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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 the edge of the sea, above
seismic faults. We pack ourselves into cities, Petri dishes for
germs. Civilization thrives on the edge of disaster. And what
happens when natural forces meet molasses holding tanks,
insecticides, deepwater oil rigs, nuclear power plants? We learn
the hard way how to avoid the last disaster-and maybe how to create
the next one. What we don't know can, indeed, hurt us. This book's
white-knuckled journey from antiquity to the present leads us to
wonder at times how humankind has survived. And yet, as Author Gale
Eaton makes clear, civilization has advanced not just in spite of
disasters but in part because of them. Hats off to human
resilience, ingenuity, and perseverance! They've carried us this
far; may they continue to do so into our ever-hazardous future. The
History in 50 series explores history by telling thematically
linked stories. Each book includes 50 illustrated narrative
accounts of people and events-some well-known, others often
overlooked-that, together, build a rich connect the-dots mosaic and
challenge conventional assumptions about how history unfolds.
Dedicated to the premise that history is the greatest story ever
told. Includes a mix of "greatest hits" with quirky, surprising,
provocative accounts. Challenges readers to think and engage.
Includes a glossary of technical terms; sources by chapter;
teaching resources as jumping-off points for student research; and
endnotes. Fountas & Pinnell Level Z+
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 smoke machines to make us see
what is not there and miss what is. As P.T. Barnum knew, you can
short-circuit critical thinking in any century by telling people
what they want to hear. Most scams operate on a personal scale, but
some have shaped the balance of world power, inspired explorers to
sail uncharted seas, derailed scientific progress, or caused
terrible massacres. A HISTORY OF AMBITION IN 50 HOAXES guides us
through a rogue's gallery of hustlers, liars, swindlers, imposters,
scammers, pretenders, and cheats. In Gale Eaton's wide-ranging
synthesis, the history of deception is a colorful tour, with
surprising insights behind every curtain. Fountas & Pinnell
Level Z+
The 5,000-year-old Iceman discovered frozen in the Alps may have
treated his gallstones, Lyme disease, and hardening of the arteries
with the 61 tattoos that covered his body-most of which matched
acupuncture points-and the walnut-sized pieces of fungus he carried
on his belt. The herbal medicines chamomile and yarrow have been
found on 50,000-year-old teeth, and neatly bored holes in
prehistoric skulls show that Neolithic surgeons relieved pressure
on the brain (or attempted to release evil spirits) at least 10,000
years ago. From Mesopotamian pharmaceuticals and Ancient Greek
sleep therapy through midwifery, amputation, bloodletting,
Renaissance anatomy, bubonic plague, and cholera to the discovery
of germs, X-rays, DNA-based treatments and modern prosthetics, the
history of medicine is a wild ride through the history of
humankind.
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Korea in Transition (Hardcover)
James Scarth Gale; Created by Eaton And Mains, Jennings and Graham
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R982
Discovery Miles 9 820
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Korea in Transition (Paperback)
James Scarth Gale; Created by Eaton And Mains, Jennings and Graham
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R697
Discovery Miles 6 970
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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This study provides a qualitative exploration of juvenile
biographies of women, a genre defined here as a book dealing with
the whole or partial life of an individual and reviewed as
nonfiction for readers in elementary, middle, or junior high
school. Beginning with a survey of juvenile material on Elizabeth
Tudor published in England and the United States between 1852 and
2002, author Gale Eaton scrutinizes thirty-four books-juvenile
biographies, histories, and collected biographies-for trends in
both content and rhetoric. Well-Dressed Role Models: The Portrayal
of Women in Biographies for Children then goes on to look at close
readings of books published in the United States in the years 1946,
1971, and 1996 and presents a penetrating analysis of a genre that
serves the needs of youth. The findings of this study include the
fact that juvenile biographies make role models out of women who,
in many cases, never would have become famous by following all the
rules for good girls. By choice of subject and emphasis, their
authors dress the life stories of real women in the appropriate
values of new generations. Three appendixes providing annotated
book lists for each of the three years analyzed conclude this
study.
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 smoke machines to make us see
what is not there and miss what is. As P.T. Barnum knew, you can
short-circuit critical thinking in any century by telling people
what they want to hear. Most scams operate on a personal scale, but
some have shaped the balance of world power, inspired explorers to
sail uncharted seas, derailed scientific progress, or caused
terrible massacres. A HISTORY OF AMBITION IN 50 HOAXES guides us
through a rogue's gallery of hustlers, liars, swindlers, imposters,
scammers, pretenders, and cheats. In Gale Eaton's wide-ranging
synthesis, the history of deception is a colorful tour, with
surprising insights behind every curtain. Fountas & Pinnell
Level Z+
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