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Story of Medicine in 50 Discoveries
From Mummies to Gene Splicing
Av Marguerite Vigliani M. D., Gale Eaton
Häftad, 2019
174 kr
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The 5,000-year-old Iceman discovered frozen in the Alps may have treatedhis gallstones, Lyme disease, and hardening of the arteries with the 61tattoos that covered his body—most of which matched acupuncture points—and the walnut-sized pieces of fungus he carried on his belt. Theherbal medicines …
Story of Travel in 50 Vehicles
From Shoes to Space Shuttles
Häftad, 2019
161 kr
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From the first foot migration out of Africa to the Model T Ford, hot air balloons, submarines, rickshaws, and moon rockets, humans have combined imagination, daring, and scientific and technical knowledge to improve existing vehicles or create new ones. Geography, culture, and available …
Story of Ambition in 50 Hoaxes
From the Trojan Horse to Fake Tech Support
Häftad, 2019
174 kr
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The con artists in this book pursued a variety of ambitions—making money, winning wars, mocking authority, finding fame, trading an ordinary life for a glamorous one—but they all chose the lowest, fastest road to get there. Every hoax is a curtain, and behind it is a deceiver operating levers and …
Story of Civilization in 50 Disasters
From the Minoan Volcano to Climate Change
Häftad, 2019
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
174 kr
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Civilization rearranges nature for human convenience. Clothes and houses keep us warm; agriculture feeds us; medicine fights our diseases. It all works—most of the time. But key resources lie in the most hazardous places, so we choose to live on river flood plains, on the slopes of volcanoes, at …
History of Civilization in 50 Disasters
Inbunden, 2015
224 kr
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Civilization rearranges nature for human convenience. Clothes and houses keep us warm; agriculture feeds us; medicine fights our diseases. It all works—most of the time. But key resources lie in the most hazardous places, so we choose to live on river flood plains, on the slopes of volcanoes, at …
History of Travel in 50 Vehicles
Inbunden, 2016
242 kr
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The story of travel is the human story. From the first migrations out of Africa on weary feet to horses, camels, rafts, chariots, steamships, trains, hot air balloons, cars, submarines, and moon rockets, humans have combined imagination, daring, and technical brilliance to create new vehicles and …
History of Ambition in 50 Hoaxes
Inbunden, 2016
242 kr
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The con artists in this book pursued a variety of ambitions—making money, winning wars, mocking authority, finding fame, trading an ordinary life for a glamorous one—but they all chose the lowest, fastest road to get there. Every hoax is a curtain, and behind it is a deceiver operating levers and …
History of Civilization in 50 Disasters
Häftad, 2015
152 kr
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Civilization rearranges nature for human convenience. Clothes and houses keep us warm; agriculture feeds us; medicine fights our diseases. It all works—most of the time. But key resources lie in the most hazardous places, so we choose to live on river flood plains, on the slopes of volcanoes, at …
