moments, to understand how the modern world has been influenced by the past"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"¡Por primera vez en la historia, los temas de ¿Quién fue? se reúnen en un solo título! ¿Quién fue? Historia del mundo es un viaje cronológico a través de la historia, que muestra los cumpleaños de 150 personas de la serie y lo que estaba sucediendo en el mundo en ese momento. Sigue la línea de tiempo para saber quién estaba haciendo qué y cuándo, desde los días del antiguo Egipto hasta el presente"--
"For the first time ever, the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crítica
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"Hace unos 950.000 años, una familia de cinco personas caminó por una playa y dejó las huellas familiares más antiguas jamás descubierto. Para Simon Sebag Montefiore estos fósiles sirven como inspiración para una nueva historia mundial, una que es genuinamente global a la vez que íntima, que abarca siglos, continentes y culturas y se centra en los lazos familiares que nos conectan a cada uno de nosotros. Traza una crónica de las grandes dinastías...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the acclaimed author of The Romanovs-a magisterial history of humanity viewed through the lens of its most powerful dynasties In this sprawling and eye-opening book, best-selling historian Simon Sebag Montefiore chronicles the world's great dynasties across human history through engrossing tales of palace intrigue, glorious battle, and the real lives of people who held unfathomable power. He trains his eye on founders of humble origin, like...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Incredible maps show where history was made. Much more than an atlas or a history book, When on Earth? charts global historical events through stunning world maps. A truly visual guide to discovering when, where, and why things happened, When on Earth? presents history as a series of stunning, specially commissioned historical maps of the world. Each of these maps charts a key global event, such as the migration of the earliest humans, the spread...
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This entertaining companion to the massively popular history podcast tackles everything from Alexander the Great to Agatha Christie, the Wars of the Roses to Watergate-with a unique blend of wit, wisdom, and good old-fashioned banter. The Rest Is History podcast brilliantly distills major moments in human history, covering everything from the Trojan War to a historical ranking of the greatest dogs. Now, this official tie-in book brings the chart-topping...
Series
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"History will transform your view of the past. It looks at our development and progress from every angle. Exploring the key events, the crucial ideas, the political forces, the pivotal individuals, and the technological breakthroughs that have shaped the human history." - back cover
Author
Publisher
Taschen
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Dazzling in scale, diversity and detail, the world never ceases to open our eyes and captivate our curiosity. Ever since the earliest cave paintings, humans have looked at this Earth that is our home and endeavored to understand it.This expansive visual atlas presents the most exciting, creative and inspiring ways of explaining the world in information graphics. Divided into five chapters, the book covers the environment, technology, economics, society,...
Series
Publisher
DK, parte de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
Junto con la oruga muy hambrienta, los más pequeños viajarán alrededor del mundo, explorando los continentes y descubriendo curiosidades y datos sorprendentes sobre temas diferentes: dónde viven sus animales preferidos, cómo eran los dinosaurios, cómo vivian nuestros ancestros en la antigüedad, cómo crecen las plantas, cómo funciona el cuerpo humano, cómo viaja la luz y el sonido, cuántos planetas hay en nuestro sistema solar... ¡Todo...
Author
Publisher
Hearst Home Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Pick a date--any date!--flip to that page, and take an instant trip through history--no time machine required! This treasure trove of historical facts from The HISTORY channel takes you on a journey through the most incredible events that have shaped our world. (Psst. Check out what happened on your birthday!)."--
Author
Publisher
Bushel & Peck Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
The story of the world's most enduring witnesses: the trees. From the Flower of Kent apple tree still standing in Sir Isaac Newton's yard, to the English oak given to Jesse Owens after facing down Hitler at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, to the California redwood saved from destruction by July Butterfly Hill, to the Callery pear tree still miraculously alive after the World Trade Towers fell, Witness Trees is a moving tribute to the world's most famous...
Series
Publisher
DK/Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
Español
Description
Una recopilación de los datos e imágenes más increíbles de la naturaleza, la ciencia y la historia del mundo. ¡Sumérgete en este fascinante libro para niños sobre el mundo que nos rodea! Incluye toda la información sobre diferentes aspectos de la vida y del planeta: los mayores récords mundiales, las personas más influyentes de la historia, la tecnología más vanguardista y los animales más asombrosos de la naturaleza. En sus páginas,...
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