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In the 18th century the explorer and mariner James Cook made his way to the American colonies to fight for the British in the French and Indian War. In the New World he would earn fame as a courageous sea captain, talented mapmaker, astronomer of Venus, and seeker of the Northwest Passage. This fascinating...

Concentration camps, the epicenters of Nazi atrocities, represent a harrowing chapter of world and human history. Part of a highly organized system intended to decimate Europe’s Jewish population and other groups deemed undesirable by Adolf Hitler’s regime, these detention and extermination facilities...

Focusing on the universal laws, characteristics, and tendencies common to nearly all gases, this book is an excellent primer on how gases behave and react under various typical laboratory and real-world conditions. It provides compelling profiles of the scientists who discovered many gases, pioneered...

A leader for the people, Solon would go down in history as the lawmaker who set the stage for Athens to become the first democratic state. Solon’s incorruptible spirit, along with his oratorical skills and poetry, were a refreshing break from the tyrants of his time, whom the people of Greek city-states...

The Golden Age of Athens was derived from the leadership of Pericles, politician extraordinaire. Readers will learn how one man moved his country to complete such works as building the Parthenon, Propylaea, and other projects, ending revolts against Athenian rule, leading Athens into the Peloponnesian...

The only time in which the known world was united under one empire was during the reign of Alexander the Great. This book tells of a triumphant life of war and carnage that was inspired by an upbringing that encouraged unending ambition. Readers will learn about how massive differences in managing...

According to a study by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, people starting their working careers will face the following situation when they retire age at age 65: They will have annual incomes between 4,000 and 26,000.

This is the perfect first cookbook and complete cooking guide for young men and women who like to eat well. A delicious mixture of recipes that are quick with few ingredients. There are recipes for staying fit and entertaining dates. Most recipes are for two, there is menu planning, tips for make ahead meals and buying foods.

La chef y nutricionista colombiana Patricia MacCausland publica un divertido libro con recetas y consejos para comer delicioso sin sufrir por el peso. “Cómetelo flaca” es su nuevo libro en el que explica los componentes de cada producto, da 200 recetas de preparación fácil, rápida, deliciosa...

“Pasión por el café” de Patricia McCausland-Gallo, ganador del premio de mejor libro de cocina de tema único en Latino América en Los premios Gourmand. En él Patricia rinde todo un homenaje al universal café ofreciéndonos desde las bebidas más clásicas hasta sofisticados platos fuertes,...

What happens to your estate after you are gone is very much within your control. Estate planning is not only for the wealthy; it is for everyone. It is simply the process of deciding where your assets are to be distributed after you die. This is the purpose behind The Complete Guide to Planning Your...

Some of the most important principles of modern society were founded hundreds, even thousands, of years ago. Readers explore the lives of some of the greatest philosophers and thinkers of all time, from Socrates to Sartre. Topics covered include, how they lived, what their principles were, and what kind of an impact they have on modern society.

Philosophy raises some fascinating and mind-boggling questions, thorny existential puzzles that have perplexed and troubled humanity for millennia. This concise book approaches fifty of the most perplexing problems of all time and shows how they have been addressed, if not solved, by some of the greatest...

This compendium contains profiles of leaders, such as John Calvin, Ibn al-Arabi, Hillel the Elder, and Gobind Singh, who have had a major impact on religious thought. It also offers discussions of various concepts, such as monotheism, creationism, and deism, which give readers a broader understanding...