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18 produkter
World History
50 Events You Really Need to Know
Av Ian Crofton
Inbunden, 2011
151 kr
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People often complain that in history lessons at school they were taught just a few topics - the Romans, the Tudors, the Nazis - and how they have no idea at all about what happened in between. To remedy this, World History: 50 Key Milestones You Really Need to Know offers brief and stimulating …
World History
50 Events You Really Need to Know
Av Ian Crofton
E-bok, 2011
45 kr
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People often complain that in history lessons at school they were taught just a few topics - the Romans, the Tudors, the Nazis - and how they have no idea at all about what happened in between. To remedy this, World History: 50 Key Milestones You Really Need to Know offers brief and stimulating …
Big Ideas in Brief
200 World-Changing Concepts Explained In An Instant
Av Ian Crofton
E-bok, 2012
45 kr
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Big Ideas in Brief provides an accessible and easily understood tour of 200 key concepts that really matter. The ideas covered come from a wide range of subjects - Philosophy, Religion, Science, Politics, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology and the Arts. A series of short and lively …
Scottish History Without the Boring Bits
A Chronicle of the Curious, the Eccentric, the Atrocious and the Unlikely
Av Ian Crofton
E-bok, 2015
158 kr
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This is the story of Scotland as it''s never been told before. From the 4th millennium BC, when the first Scot was expelled from Eden, right up to the 21st century, when US intelligence identified a distillery on Islay as a possible threat to world peace, Ian Crofton presents a host of little-known …
Traitors
True tales of treason that changed the world
Av Ian Crofton
Häftad, 2025
133 kr
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'If I had to choose between betraying my friend and betraying my country, I hope I should have the courage to betray my country.' E. M. FORSTERPeople have betrayed their country, or their friends, for all kinds of different reasons - conscience, conviction, love, as well as pride, vengeance and …
50 World History Events You Really Need to Know
50 Events You Really Need to Know
Av Ian Crofton
Häftad, 2026
118 kr
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Discover the 50 key developments and events that form the backbone of the story of humanity. People often complain that in history lessons at school they were taught just a few topics - the Romans, the Tudors, the Nazis - and how they have no idea about what happened in between. Offering …
World History
50 Events You Really Need to Know
Av Ian Crofton
E-bok, 2026
67 kr
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Discover the 50 key developments and events that form the backbone of the story of humanity. People often complain that in history lessons at school they were taught just a few topics - the Romans, the Tudors, the Nazis - and how they have no idea about what happened in between. Offering …
Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable
Av Ian Crofton
Inbunden, 2021
411 kr
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INCLUDES HUNDREDS OF NEW AND EXPANDED ENTRIESFrom ‘Aald Rock’ to ‘Zeenty-teenty’, A Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable is an unputdownable gallimaufry of curious items embracing sayings, put-downs, insults, mottos, traditions, legends, folklore, customs, festivals, games, songs, dances, …
Upland
A Journey through Time and the Hills of Britain
Av Ian Crofton
Inbunden, 2025
213 kr
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'Fascinating and lyrical . . . A beautifully written celebration of a lifelong passion' – Stephen Venables The relationship of people with hills and mountains has been complex, rich and varied – from awe and wonder to fear and loathing, from spiritual longing to peaceful acceptance.As he explores …
Upland
A Journey through Time and the Hills of Britain
Av Ian Crofton
Häftad, 2026
130 kr
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'Fascinating and lyrical . . . A beautifully written celebration of a lifelong passion' – Stephen Venables The relationship of people with hills and mountains has been complex, rich and varied – from awe and wonder to fear and loathing, from spiritual longing to peaceful acceptance.As he explores …
Big Ideas in Brief
200 World-Changing Concepts Explained In An Instant
Av Ian Crofton
Häftad, 2012
146 kr
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Big Ideas in Brief provides an accessible and easily understood tour of 200 key concepts that really matter. The ideas covered come from a wide range of subjects - Philosophy, Religion, Science, Politics, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology and the Arts. A series of short and lively …
Curious History of Food and Drink
Av Ian Crofton
E-bok, 2013
45 kr
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Ever wondered where noodles came from? How Worcester Sauce was invented? Or even who the ''Cucumber King of Burma'' was? Beginning with the hippo soup eaten in Africa in 6000 BC, through to the dangerous blowfish enjoyed in contemporary Japan, A Curious History of Food and Drink reveals the bizarre …
History without the Boring Bits
A Curious Chronology of the World
Av Ian Crofton
E-bok, 2012
44 kr
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Conventional chronologies of world history concentrate on the reigns of kings and queens, the dates of battles and treaties, the publication dates of great books, the completion of famous buildings, the deaths of iconic figures, and the years of major discoveries. But there are other more …
Little Book of Big History
The Story of Life, the Universe and Everything
E-bok, 2016
74 kr
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From the Big Bang to the future of our planet, The Little Book of Big History divides history into manageable but comprehensive time frames, encompassing the cosmos, the stars, life and everything in between.Big History is the attempt to understand and condense the entire story of the cosmos, from …
Fringed With Mud & Pearls
An English Island Odyssey
Av Ian Crofton
E-bok, 2021
150 kr
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One of the Daily Telegraph''s 20 Books Perfect for TravelScotland has its rugged Hebrides; Ireland its cliff-girt Arans; Wales its Island of Twenty Thousand Saints. And what has England got? The isles of Canvey, Sheppey, Wight and Dogs, Mersea, Brownsea, Foulness and Rat. But there are also wilder, …
Upland
A Journey through Time and the Hills
Av Ian Crofton
E-bok, 2025
123 kr
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''Fascinating and lyrical . . . A beautifully written celebration of a lifelong passion'' – Stephen VenablesThe relationship of people with hills and mountains has been complex, rich and varied – from awe and wonder to fear and loathing, from spiritual longing to peaceful acceptance.As he explores …
History without the Boring Bits
A Curious Chronology of the World
Av Ian Crofton
Häftad, 2015
151 kr
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Conventional chronologies of world history concentrate on the reigns of kings and queens, the dates of battles and treaties, the publication dates of great books, the completion of famous buildings, the deaths of iconic figures, and the years of major discoveries. But there are other more …
50 de idei pe care trebuie sa le cunosti - Istorie
Av Ian Crofton
E-bok, 2020
47 kr
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Printre contribuţiile editoriale ale lui IAN CROFTON se numără Brewer’s Britain and Ireland, cea de a doua ediţie a Brewer’s Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable şi Brewer’s Cabinet of Curiosities. Cărţile scrise de el includ şi The Kings and Queens of England, History without the Boring Bits …
