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- Timelines of history. by DK Publishing, Inc.,editor.; Smithsonian Institution.;
Human origins / Dr. Fiona Coward -- Early civilizations / Dr. Jen Green -- The classical age / Philip Parker -- Trade and invention / Joel Levy -- Reformation and exploration / Thomas Cussans -- The age of exploration / Dr. Carrie Gibson -- Technology and superpowers / R.G. Grant, Sally Regan -- Directory.With easily accessible cross-references that build bite-size pieces of information into a narrative that leads readers back and forth through time, "Timelines of History" makes the past accessible to all families, students, and the general reader.- Subjects: Chronology, Historical.;
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- Women : our story / by Roberts, Rebecca Boggs,writer of foreword.; DK Publishing, Inc.,editor.;
The birth of the patriarchy : up to 600ce -- Purity, piety, and property : 600-1500 -- From empire to enlightenment : 1500-1800 -- Knowledge and power : 1800-1914 -- The age of empowerment : 1914-1960 -- Smashing the glass ceiling : 1960 to present day.Packed full of evocative images, this gloriously illustrated book reveals the key events in women's history--from early matriarchal societies through women's suffrage, the Suffragette movement, 20th-century feminism, and gender politics, to recent movements such as #MeToo and International Women's Day--and the key role women have had in shaping our past. Learn about the everyday lives of women through the ages as well as the big names of women's history--powerful, inspirational, and trailblazing women such as Cleopatra, Florence Nightingale, Emmeline Pankhurst, Eva Peron, and Rosa Parks--and discover the unsung contributions of lesser-known women who have changed the world, and the "forgotten" events of women's history. Placing women firmly center stage, Women: Our Story shows women where they came from, and in celebrating the achievements of women of the past, offers positive role models for women of today.- Subjects: Biographies.; Women; Women;
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- The sports book : the sports, the rules, the tactics, the techniques / by Stubbs, Ray,editor.; DK Publishing, Inc.,publisher.;
Athletics -- Gymnastics -- Team sports -- Racket sports -- Combat sports -- Water sports -- Winter sports -- Target sports -- Sports on wheels -- Motor sports -- Animal sports -- Extreme sports.This is the ultimate guide to sports and the perfect reference for the Paris Olympics 2024 - an amazing year for sport. Discover everything you need to know about more than 200 sports, including all the Olympic and Paralympic events featured in Tokyo and Beijing. Get the authoritative inside scoop from leading experts in each sport. Discover match-winning insights into the strategies and tactics of the world's top competitors. And learn all of the facts, stats, and stories behind the Olympic Games - the most spectacular sporting event on the planet. Whether you love your sports or want to learn more about this worldly topic, this book will be a great guide. The Sports Book includes profiles of the major sporting competitions and the most successful players and sporting nations. Explore chapters about football, watersports, motorsports, and more! -- Provided by publisher.- Subjects: Sports; Sports.; Sports administration.; Olympics;
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- Prehistoric life : [the definitive visual history of life on earth] / by Palmer, Douglas.; Lamb, Simon.; Gavira Guerrero, Angeles.; Frances, Peter.; DK Publishing, Inc.;
Young earth. Exploring earth's past ; The origin of the earth ; The first 500 million years ; Plate tectonics ; Changing climates ; Life and evolution ; Classification ; Mass extinctions ; Types of fossils ; Information in the fossil record ; Key fossil sites ; The geological timescale -- Life on earth. Archean ; Proterozoic ; Cambrian ; Ordovician ; Silurian ; Devonian ; Carboniferous ; Permian ; Triassic ; Jurassic ; Cretaceous ; Paleogene ; Neogene ; Quaternary -- The rise of the humans. Human relatives ; Human ancestors ; Origins of modern humans ; Out of Africa ; European hunter gatherers ; Paleolithic cave art ; After the ice.With an extensive catalog at its heart, "Prehistoric Life" profiles hundreds of fascinating species in incredible detail; features breathtaking, state-of-the-art images; explores the concept of geological time; and explains the classification of species and how the evidence for their evolution is preserved and can be deciphered.- Subjects: Fossils.; Fossils; Animals, Fossil.; Animals, Fossil; Plants, Fossil.; Plants, Fossil; Fossil hominids.; Fossil hominids; Paleobiology.;
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