James Buckley - Böcker

Boken för alla fotbollsfantaster - förbered dig på en resa i fotbollens värld! Utforska fotbollens historia, de största ligorna, arenorna och turneringarna. Läs om sporten i olika världsdelar och om de skickligaste spelarna världen över. Var spela...

Läs mer »

Read about the animals that can kill us! Through true stories of life-threatening encounters with animals, discover which are the deadliest and how to avoid them.DK's innovative range of graded readers combines a highly visual approach with non-fi...

Läs mer »

Discover the thrilling true stories of men and women who are real-life heroes. DK Reader Real-Life Heroes includes exciting photos and fascinating facts to inspire young readers.DK's innovative range of levelled readers combines a highly visual ap...

Läs mer »

Join the explorers and heroes that have dared to go where no-one has before. DK Reader Great Explorers is packed with fascinating facts about heroic explorers for kids just beginning to read fluently with support. From historical explorers such as...

Läs mer »

In this kids' biography, discover the amazing life story of Alexander Hamilton, a Founding Father of the United States whose strong personality and work as an American statesman made him an icon of history and popular culture.Alexander Hamilton is...

Läs mer »

Discover the inspiring story of Jesse Owens - African-American track-and-field athlete and Olympic gold medalist - in this fascinating kids' biography.Jesse Owens is one of the most famous athletes of all time, but he experienced discrimination th...

Läs mer »

Though much of his early life remains a mystery, Blackbeard most likely began his life as Edward Teach in the sailing port of Bristol, England. He began his career as a hired British sailor during Queen Anne’s War. He eventually settled...

Läs mer »

In the middle of the worst depression in U.S. history, one young racehorse lifted a nation's spirits. Seabiscuit was born in 1933 on a farm in Kentucky. Though bred for racing, he was weak and undersized. He slept too long and ate too much. Agains...

Läs mer »

Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. won the world heavyweight championship at the age of 22, the same year he joined the Nation of Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. He would go on to become the first and only three-time (in succession) World Hea...

Läs mer »

As young boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright loved all things mechanical.  As young men, they gained invaluable skills essential for their success by working with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and any sort of machinery they could get their ...

Läs mer »

His parents may have named him Edson Arantes do Nascimento, but to the rest of the world, he is known as Pele. The now-retired professional soccer forward stunned Brazil when he began playing for the Santos soccer club at age fifteen. He then went...

Läs mer »

Learn how this heroic group of American Indian men created a secret, unbreakable code and helped the US win major battles during World War II in this new addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series. By the time the United States joined th...

Läs mer »

The story of a poor boy from Brazil who became the greatest soccer player of all time and one of the most important athletes of the twentieth century!His parents may have named him Edson Arantes do Nascimento, but to the rest of the world, he is k...

Läs mer »

As a boy he preferred reading sea stories to doing homework and, at age 16, became an apprentice seaman. Subsequently, Ernest Shackleton's incredible journeys to the South Pole in the early 1900s made him one of the most famous explorers of modern...

Läs mer »

African American educator, author, speaker, and advisor to presidents of the United States, Booker Taliaferro Washington was the leading voice of former slaves and their descendants during the late 1800s. As part of the last generation of leaders ...

Läs mer »

Find out how this one-time American hero became the country's most notorious traitor. As a young child, Benedict Arnold never shied away from a fight. So when the French and Indian War began in 1754, Benedict was eager to join the militia and figh...

Läs mer »

Meet the father of science fiction, Jule Verne.Born in France in 1829, Jules Verne always dreamed of adventure. At age 11, he snuck onboard a ship headed for the Indies only to be discovered by his father and have his dreams dashed. After his fath...

Läs mer »

The Blackwell Companion to Catholicism offers an extensive survey of the history, doctrine, practices, and global circumstances of Roman Catholicism, written by a range of distinguished and experienced Catholic writers. Engages its readers in an i...

Läs mer »

Coverage is accessible to practitioners and academic readers alike. * Features end-of-chapter problems with answers provided in an appendix. * Includes discussions of rule-based systems not available in any other book. * Includes problem sets and ...

Läs mer »

Coverage is accessible to practitioners and academic readers alike. * Features end-of-chapter problems with answers provided in an appendix. * Includes discussions of rule-based systems not available in any other book. * Includes problem sets and ...

Läs mer »