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Télécharger le livre :  Nicolaus Copernicus
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Nicolaus Copernicus


Owen Gingerich , James Maclachlan


Born in Poland in 1473, Nicolaus Copernicus launched a quiet revolution. No scientist so radically transformed our understanding of our place in the universe as this curious bishop's doctor and church official. In his quest to discover a beautiful and coherent system to...

Parution : 2005-06-16
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Télécharger le livre :  Dorothea Dix
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Dorothea Dix


Margaret Muckenhoupt


By exposing the sickening conditions people with mental illness endured in jails, almshouses, and basement cells, Dorothea Dix (1802-1887) single-handedly transformed the U.S. system of mental health care in the 19th century. Dix traveled from state to state, describing...

Parution : 2004-04-08
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Télécharger le livre :  The Palace of Minos at Knossos
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The Palace of Minos at Knossos


Chris Scarre , Rebecca Stefoff


On March 23, 1900, Arthur John Evans and his staff began to excavate on Crete, looking for the fabled site of Knossos, where an extraordinary civilization, a precursor to classical Greece, was rumored to have existed. Almost from the first shovel stroke, artifacts began...

Parution : 2003-12-04
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Télécharger le livre :  The Palace of Minos at Knossos
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The Palace of Minos at Knossos


Chris Scarre , Rebecca Stefoff


On March 23, 1900, Arthur John Evans and his staff began to excavate on Crete, looking for the fabled site of Knossos, where an extraordinary civilization, a precursor to classical Greece, was rumored to have existed. Almost from the first shovel stroke, artifacts began...

Parution : 2003-12-04
Format(s) : ePub
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Télécharger le livre :  A New Promised Land
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A New Promised Land


Hasia R. Diner


"An excellent Afikoman gift for the teen or young adult at the seder... Diner...writes in a clear style that pulls together that diverse entity known as the American Jewish community."--The Chicago Jewish Star An engaging chronicle of Jewish life in the United States, A...

Parution : 2003-11-06
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Télécharger le livre :  Ernest Rutherford
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Ernest Rutherford


J. L. Heilbron


An engaging biography that captures the excitement of the early days of nuclear physics, Ernest Rutherford tells the story of the down-to-earth New Zealander who became one of the foremost pioneers of subatomic physics. Rutherford's achievements were numerous and...

Parution : 2003-06-12
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Télécharger le livre :  Communities of Dissent
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Communities of Dissent


Stephen J. Stein


Alternative religious groups have had a profound influence on American history-they have challenged the old and opened up new ways of thinking about healing, modes of meaning, religious texts and liturgies, the social and political order, and the relationships between...

Parution : 2003-04-24
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Télécharger le livre :  Strange New Land
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Strange New Land


Peter H. Wood


Engaging and accessibly written, Strange New Land explores the history of slavery and the struggle for freedom before the United States became a nation. Beginning with the colonization of North America, Peter Wood documents the transformation of slavery from a brutal...

Parution : 2003-01-02
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Télécharger le livre :  The Work We Have to Do
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The Work We Have to Do


Mark A. Noll


A readable, far-reaching history of a multi-denominational, multi-regional, and multi-ethnic religious group, Protestants in America explores the physical and ideological roots of the denomination up to the present day, and traces the origins of American Protestants all...

Parution : 2002-08-08
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Télécharger le livre :  Chaco Canyon
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Chaco Canyon


Margaret J. Anderson , R. Gwinn Vivian


New Mexico, northwestern corner. Here, amidst the greasewood bushes and clouds of dry, sandy soil, are the silent ruins of colossal mud and wooden houses, a mysterious remnant of an ancient civilization. In Chaco Canyon, readers learn about the discovery of these...

Parution : 2002-06-06
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Télécharger le livre :  Earl Warren
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Earl Warren


Christine L. Compston


In Earl Warren, Christine Compston examines how a man with little judicial experience became one of the greatest Supreme Court chief justices in the history of the United States. A natural leader, Warren rose from a working-class childhood to become governor of...

Parution : 2002-02-07
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Télécharger le livre :  Mormons in America
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Mormons in America


Claudia Lauper Bushman , Richard Lyman Bushman


Mormonism is one of the world's fastest growing religions, doubling its membership every 15 years. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the formal denomination of the Mormon church) is now 10 million strong, with more than half of its membership coming from...

Parution : 2001-12-27
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Télécharger le livre :  The Middle Ages
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The Middle Ages


Barbara A. Hanawalt


A brisk narrative of battles and plagues, monastic orders, heroic women, and knights-errant, barbaric tortures and tender romance, intrigue, scandals, and conquest, The Middle Ages: An Illustrated History mixes a spirited and entertaining writing style with exquisite,...

Parution : 1999-03-04
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Télécharger le livre :  Isaac Newton
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Isaac Newton


Gale E. Christianson


In 1665, when an epidemic of the plague forced Cambridge University to close, Isaac Newton, then a young, undistinguished scholar, returned to his childhood home in rural England. Away from his colleagues and professors, Newton embarked on one of the greatest...

Parution : 1996-09-19
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Télécharger le livre :  Alexander Graham Bell
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Alexander Graham Bell


Naomi Pasachoff


Alexander Graham Bell forever changed the world. The telephone and his many other landmark inventions rank among the most transforming and enduring of the modern era. But it was his work with the deaf, teaching as well as inventing tools to ease communication, that he...

Parution : 1996-08-29
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Télécharger le livre :  Marie Curie
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Marie Curie


Naomi Pasachoff


Marie Curie discovered radium and went on to lead the scientific community in studying the theory behind and the uses of radioactivity. She left a vast legacy to future scientists through her research, her teaching, and her contributions to the welfare of humankind. She...

Parution : 1996-08-01
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Télécharger le livre :  Free At Last
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Free At Last


Sara Bullard


Here is an illustrated history of the civil rights movement, written and designed for ages 10 to adult, that clearly and effectively brings the turbulent years of struggle to life, and gives a vivid and powerful experience of what it was like not so very long ago....

Parution : 1993-05-20
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Télécharger le livre :  The Oxford Book of Children's Verse in America
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The Oxford Book of Children's Verse in America


Donald Hall


Compiled by the award-winning poet and author of children's books, Donald Hall, this delightful anthology follows in the tradition of Iona and Peter Opie's classic Oxford Book of Children's Verse. Hall brings together poems written specifically for children and also...

Parution : 1990-12-13
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Télécharger le livre :  The Oxford Book of Children's Verse in America
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The Oxford Book of Children's Verse in America


Donald Hall


Compiled by the award-winning poet and author of children's books, Donald Hall, this delightful anthology follows in the tradition of Iona and Peter Opie's classic Oxford Book of Children's Verse. Hall brings together poems written specifically for children and also...

Parution : 1990-12-13
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