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by Geoff Mayer
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
From their heyday in the 1910s to their lingering demise in the 1950s, American film serials delivered excitement in weekly installments for millions of moviegoers, despite minuscule budgets, nearly impossible shooting schedules and the disdain of critics. Early heroines like Pearl White, Helen Holmes...
Histoire de la Grèce antique
Les Grands Articles d'Universalis
Language: French
Release Date: March 20, 2017
Partez à la découverte de l'histoire de la Grèce antique avec ce Grand Article Universalis !
Rien ne semblait a priori destiner la péninsule grecque à être le centre d'une des plus brillantes civilisations de l'histoire, de la première surtout qui sut poser les problèmes auxquels l'homme...
Macédoine antique
Les Grands Articles d'Universalis
Language: French
Release Date: March 20, 2017
Partez à la découverte de la Macédoine antique avec ce Grand Article Universalis !
La Macédoine antique est une contrée dont les limites ne sont pas fixées de façon précise. Au sud, elle est séparée de la Thessalie par les monts Cambuniens, puissant massif montagneux aux versants...
L'Anglais à Paris
Histoire humoristique de son introduction dans notre langue et dans nos mœurs
Language: French
Release Date: May 18, 2016
Extrait : "En Angleterre, les grandes maisons où l'on aime le luxe de la table ont toutes un cuisinier français. Des émoluments de douze et quinze mille francs attestent le talent de ces artistes culinaires. Cela prouve aussi le bon goût des Anglais, qui date de loin, en cette importante matière."À...
Manuel d'art musulman : Arts plastiques et industriels
Tome I – Peinture et miniature, sculpture décorative monumentale ou mobilière, pierre, stuc, bois, ivoires, bronzes, monnaies, armes
Language: French
Release Date: May 18, 2016
Extrait : "À l'extrémité sud-occidentale de l'Asie, s'avance dans l'océan Indien une presqu'île dont l'histoire très reculée nous est peu connue. Entourée de deux côtés par la mer Rouge et le golfe Persique, qui baignent ses côtes arides et inhospitalières, elle se rattache au continent par...
Histoire des animaux d'Aristote
Les Fiches de Lecture d'Universalis
Language: French
Release Date: January 13, 2017
Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d’Universalis
Dans cet ouvrage, il procède à une véritable révolution en remplaçant les récits fabuleux par des études qui, pour la première fois, sont à caractère scientifique. En effet, jusqu'à cette date, les physiciens –...
Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture
An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2013
This informative resource is a fascinating compilation of the history, politics, and culture of every capital city from around the world, making this the only singular reference on the subject of its kind.
The Silver Bough Volume 1
Scottish Folklore and Folk-Belief
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
The Silver Bough is an indispensable treasury of Scottish culture, universally acknowledged as a classic of literature. The author, F Marian McNeill, succeeded in capturing and bringing to life many traditions and customs of old before they died out or were influenced by the modern era. The Silver...
by B. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2014
The Firearm Encylopedia covers the vast history of weapons up until 1955. It describes a large variety of weapons in great detail, including hundreds of illustrations to give you a better idea of what these weapons looked like and how they operated.
This manual is an excellent source for detailed...
by
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2004
This is the first reference book to digest this vast cultural output and make it accessible to the English-speaking world. It contains nearly 1,200 entries written by an international team of specialists, to enable readers to explore a range of diverse and fascinating cultural subjects from prisons...
by American School (Lansing Ill.)
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
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With the unprecedented increase in our commercial activities has come a demand for better business methods. Methods which were adequate for the business of a less active commercial era, have given way to systems and labor-saving ideas in keeping with...
The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture
Volume 19: Violence
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2011
Much of the violence that has been associated with the United States has had particular salience for the South, from its high homicide rates, or its bloody history of racial conflict, to southerners' popular attachment to guns and traditional support for capital punishment. With over 95 entries, this...
The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture
Volume 3: History
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Providing a chronological and interpretive spine to the twenty-four volumes of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, this volume broadly surveys history in the American South from the Paleoindian period (approximately 8000 B.C.E.) to the present. In 118 essays, contributors cover the turbulent...
Top 10 for Men
Over 250 lists that matter
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2008
It's a fact that men love lists: with lists, men can find the most interesting information with the least amount of effort. This book contains over 250 lists covering the most important subjects in life - cars, sports, barbecues, gadgets - and answers the most vital questions: Are Ferraris faster...