365 Reasons To Be Proud To Be Irish is a year-long scenic route of jolliness taking in the quirky events, inventions, traditions, people, places and characters that make Ireland a country worth celebrating every day of the year.
Ever since John Logie Baird first publicly demonstrated this now all-pervasivemedium in his small Soho laboratory, the history of television has been litteredwith remarkable but true tales of the unexpected.
In a journey spanning 50 books, hundreds of ideas and over a century, 50 Psychology Classics looks at some of the most intriguing questions relating to the human mind.
'A Steroid Hit The Earth' is a catalogue of errors, omissions, mistakes and other disasters, ranging from the straight typo or the ambiguous statement to the downright bizarre.
365 Reasons To Be Proud To Be British is a year-long scenic route of jollyness taking in the quirky events, inventions, traditions, people, places and characters that make Great Britain a nation worth celebrating every day of the year.
The history of science is littered with mad, bad and delightfully dotty inventions, from the bicycle that relied for its momentum on the rider waggling his head back and forth continually to the Improved Pneumatic Advertising Hat - a bowler that hurled a lit-up billboard into the air at the touch of a button - or the suitcase that turned into a small boat for the nervous ferry passenger.
In 'Zuni Mythology', Frank Hamilton Cushing delves into the rich and complex world of Zuni cosmology, offering readers a comprehensive look at the myths and legends of this Native American tribe.
Thousands of books have been written offering the 'secrets' to personal fulfillment and happiness: how to walk The Road Less Traveled, Win Friends and Influence People, or Awaken the Giant Within.
p>It's a well-observed fact that human beings (well, men) can be a grumpy old bunch, always choosing to see that infamous metaphorical glass as constantly half empty rather than half full.
Von Aaron, dem Bruder Mose, bis zu Zofar, dem Freund Hiobs, von der Schöpfungsgeschichte bis zur Offenbarung des Johannes spannt sich der Bogen dieses Werkes, das in Hunderten von Einträgen ein lebendiges Bild der Menschen der Bibel zeichnet.
Medicine's Strangest Cases is a choice prescription of weird and wonderful tales from the history of medicine, featuring the German doctor who fought a duel with a sausage, the Harley Street physician-turned-novelist who invented a disease - and its remedy - to keep his clients happy, and the quiet and cautious Swiss scientist who inadvertently unleashed LSD on the world.
Lasst uns ein Haus des Friedens bauen: Eine Ordensschwester im Einsatz für die deutsch-französische Freundschaft Jahr für Jahr werden beim "D-Day Festival Normandy" die Strände zu Schauplätzen für Events zu Ehren der Soldaten, die hier am 6.
In "e;The Education of Henry Adams"e;, Henry Adams reflects on his personal journey of self-discovery and intellectual growth in the rapidly changing world of the late 19th century.
Max Webers Buch 'Zur Geschichte der Handelsgesellschaften im Mittelalter' bietet einen faszinierenden Einblick in die Entwicklung von Handelsgesellschaften während dieser Zeit.
Rosa Luxemburgs Werk 'Die Krise der Sozialdemokratie' ist ein bahnbrechendes Werk, das tiefgreifende Einblicke in die sozialistische Bewegung des frühen 20.
'A wonderful, vibrant account' Susie Dent'A secret history like no other' BBC History Magazine, Books of the Year 2024Longlisted for the 2025 Berger PrizeWhat if walls could talk?
In 'Cherokee Mythology (Illustrated Edition)' by James Mooney, readers are treated to a comprehensive study of the myths and legends of the Cherokee people.
Band 50 des Lessing Jahrbuchs ist ein Sonderband zum Thema "Die Aufklärung und die Geschichte der Natur" und enthält Beiträge zu Lessings kritischer Auseinandersetzung mit den Naturvorstellungen seiner Zeit:Lessing und Mylius` Natur-Konzept; Naturvorstellungen in der biblischen Dichtung des 18.
Die deutschsprachige Kulturzeitschrift "Im Herzen Europas" wurde in Prag herausgegeben und verfolgte das Ziel, die tschechoslowakische Kultur im deutschsprachigen Ausland bekannt zu machen und in kulturdiplomatischer Mission die Beziehungen zu Österreich und Deutschland zu stärken.
