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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
This text is an account of the 1000 years between the fall of the Roman Empire and the dawning of the Renaissance. It examines the empires of the Byzantines and Charlemagne and the complex system of kingdoms and city states that made up Europe.
Author
Publisher
Biteback
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
The nuclear arms race between the Soviet Union and the USA of the late 1950s and early 1960s was among the most dangerous periods in world history. This new book draws dramatic links between the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the death of JFK.
Author
Publisher
Sutton
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Why do jasmine flowers make you more alluring? When is an apple not an apple? What could I grow on Mars? This book answers hundreds of intriguing questions about flowers, plants and trees for which you thought you'd never find an answer.
15) Aeronauts
Author
Publisher
William Collins
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
From ambitious scientists rising above the clouds to test the air, to brave generals floating over enemy lines to watch troop movements, this wonderful book offers a seamless fusion of history, art, science, biography and the metaphysics of flight. It is a masterly portrait of human endeavour, recklessness, vision and hope.In this heart-lifting book, Richard Holmes, author of the best-selling The Age of Wonder, follows the daring and enigmatic men...
18) Revenge
Author
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
MURDER Former SAS soldier David Shelley was part of the most covert operations team in the special forces, along with the woman he went on to marry. Now settling down to civilian life in London, they have plans to set up a private security company and enjoy a safer and more stable existence. But the shocking death of a young woman Shelley once helped protect puts those plans on hold. BETRAYAL The police rule the death a suicide but the grieving parents...