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Untold History of the Potato(2009) READER, JOHNThe story of one of the world's most important crops From the gold potatoes at the Sun Temple in Cuzco, Peru, the muddy ones in Ireland and those grown in China for McDonald's chips, the story of the spud is both satisfying and fascinating.Vezava: Mehka18,05 € -
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1920s Scrapbook(2008) OPIE, ROBERTCaptures the mood of a radical decade in over 1000 colour images.Vezava: Trda22,32 € -
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Empire of Death(2011) KOUDOUNARIS, PAULTakes the reader on an international tour of macabre and devotional architectural masterpieces in nearly 20 countries. This book brings together some of the world's most important charnel sites, ranging from the crypts of the Capuchin monasteries in ItalyVezava: Trda51,31 € -
Sheep – The remarkable story of the humble animal that built the modern world.(2010) BUTLER, ALANGripping tale of the history of our civilisation through man's relationship with sheep.Vezava: Mehka14,92 € -
Breverton's Nautical Curiosities(2010) BREVERTON, TERRYA compendium of fascinating information about the great waters that cover two-thirds of our Earth and the men and women that sailed them.Vezava: Trda26,39 € -
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Blood and Soil(2009) KIERNAN, BENPresents the global history of genocide and extermination from ancient times. This book examines outbreaks of mass violence from the classical era to the present, focusing on colonial exterminations and 20th-century case studies including the Armenian genVezava: Mehka45,94 € -
I Believe In Yesterday(2009) MOORE, TIMAn odyssey through 2,000 years of filth and fury, where men were men, the nights were black, the world was your outside toilet and everything tasted faintly of leeks.Vezava: Mehka23,61 € -
Industrial Revolution Explained(2005) YORKE, STANIn this concise illustrated guide, Stan Yorke tells the story of how machines changed the face of industry and farming in the 18th and 19th centuries. This book is fully illustrated with photographs, drawings and details of places to visit to view these wVezava: Mehka13,42 € -
Short History of Slavery(2007) WALVIN, JAMESPresents an account of the Atlantic slave trade which helps us to understand the rise and fall of one of the most shameful chapters in British history.Vezava: Mehka15,27 € -
World History(2001) PONTING, CLIVEConventional accounts of world history tend to focus on the rise of Western civilisation and concentrate on the story of ancient Greece, the Roman empire and the expansion of Europe. Only towards the end of the story does Europe come slowly to dominate thVezava: Mehka34,74 € -
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Writing Local History(2007) BECKETT, JOHNThis book describes the development of local history in England from its origins in the Middle Ages to its practise in the early twenty-first century. It looks also at how local history is related to archaeology, landscape, and family history. -- .Vezava: Mehka23,88 € -
Bodyline Autopsy(2003) FRITH, DAVIDThe story of the most controversial Test series in cricket's history.Vezava: Mehka29,18 € -
Tractors(2010) BALDWIN, NICKSteam, and then cumbersome motor, tractors existed in small numbers before 1914. The rivals of Ford brought in novelties such as diesel engines, pneumatic tyres, and hydraulic implement lifts. After the Second World-War, an indigenous tractor industry wasVezava: Mehka13,42 € -
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Bicycle: The History(2006) HERLIHY, DAVID V.Presents the history of the bicycle, an invention that precipitated nothing short of a social revolution. This book recounts a story replete with disputed patents, brilliant inventions, and missed opportunities. It shows us why the bicycle captured the puVezava: Mehka50,54 € -
Mapmakers(2002) WILFORD, JOHN NOBLEIt traces the adventures, discoveries, and feats of technical ingenuity by which mapmakers, over the centuries, have succeeded in charting first the surface of the globe, then the earth's interior and the ocean floors, and finally the moon and the planetsVezava: Mehka33,35 €
