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'America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and
lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.' -
Abraham Lincoln Is the story of the United States that of George
Washington, John Adams and Barack Obama? Or of slave rebel Nat
Turner, of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King? Or Sitting Bull and
Al Capone? Or Marilyn Monroe, James Dean and OJ Simpson? Of course,
it is the story of all these, of both civil war and world war, of
gold rush and dust bowl, of the Pilgrim Fathers and religious
cults, of Prohibition and the Mafia, of the Salem Witch Trials and
the McCarthy-era witch-hunts. From the Iroquois and early European
settlers to the Revolutionary War and Civil War, from slavery to
segregation, from the frontier to the Reservations, The History of
America is a chronological examination of the United States through
politics, labour, big business, crime and culture. Featuring such
varied characters as Thomas Jefferson and John Brown, Bugsy Siegel
and J P Morgan, Calamity Jane, Chuck Berry and Bonnie & Clyde,
it tells the story of the first 'new nation', the first major
colony to revolt successfully against colonial rule, and how it
became the world's most powerful country. Extensively researched
and illustrated with 180 black-&-white artworks and
illustrations, The History of America is a lively and fascinating
account of the darker side of the story of the United States.
The 2,500 year old Yi-jing or I Ching, translated as the 'Book of
Changes', is an ancient Chinese work of divination and prophesy.
Dating from the 4th century BC, it is traditionally consulted by
performing complex routines of dropping bundles of dried grass
stalks. The particular patterns formed when six stalks are dropped
are represented by 64 symbols called hexagrams, which show every
possible combination of broken and unbroken stalks. The Book of
Changes tells how to interpret the hexagrams to decide which is the
best approach or action in a given situation. I Ching: The Ancient
Chinese Book of Changes features the 64 hexagrams and their
successive interpretations, including the Judgment, written by King
Wen in the 12th Century BCE, The Commentary and The Image (both
attributed to Confucius, 6-5th Century BCE), and The Lines, written
by King Wen's son. Accompanying The Lines are present-day
interpretative texts. Beautifully produced in traditional Chinese
binding and with a timeless design, this book will allow anyone
fascinated by the traditional philosophies of the East to follow in
the footsteps of Confucius and use the I Ching to predict their
destiny.
The names of dinosaurs are some of the first impressively long
words that children learn. From Apatosaurus to Tyrannosaurus rex to
Zephyrosaurus, The A-Z of Dinosaurs presents 26 fun dinosaurs to
learn the names of. Each dinosaur is illustrated with an
outstanding colour artwork, while a short description outlines the
animal's main characteristics. Also, there is a guide to the
pronunciation of each animal's name. Whether huge or tiny, famous
or lesser-known, ferocious or gentle, each featured dinosaur is
explored over one page. The A-Z of Dinosaurs is informative fun
about the most fantastic beasts ever to roam the Earth.
Ruined cities overgrown by jungle. Towns buried beneath the ground.
Statues lying half- hidden in the sand. Why do civilisations
collapse? Why are towns abandoned? And how do once mighty cities
come to be forgotten about? From the pyramids of Egypt to the ruins
at Angkor in Cambodia and on to the mysteries of the Easter Island
moai statues, Abandoned Civilisations is a brilliant pictorial work
examining lost worlds. What emerges is a picture of how vast
societies can rise, thrive and then collapse. We admire how whole
cities develop, but equally fascinating is what happens when their
moment has passed. From the 9th century temples at Khajuraho in
India which were lost in the date palm trees until stumbled across
by European engineers in the 19th century to Mayan pyramids in the
Guatemalan jungle to Roman cities semi-buried - but consequently
preserved - in the North African desert, the book explores why
societies fall and what, once abandoned, they leave behind to
history. With 150 striking colour photographs exploring 100 worlds,
Abandoned Civilisations is a fascinating visual history of the
mysteries of lost societies.
Steam trains half-buried in the desert, roller coasters entangled
in trees, hulks of ships perched high and dry miles from water -
images like these are bound to make us wonder: what happened here?
From forgotten railway stations to flooded shopping malls, from
secret Cold War bunkers to radiation zones, Abandoned Places
explores more than 100 fascinating lost worlds from all around the
globe. Surveying the ruins of industrial sites and military bases,
ghost towns, holiday resorts and airports, the book explains the
story of how each place came to be abandoned - whether through
natural or chemical disaster, war, economic collapse, or changing
tastes and customs. Throughout, though, a picture emerges, not only
of what has been lost, but of what remains. Left to the elements
but ignored by humanity, these ramshackle settlements and
dilapidated structures illuminate times and designs that we thought
were long gone. With 150 outstanding colour photographs exploring
hauntingly beautiful locations, Abandoned Places is a brilliant and
moving pictorial examination of worlds we have left behind.
An ancient hilltop fortress. A crusader citadel in the West Bank. A
fairytale medieval castle fallen into ruin. From ancient times to
the end of the nineteenth century, Abandoned Castles explores more
than 100 forts, castles and defensive strongholds from all around
the globe. From medieval Japanese castles to Spanish colonial forts
in West Africa to Norman stone keeps, the book ranges widely across
history. Many have long ceased to serve a purpose, but then, like
the crusader castle Krak de Chevaliers in Syria today, their
impenetrable walls become the site of more fighting centuries
later. Others, such as the Cathar Chateau de Queribus in southern
France, stand high above peaceful coastlines, testament to the wars
of the past. Some are beautiful, others brutal, but each tells a
story about the way we fought and defended ourselves, and how the
building has survived and aged, long after the people it was built
by are gone. With 150 outstanding colour photographs, Abandoned
Castles is a brilliant pictorial examination of castles, forts,
keeps, and defensive fortifications from the ancient world to the
end of the nineteenth century.
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