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Fifty Animals that Changed the Course of History by Eric Chaline
$35.00 AUD
Category: Animals/Natural History | Series: Changed the Course of History Ser.
Fifty Animals that Changed the Course of History is a beautifully illustrated book that uncovers the fascinating stories of creatures great and small. These are the animals that have played a central role in the evolution of humankind and modern society, but remain at the periphery of our undertsanding ...Show more
Fifty Machines That Changed the Course of History by Eric Chaline
$35.00 AUD
Category: Popular Science/Environment
Some of the most significant advances in the past two centuries have been made in the fields of science and technology. From Stephenson's 'Rocket' to Sony's 'Walkman', mechanical devices have helped to define our culture and to transform the way we live our lives. More recently, their reach has extended ...Show more
Fifty Minerals That Changed the Course of History by Eric Chaline
$35.00 AUD
Category: Popular Science/Environment | Reading Level: very good
Using the word 'minerals' in its broadest sense, Fifty Minerals that Changed the Course of History features the metals, alloys, rocks, organic minerals, and gemstones that humans have used as the building blocks of their material cultures. From flint and obsidian to bronze and iron, it explores the root ...Show more
History's Worst Predictions : and the People Who Made Them by Eric Chaline
$34.99 AUD
Category: World History/Politics
History's Worst Predictions is a lighthearted look at fifty of the grandest predictions the world has seen - and how they proved to be spectacularly wrong. Every aspect of human life - religion, politics, science, economy, culture and war - has provided material for the most far-fetched and inaccurate o ...Show more
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